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ILO signs two separate Memoranda of Understanding with Smart Energy Limited of Zambia and Renewables Management Services of South Africa

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office Lusaka has signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Smart Energy Limited of Zambia (Smartnet) and Renewables Management Services of South Africa (RMS).

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 1: Social and Solidarity Economy: an overview, values and principles

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 3: SSE, just transition to climate-neutral and circular economy: innovative ways...

Violence and Harassment

South Africa ratifies the Violence and Harassment Convention

South Africa became the tenth country in the world, and the fourth African country, to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190).

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Nonkululeko Mdlalose, Skip It Laundry – South Africa

V Global Conference on Child Labour

Regional Consultations in preparation of the V Global Conference on Child Labour (South Africa, 2022)

Thanks to the leadership of South Africa, the next Global Conference is due to be held in 2022.

BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment Endorsement

ILO welcomes BRICS Ministers' support for human-centred recovery from COVID-19

The ILO’s Global Call to Action for a human-centred recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, adopted by the membership at the International Labour Conference in June, has been endorsed by the Labour and Employment Ministers of the five BRICS economies.

#EndChildLabour2021

World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...

#EndChildLabour2021

Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa

Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.

AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa

The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...

Three ILO projects on social and solidarity economy policy presented at the Enterprises Department’s virtual exhibit

The COOP Unit of the ILO has shared highlights from three social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy projects from six countries in Asia and two countries in Africa during the ILO Enterprises Department’s virtual exhibit as part of its global team...

Vision Zero Fund High–Level Forum

Improving safety and health in global supply chains vital for development

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown what happens when occupational safety and health systems are under-resourced and unprepared. Improving the protection of working people, particularly in global supply chains, is vital for social and economic...

NEDLAC Labour School 2021

This global crisis must have a global, united, response

Greater international solidarity and common purpose are needed to build economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said in an address to South Africa’s NEDLAC Labour School.

Lessons from the Social Economy Policy project in South Africa: Understanding diversity

The ILO‘s Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Policy project in South Africa is working on building a comprehensive understanding of social economy in the country to inform a policy that is inclusive. The findings from the National Survey conducted...

Lessons learned from Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) policy development in South Africa

Social Economy

Lessons learned from Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) policy development in South Africa: One-size does not fit all

ILO Green Jobs participated in GGKP Webinar on "Green jobs and a just transition: Country perspectives"

This webinar features a discussion on how governments and business can lead a just transition to greener economies. The panel includes country perspectives from Argentina and South Africa, providing an opportunity for an exchange on lessons learned...

9th BRICS Trade Union Forum

The forum was attended by 106 delegates representing 13 national trade union centres which bring together almost 400 million workers, and by honorary guests from Russia and beyond.

The ILO Participates in a session on Gender and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the GSEF Global Virtual Forum

Representatives from ILO COOP and ILO Pretoria participated and presented at a session on women in SSE institutions that took place on October 20 as part of the GSEF Global Virtual Forum

Meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment

BRICS commitment to jobs, social protection & social dialogue welcomed by ILO

Higher levels of international cooperation and solidarity will be needed to meet the challenge to labour markets posed by COVID-19, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.