All news: Côte d'Ivoire
Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains
ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...
Child labour
ACCEL Africa partners unite to share vital knowledge on combating child labour in Cocoa and Gold Mining value chains in Cote d’Ivoire
The objectives of the knowledge sharing event were to review the project's interventions, share knowledge, lessons, best practices, and challenges related to the implementation of the ACCEL Africa project, and develop roadmaps and recommendations.
ILO participates and presents its approach to advancing cooperative engagement in supply chains in an ICETT online seminar
The online seminar on the role of cooperatives in repairing and restructuring global value chains took place on December 13th with the participation of the ILO, ITC and cooperative representatives from around the world.
Unchartered waters: ILO signs MoU with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea
The ILO joins forces with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) through a Memorandum of Understanding focused on the need to promote decent work and the elimination of forced labour in the fishing industry.
STRENGTHEN2
STRENGTHEN2 hosted the 2nd symposium with IFIs on measuring quality of employment and long-term employment impact
Sport and migration
Didier Drogba, ILO and FIFPRO raise awareness among young football players of the risks of emigration
A look back at the launch of the campaign to raise awareness among young Ivorian football players of the risks of ill-prepared emigration. The campaign is being run jointly by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Didier Drogba and his...
Migration and decent work
The ILO, FIFPRO and the Didier Drogba Foundation launch a campaign against the risks linked to the emigration of young football players
A campaign to raise awareness of the risks of exploitation and human trafficking linked to the emigration of young Ivorian footballers has been launched under the aegis of the ILO, the Didier Drogba Foundation and the International Federation of...
ILO/ITU/AU Joint Programme
Call for Participants: Youth Advisory Group on Digital Jobs
Presse Release
The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder celebrated the successes of his colleagues in Africa
The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) ended this Wednesday, September 7, 2022, a 48-hour visit to Côte d'Ivoire that allowed him to bid farewell to Africa after ten years at the head of the institution.
Launch of the ITEF Platform: a private sector initiative supported by the ACCEL Africa project to strengthen the engagement and efforts in...
The ITEF platform aims to advocate with public authorities on the expectations of the private sector and contribute to the reporting system, particularly in the context of the ILO standards. The purpose is to position Côte d'Ivoire as a responsible...
Desertification-related employment opportunities
The Just Ecological Transition: An ILO solution for creating 100 million jobs by 2030
The International Labour Organization (ILO) participated in the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which was held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May...
The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy
The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.
Joining nets across countries and waters to better protect fishers and their stock
SDG target 8.7
The United Nations system supports Côte d'Ivoire in its strategic planning of priority actions to combat child labour.
The challenge for the Government is to achieve a real synergy of action between all actors, both public and private, technical and financial partners and civil society organisations, at both central and decentralised levels
Combating child labour in cocoa farming
Focus on WIND: an ILO integrated approach to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming
Abidjan (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa project (Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in African Supply Chains), and its partners from the National Agency for Rural Development...
ILO promotes the extension of Universal Health Coverage to rural households in cocoa-producing areas
In Côte d'Ivoire, the project focuses on the "cocoa supply chain" in the sub-prefecture of Soubré and M'batto and includes a social protection component. This component aims to find ways to strengthen the social protection of families on cocoa farms...
ILO and Finland sign cooperation agreement on Trade for Decent Work
On Monday 19 July, the International Labour Organization has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland to further support the application of the ILO Fundamental Conventions in EU trading partner countries through...
Knowledge sharing workshop: Facilitating formalization through simplified registration statutes for the self-employed
#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.