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The ILO launches recovery grants for refugee and host community-owned businesses

To contribute to the recovery of COVID-affected businesses, the ILO has launched a small business grant scheme, targeting 200 enterprises owned by refugees and host community members in Rhino Camp, West Nile, and Nakivale in Isingiro District in...

World Refugee Day: The power of inclusion

World Refugee Day, 20 June, is the international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape persecution,...

#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...

Job Portal developed in Uganda

How COVID-19 has Accelerated Child Labour in the Construction Sector

Coronavirus (Covid-19) forced child labour laws and law enforcers on a halt. As government announced a total lockdown, the construction sector was considered an essential service in Uganda so it was one of those that continued to operate in this...

How can individuals act to eliminate child labour in their communities?

We children and youth of today, need to be well educated, we need to dream, we need to be healthy so that we can good leaders tomorrow, and all this is only possible if you, our dear parents, allow us to do so.

Journalists have a key role to play in the collective effort to eliminate child labour

Through the Accel Africa Reporting on child labour in Africa course, learners are introduced to a number of different issues, including international labour standards, ethical reporting of child-related information, or collecting testimonies from...

Global pool of multi-lingual trainers established to make finance work for refugees and host communities around the world

The capacity development of trainers in “Making Finance Work for Refugees and Host communities” aims to develop a pool of trainers to be deployed around the world to teach and technically support financial services providers in expanding their...

IGAD launches the process towards the establishment of a sectoral committee on labour and employment

Uganda's National Plan of Action on Child Labour will strengthen country's prevention and protection of children at risk and working...

The President of Uganda, His Excellency Yoweri Museveni had launched the National Employment Policy (2011), the National Child Labour Policy (2006) and the Second National Plan of Action for the Elimination of Child Labour (NAP II 2020/21 - 2024/25)...

UN Agencies and IGAD Secretariat launch a regional initiative to address migration and climate change in East Africa

Strengthening tripartism at IGAD Region

ILO’s Cooperatives Unit and Social Finance Programme co-organize an elective session at the Rural development academy 2021

ILO’s Cooperatives Unit and Social Finance Programme co-organized an elective on “Sustainable Finance and Cooperatives in Rural Areas” to highlight the role of cooperatives in the rural economy and access to financial services through a range of...

A knowledge exchange with ILO Ankara: Learning from each other and sharing experiences to support the creation of decent work opportunities...

The ILO Office in Turkey and the PROSPECTS programme jointly organized a webinar to exchange knowledge and experiences on how to foster an enabling environment for the socio-economic inclusion of refugees and vulnerable host community members.

IGAD region Labour Market Assessment reports: eight upcoming reports

International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour — beyond commitments to action

An interview with Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, on the occasion of the launch of the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, which took place on January 21, 2021.

ILO COOP 100 – ILO PROSPECTS Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts

The webinar was organized by ILO COOP and ILO PROSPECTS to highlight the role and contributions of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations (SSEOs) in forced displacement contexts, and the work of both field practitioners...

Communicating on labour migration: Improving media coverage and quality of reporting on labour migration in the IGAD region