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ILO and SDC launch new programme to protect migrant workers in vulnerable situations in the Arab States, with a focus on workers from Africa

The FAIRWAY Programme, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by ILO, responds to the need to ensure decent work for migrant workers, including in sectors where they are at high risk of exploitation, such as...

Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working...

Towards an IGAD common approach to migrant workers protection: Regional guidelines for bilateral labour agreements

FMPT project publishes eight Assessments of Labour Migration and Mobility Governance in the IGAD Region reports

FMPT supported the establishment of IGAD region employers confederation (CIE)

Child labour

Next steps to end child labour in global supply chains

A major conference takes place this week in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been...

Tripartite workshop on ILO Conventions related to labour migration and mobility

PROSPECTS: How the ILO is innovating in project design to support refugees and host communities

ILO PROSPECTS is pioneering a “One ILO” integrated and innovative approach to project design, bringing together ILO technical departments, the social partners and field offices.

ILO signs new agreement with the Netherlands on forced displacement response

PROSPECTS Partnership: Putting decent work at the nexus between humanitarian action and development cooperation

African cooperative leaders share their observations on the 10th ILO-JCCU Study Tour

African cooperative leaders visited Japanese cooperatives and exchanged knowledge and practices in improving members’ livelihoods and addressing various development challenges in the changing world of work.

Stepping up the fight against child labour

GENEVA (ILO News) – A large gap remains between the ratification of Conventions on child labour and the actions countries take to deal with the problem, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report marking the tenth anniversary of...

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | UGANDA - “I still live with back pain because of my work as a child in a tea plantation”

Molly Namirembe was involved in child labour for two years in Uganda when she was just 11. She is still coping with the consequences and decided to share her story to help eradicate child labour.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | UGANDA - “The ILO project will contribute to the elimination of child labour in Uganda’s tea and coffee supply...

Uganda is one of the six countries covered by a new ILO project to accelerate the elimination of child labour in African supply chains. It is likely to have a major impact on thousands of children’s lives throughout the country.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | UGANDA - “I still live with back pain because of my work as a child in a tea plantation”

Molly Namirembe was involved in child labour for two years in Uganda when she was just 11. She is still coping with the consequences and decided to share her story to help eradicate child labour.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | UGANDA - “I have taken the HIV test. Now I encourage my co-workers to do the same”

A road construction supervisor has been trained by the ILO to promote HIV counselling and testing among workers in a particularly vulnerable sector.

« 100 YEARS – 100 LIVES » | DJIBOUTI – ETHIOPIA – ERITREA – KENYA – SOMALIA – SUDAN – SOUTH SUDAN – UGANDA - “Improving labour mobility and...

The ILO is implementing a project to improve opportunities for regulated labour mobility and decent work within the IGAD countries.

ACCEL Africa holds its first regional consultation meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

National project coordinators and tripartite representatives from six countries covered by the Accel Africa project, participated in its first regional consultation meeting held in Abidjan.

National Celebrations to mark the International Youth Day in Uganda

Government keen to support youth for their improved livelihood and participation in national development

Social Security Experts meeting on coordination of Social Security benefits within an EAC Common Market, Kampala, Uganda

Meeting to develop a road-map for the finalization of the directive on social security coordination within the sub region

Statement by:Mr. Wellington Chibebe ILO Director for United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda on the occasion of...