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ILO Regional Director for Africa on official visit to Uganda

ILO's Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, will undertake a first visit to Uganda on a two-day official mission from 18 – 19 September, 2014.

Speech by Mr. Alexio Musindo, ILO Director for United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda

Statement by: Mr. Alexio Musindo ILO Director for United Republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda on the occasion of the: LAUNCH OF CERTIFIED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME IN THE HOTELS Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 05 September 2014

School-to-work transition

Does investing in education pay off for African youth?

In sub-Saharan Africa, a stable, well-paid job is often an impossible dream, even for educated young people, according to an ILO report.

Entrepreneurship

The cost of not knowing how to cost

How the ILO contributes to women’s empowerment, job creation and economic growth in Uganda through business management skills.

First W4Y Regional Meeting

Decent jobs for youth should be at the top of African Development agenda, says ILO

Informality and vulnerable employment remain the reality for the vast majority of young workers in the region, says a new ILO report prepared for the Work4Youth Regional Conference that is taking place this week in Addis Ababa.

Green entrepreneurs showcase their businesses at a regional knowledge sharing workshop in Kenya

The ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) programme, which aims to create job opportunities for young people in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, organized a three-day regional knowledge sharing workshop for key project partners, stakeholders and...

Green Business Plan Competitions held in Uganda

The Green Business Plan competitions annually held in Uganda provide opportunities for young entrepreneurs to develop sustainable, environmentally friendly business ideas and compete for prizes. The ILO, through YEF, contracted Enterprise Uganda to...

Combating child labour through education

Knowledge sharing workshop reviews progress of ILO-IPEC project

The participants came from Bolivia, Indonesia, Mali and Uganda – the four project countries.

Youth entrepreneurship

From slum living to company director

One woman’s success story shows how green entrepreneurship could be an answer to both youth unemployment and environmental degradation in Africa.

Kampala: Training Seminar on HIV/AIDS

Small enterprise development in Uganda: Making markets work for the poor

Information is critical in effective business operations and in the efficient operation of markets. An ILO project in Uganda empowers the poor to advocate for their own business interests and to expand their business as a result of putting into...