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Child Labour and Forced Labour

Statement by H.E. Amira Elfadil at the Consultation on Child Labour and Forced Labour in Sub Saharan Africa in view of the IV Global...

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Statement by Aeneas C. Chuma at the Consultation on Child Labour and Forced Labour in Sub Saharan Africa in view of the IV Global...

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Addis Ababa to host a regional consultation on Child and Forced Labour in sub-Saharan Africa

From 22 to 23 June 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Alliance 8.7 will host a two-day consultative meeting on child labour and forced labour in sub-Saharan Africa, in preparation for the IV Global Conference on the Sustained Eradication of Child Labour...

Inclusive growth and productive employment in Zambia

Lusaka (ILO News): The International Labour Organization (ILO) in conjunction with the World Bank (WB) Group in Zambia hosted a dissemination event carrying the theme: Let’s Work Partnership in Zambia, which highlighted a Jobs Diagnostic on Zambia.

Zambia National Social Protection Policy

The Easy Read translations have been developed with the intention of making the content of the policies easy to understand for anyone. Easy Read documents are often used to make information more accessible and easy to understand to people with...

National Policies on Disability Easy Read versions

National Policies on Disability and Social Protection – Easy Read versions

Lusaka: Two national policy documents namely the Zambia National Policy on Disability and the Zambia National Social Protection Policy have been translated into Easy to Read versions. The Easy Read translations have been developed with the intention...

ILO joins in commemorating the “World Day Against Child Labour”

ILO News (Lusaka): The International Labor organization (ILO) joins the rest of the world in commemorating World day Against Child Labour. On this day the plight of children caught up in conflicts and disasters, and those who are at particular risk...

Turning Zambia’s trash into employment opportunities

Zambia is turning waste management into employment generating schemes.

A Greener future will not be decent by definition, but by Design- ILO Director General

Climate change occurs as a result of human activity which for the most part, is work or work-related. The working poor, the self-employed and those in informal, seasonal and casual work who often lack adequate social protection and have limited...

ILO Awards Deserving Journalists During MISA 2017 Awards

The International Labor Organization (ILO) partnered and supported the 15th MISA Zambia Media Awards slated for 5th May, 2017 and awarded deserving journalists in Best Labour Relations reporting, Best Child Labour reporting, and Best Social...

International Labour Day

Zambia Commemorates International Labour Day

International Labor Day is celebrated yearly as an official holiday all over the world to celebrate the accomplishments of workers. This year’s theme was “Securing Decent Work for Sustainable Social –Economic Development”

Launch of TRANSFORM Social Protection learning package in Tanzania

The Leadership and Transformation Curriculum on Building and Managing Social Protection Floors in Africa was rolled out on 27 March 2017 at the ILO Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Social Protection

Social Protection Public Lectures Series Launched in Lusaka

First public lecture attracts more than 500 participants for discussions on Domestic Social Protection Financing: Cost or Investment?

Launch of the Sustainable Housing Guidelines for greener communities

The Sustainable Housing Guidelines for Zambia have been developed to be a more responsive and integrated approach in the development of more sustainable housing that responds to global climate trends in Zambia.

Green financing for local businesses

The general aim of the Africa Guarantee Fund is to promote green growth and climate resilient development in African economies.

TEVETA approves OSH curriculum for increased workers’ safety and health

TEVETA is an institution that has the mandate to develop national curricula for any occupation, skill, technology or trade in Zambia.

ILO Chief for Africa to attend ZCTU 50th Anniversary in Zambia

ILO will take part in Zambian Congress of Trade Unions’ (ZCTU) golden jubilee events to mark fifty years of active service in championing organised workers’ rights in Zambia.

ZGJP organises Social Protection workshop

ZGJP is a UN joint sustainable development programme which facilitates private sector development for inclusive green growth, more and better jobs particularly for young people and women in Zambia, initially in the construction sector in Zambia.

Social protection

Zambia reiterates commitment to a green economy

Ahead of the High-Level Event on entry into force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, Zambia restated the political will to push forward the green economy agenda.