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Where is the “human-centred approach”?
A struggling economy in a mineral rich country has pushed many people into finding creative ways of surviving, at times engaging in risky behaviours. The occupational hazards they face are both personal and communal.
« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “Now I make enough money to support my family”
Mary Tarudana has become a respected female entrepreneur thanks to an ILO project aimed at improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas.
“Zimbabwe is ready for the BPO market”
BPO is a business practice model where an organisation hires another company to perform a task that the hiring organization requires for its own business to operate successfully.
Tripartism and social dialogue key to progress in the tourism industry
The one day symposium looked at the role of tourism in job creation, the quality of those jobs and social dialogue can enhance progress in this sector.
« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “The Green enterPRIZE competition aligns with our vision”
The ILO’s Green enterPrize helps support green and growth-oriented small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. Several winners say the competition has been a big help for their companies.
« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “Whatever it is that I can do, a woman is also capable of doing it”
An ILO Project on gender equality in Zimbabwe helped traditional leaders like Madamombe to understand the benefits of involving women in economic and social activities.
« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “The ILO project came to rescue us so that we can sell our bananas for a fair price”
An ILO project focussing on the food production sector and gold ore processing made it possible for people like Weldone Mupita to improve their income.
« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “Employing people living with HIV can help to reduce the economic vulnerability in my community”
An ILO project supported vulnerable communities along the Chirundu Corridor to better protect them from HIV infection through economic empowerment.
Smart partnership in action
The ILO, in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Art and Recreation completed the construction of a fruits and vegetables pack-house built with financial support by the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Tripartite Negotiating Forum: Reinvigorating the social contract
Steps to institutionalise social dialogue in Zimbabwe, although small and measured, look promising as there are many positive examples from Africa to learn from. There is little reason to fail as the ILO Global Commission report: Working for a...
Our impact, their voices
Zimbabwe: The rewards of going green
The ILO’s Green enterPrize helps support green and growth-oriented small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. Several winners say the competition has been a big help for their companies.
Artists called to express the transforming world of work in a greener Zimbabwe
Recognising that there are jobs in the world of Art, a Competition for the Arts ‘Fast Forward: The Future of Work in a Green Economy’ was launched on 8 July ending on August 25, 2019 under the Green enterPRIZE project supported by the Government of...
Fast Forward Competition for the Arts
To celebrate its centenary, the ILO Office in Harare is pleased to announce its first Competition for the Arts. Fast Forward: The Future of Work in a Green Economy aims to boost the creative economy in Zimbabwe and spark conversations with artists...
Sweden impressed by UN cooperation in Zimbabwe
ILO, UNFPA, City of Harare and Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe contributed a total of US$800 000.00 for the construction of the clinic, youth centre and a demonstration cobblestone road all constructed by the youth.
Spotlight Initiative launched in Zimbabwe to tackle gender based violence
Six UN agencies will be implementing interventions in the following areas of the EU funded Spotlight Initiative: laws and policies; institutions strengthening; prevention and social norms; services; data; and women’s rights movement. The ILO’s...
« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “I cannot wait to start working in my community and prove what I am capable of”
An ILO-led public-private partnership in a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of Harare demonstrated how investments in clinics, schools and roads can be a means to provide skills and employment opportunities for young people.
CO Harare celebrates the Centenary
THE International Labour Organization (ILO) Country-Office for Zimbabwe and Namibia recently celebrated its Centenary at an event, where Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa also launched and commissioned the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF).
Forced labour
Zimbabwe joins efforts to combat forced labour
Zimbabwe has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention becoming the 32nd ILO Member State to do so.
Encountering the Rivers of Stones in Chimanimani
Tropical Cyclone Idai ravaged Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi between 14 and 15 March 2019, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and thousands missing, with homes and infrastructure completely destroyed. Whole communities have been displaced and are...
Innovative entrepreneurs key to kick-start a green Zimbabwe
28 green-oriented businesses, with potential to grow, are contributing to the creation of green jobs and addressing global environmental challenges
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