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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...

African countries to meet in Addis Ababa to consult on child and forced labour

In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 associated targets of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Goal 8, which stands at the heart of the 2030 Agenda, seeks to “Promote sustained, inclusive...

World Day Against Child Labour Joint Statement

Joint statement issued by ILO, FAO, IOM, UNICEF, UNODC and UNHCR on the World Day Against Child Labour that was commemorated on 12 June 2017 and the Day of the African Child (DAC), 16 June 2017

Women in Chaseyama venture into value addition

FOR 37-year old Janet Mutanda, beekeeping has run in her family for generations but she never considered it a trade that she could venture in, to fend for her family. This has been the case with many Zimbabwean beekeepers that manage beehives to...

Apprentices to deliver Hopley’s first clinic

Zimbabwe has faced challenges in extending and maintaining infrastructure, particularly public housing and social service structures. According to the Ministry of National Housing and Special Amenities, there are approximately 1.2 million people on...

Young people take the lead in the provision of infrastructure in Hopley

The name, Hopley may conjure some positive feelings, however, the daily realities for its estimated 200 000 residents is far from bearable. The residential area, one of the new settlements on the outskirts of Harare faces a huge infrastructure...

Poultry production improves livelihoods in Shackleton

Together with the Government of Zimbabwe, the ILO is working to build the capacity of local government structures to systematically identify employment and income generating opportunities at the community level. Communities are also provided with...

Our impact, their voices

Women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe strive for a brighter future

A new generation of female African entrepreneurs is beginning to spring up across the continent. In Zimbabwe, an ILO project is improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas by promoting entrepreneurship.

Sida visits Nyanga to Witness the Unleashed Potential of a Community.

A delegation comprising representatives from Sida -the funding partner, the ILO and UNWOMEN– the implementing partners, and government officials in the district who sit in the DIC (District Implementing Committee) (DIC) and coordinate project...

Mary lights the way

Through the Joint Programme for Gender Equality, funded by the Government of Sweden, the ILO has managed to transform the lives of women in Nyanga district, individually and collectively. For Mary Tarudana, multiple improvements have been made to...

The TREE roots expand to Mozambique and Malawi

The delegation visited two projects in Mutare based on QIA (Quality Improvement Apprenticeship) methodology and in Mutoko, agricultural based projects modelled on the TREE methodology.

Economic empowerment helps Maggie fight stigma

The ILO is contributing to the fight against HIV and AIDS by increasing knowledge and skills for self-employment and fighting income inequality. When economically empowered, persons living with HIV are free to share their experiences without shame.

The “The ILO Gender Equality Conventions fall under our mandate” says the Zimbabwe Gender Commission Chairperson.

The Zimbabwe Gender Commission and members of its Secretariat were sensitised on international labour standards related to gender equality. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) organised the two day event to provide insight to the Commission...

The Law Society of Zimbabwe taps into International Labour Standards

Over 40 lawyers from the Law Society of Zimbabwe have undergone a three day training on international labour standards organized by the International Labour Organization in order to acquaint them with the use of international labour standards for...

Training of Trainers (ToT) for police in Zimbabwe on International Labour Standards-Freedom of association and civil liberties.

“In today’s policing terrain, peace and security can only be achieved if police officers are fully imbued with the requisite technical and conceptual skills relevant to effectively discharge their duties of maintaining law and order”, opined Police...

Forty (40) Negotiators from Government and Public Service Workers' Unions complete ILO training on Mutual Gains negotiation Skills

About forty (40) government and trade union negotiators have been trained on mutual gains negotiation skills. They were drawn from the National Joint Negotiation Council (NJNC) and the Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel (HSBNP). The NJNC and...

Upcoming event – National Dialogue on Future of Work: Zimbabwe

On 18 November 2016, the ILO in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe, Workers and Employers will convene a National Dialogue on the “Future of Work”. The meeting will be the climax of a series of conversations initiated in April 2016, to get...

Taking Care of the Carers: HealthWISE Tool for Health Care Workers

If appropriate caution is not exercised, hospitals can themselves be sources of injuries and diseases, making them a hazardous workplace. The multi-dimensional nature of the possible hazards calls for joint efforts and responses, as demonstrated...