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West Africa strengthens migration governance through landmark regional training on data harmonisation
Regional actors unite in Cabo Verde to enhance migration data systems, empowering evidence-based policies, protecting migrant workers, and advancing free movement across ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania.
Liberia advances decent work agenda to boost employment and inclusive growth
Liberia is strengthening its national framework for job creation, improved working conditions, and inclusive economic growth through the development of a Decent Work Country Programme and targeted private sector support.
ILO Empowers Partners in Liberia For Effective ILS Reporting
Unchartered waters: ILO signs MoU with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea
The ILO joins forces with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) through a Memorandum of Understanding focused on the need to promote decent work and the elimination of forced labour in the fishing industry.
Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region
Discussions examined the impact of climate change on migration patterns and trends to and from the Arab Region and how these patterns impact different vulnerable groups on the move.
The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
A discussion organized by the ILO examined how climate change has a profound impact on labour markets, displacement and migration, necessitating mitigation and adaptation strategies and decisive action to protect migrant workers and include them in...
Liberia ratifies the Equal Remuneration Convention and the Minimum Age Convention
Liberia has now ratified eight fundamental Conventions. There are eleven ILO fundamental instruments (10 Conventions and one Protocol) following the decision, at the 110th Session of the ILC this June, to include safe and healthy working conditions...
Liberia ratifies the Equal Remuneration Convention and the Minimum Age Convention
Liberia and Turkmenistan ratify the 1986 Constitutional Amendment
Joining nets across countries and waters to better protect fishers and their stock
AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...
#EndChildLabour2021
Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.
#EndChildLabour2021
World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...
ILO and UNAIDS provide PPE and welfare items to PLW HIVAIDS to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19
In response to the call by the UNAIDS Executive Director, to reprogramme up to fifty percent (50%) of the 2020 UNAIDS country envelope funds for COVID-19 related activities, the ILO along with it partners donated assorted COVID-19 Personal...
COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...
4th Ordinary Congress of Africa Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa)
Opening remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa
Theme: “Unite and Make a Difference".
Youth delegates call for systematic changes to global youth employment policies
Young leaders at the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum in Nigeria highlight need for better jobs, entrepreneurship, training and rights.
« 100 YEARS – 100 LIVES » | LIBERIA - “With a healthy environment, people’s health improves too”
Village elder David Wolo was among the people from a poor neighbourhood in Monrovia who benefitted from an ILO project part of the post-Ebola recovery strategy.
ILO PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ECOWAS LABOUR MARKET GOVERNANCE
In order to strengthen dialogue, coordination and collaboration among Member States in the Labour and Employment fields within the region, the ECOWAS Commission organised a 3-day General Assembly of the ECOWAS Tripartite Social Dialogue Forum in...
Launch of Peace Building Fund Project in Gbarnga, Bong County- Liberia
ILO in partnership with FAO and WFP with the Government of Liberia launch the peace building fund project to address two interlinked and interrelated causes of conflicts- Insufficient participation of youth in local dispute resolution; and Lack of...