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Malawi is one of the six countries covered by a new ILO project to accelerate the elimination of child labour in African supply chains. It is likely to have a major impact on thousands of children’s lives throughout the country.
In Malawi, bolstering youth and women's employment through sectoral skills strategies
This article looks at skills development strategies implemented in the agricultural sector in Malawi, and consider some of the lessons that can be drawn for aid for trade initiatives more broadly.
ACCEL Africa holds its first regional consultation meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
National project coordinators and tripartite representatives from six countries covered by the Accel Africa project, participated in its first regional consultation meeting held in Abidjan.
Malawi Social Protection Platform Communique - 2018 Social Protection Week
The Malawi Platform for Social Protection is a network of organizations and individuals operating at national and district levels aimed at strengthening commitment to promoting and strengthening the social contract between the state and the...
Dialogue on Employment Promotion in Malawi
NELP
Placing jobs at the heart of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy III
With the support of the ILO, government officials, cooperating partners, workers’ and employers’ organizations met in Malawi to share ideas on the implementation of the new National Employment Policy (NELP) with a view to linking it to the Malawi...
ILO, Flanders to promote decent work in Malawi’s tea plantations
The project focuses on empowering women and ending violence at work, promoting freedom of association and collective bargaining, as well as improving access to water and sanitation.
Ministry of Labour in Malawi and the ILO host dialogue to discuss strategies to place Jobs at the Centre of the Malawi Growth and...
Government officials, cooperating partners, worker and employer organizations met in Malawi to share ideas on the implementation of the recently adopted National Employment Policy (NELP) with a view to linking it to the Malawi Growth and...
Cooperating out of child labour in Malawi
In Malawi child labour is a persistent challenge. The recent estimates show that more than 2.1 million children, or about 38 per cent of Malawian children, continue to be involved in child labour. Most of these children are employed in the...
Communication
ILO Malawi holds training for media professionals
Journalists in Blantyre, Malawi have been challenged to take interest in promoting a positive face of the world of work and ensure best practices are upheld when reporting.
Child Labour and Forced Labour
Taking forward Alliance 8.7 in sub-Saharan Africa
“In order to advance Alliance 8.7, we can no longer do business as usual”, said ILO Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas Chuma, at the opening of a two-day regional consultation on child labour and forced labour in sub-Saharan Africa. The conference...
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...
Launch of Work Integrated Learning skills upgrading initiative in Malawi
The ILO Work4Youth and STED projects launched the “WiL” skills upgrading intervention, a strategy for enhancing skills levels and competitiveness of enterprises in the horticulture industry of Malawi.
Child Labour
Malawian President calls for Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains
President Arthur Peter Mutharika on WDCL 2016 called on intensified interventions in his country to eliminate child labour especially in the country’s supply chains
Our impact, their voice
Educated, empowered, inspired: HIV risk reduced
A novel programme helped HIV vulnerable women in southern Africa build business to improve their lives and the wellbeing of their families.
Child Labour
How education can support child labour reduction in Malawi
Japan Tobacco International Officers from Brazil, Switzerland, Tanzania and Zambia visited the ILO Achieving Reduction of Child Labour in Support of Education (ARISE) Project in Malawi.
Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to follow-up on ILO 2015 Africa Regional Meeting
The Ministers of Labour of Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique met in Maputo from 21-22 March 2016 to discuss implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration adopted by the 13th ILO Africa Regional Meeting.
Skills development
Malawi calls for strong investment in skills development for job-rich growth
Malawi’s Principal Secretary for Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, Patrick Kabambe called for more and better investment in skills development that can contribute to national job creation.