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The Labour Inspectorate takes a decisive step towards a modernized, credible, and results-oriented system in Mali

In Bamako, a national workshop marked a key milestone in the modernization of labour inspection in Mali. From 2 to 6 February 2026, stakeholders finalized an occupational safety and health guide, defined monitoring mechanisms, and strengthened...

Southern African Development Community enhances regional labour market cooperation

Addressing the Income–Child Labour–Gender Nexus in Global Value Chains

Why higher income doesn’t always reduce child labour: key findings and solutions from global experts on tackling the income–gender–child labour nexus in supply chains.

Mauritania moves to unlock the potential of the Social and Solidarity Economy

On 26 January 2026, over 80 participants met in Nouakchott to validate Mauritania’s National Study on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). The study maps stakeholders, identifies high-potential supply chains and recommends measures to strengthen...

Labour migration governance in Ethiopia

ILO launches EU-funded initiative to strengthen safe and regular labour migration in Ethiopia

A new four-year European Union–funded ILO programme will reinforce Ethiopia’s labour migration governance through stronger institutions, better data systems and improved protection for migrant workers. Launched at a high-level tripartite meeting in...

Improving alignment of labour, decent work, trade and investment

Trade and investment can drive decent work in Africa with stronger policy alignment

Trade and investment can drive inclusive economic growth in Africa, but only if accompanied by respect for international labour standards, institutional coordination, policy coherence and social dialogue. This finding was one of the key conclusions...

Tanzania Strengthens Fair Recruitment Standards for Private Recruitment Agencies

Forty licensed Private Recruitment Agencies participated in a targeted workshop to enhance regulatory compliance, clarify enforcement mechanisms, and align recruitment practices with national legislation and ILO fair recruitment principles.

Social Protection Financing

Closing social protection financing gaps in Kenya: investing in people, dignity and resilient economies

Government institutions, social partners, county authorities, and UN agencies came together in Nairobi to develop a shared roadmap for sustainable social protection financing. Their goal is to ensure that everyone in Kenya can live with dignity,...

Returnee migrant workers Recognized Through DPF – BRMM Business Plan Competition

Entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and financial inclusion converge in a competition that rewards innovation and accelerates reintegration.

Stepping into the cocoa fields at the Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

At the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, delegates did not just discuss solutions, they experienced them, through an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) film produced by ACCEL Africa.

Ghana’s experience offers a pathway to ending child labour at scale

How can efforts to eliminate child labour move beyond isolated projects and deliver sustainable results at scale? - This question was at the centre of a global webinar held during the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, where...

Invisible but essential: Domestic workers at the heart of persons with disabilities care in Kenya

Across Kenya, domestic workers quietly provide life-sustaining care to persons with disabilities - often around the clock and under highly precarious conditions. A new International Labour Organization/Global Disability Fund-supported assessment...

Advancing entrepreneurship and decent job creation through Institutionalized Business Training in Zanzibar

Zanzibar is helping young people turn their skills into real livelihoods by adding practical business training to its vocational schools. Through a new partnership, trainers are being equipped to teach entrepreneurship and connect graduates to...

Gender and child labour: ACCEL Africa’s Gender Lab at the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

At the 6th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, ACCEL Africa contributed an interactive Gender Lab designed to highlight how gender inequalities shape child labour and access to opportunity.

PROSPECTS Impact

From a small shop to a growing enterprise: Youth entrepreneurship support transforms a family tailoring business in Ethiopia

Ziyin Tesfa, a young entrepreneur in Addis Ababa, transformed her family’s tailoring shop after participating in the ILO-supported Youth‑to‑Youth Fund (Y2YF) project. Through entrepreneurship, financial literacy and digital marketing training,...

Strategic compliance planning for labour inspectorates in Sousse

Labour inspectors from central Tunisia met in Sousse to discuss strategic planning of labour inspection for improved regulatory compliance.

Skills development

Kenya turns skills evidence into new curricula

New occupational curricula in Kenya’s tourism and fodder sectors show how labour market evidence can help training providers equip young people and workers with skills that employers need.

Strategic compliance planning for labour inspectorates in Djerba

A workshop in Djerba brought together labour inspectors from southern Tunisia to discuss strategic planning of labour inspection for improved regulatory compliance.

Decent work through infrastructure

In Baidoa, Somalia, an ILO road project is creating jobs, safety and dignity at work

As Baidoa, Southwest Somalia, continues to expand, a new road, built by the ILO KFW project, is doing more than easing traffic and connecting neighbourhoods. It is creating decent jobs for displaced people, returnees and host communities, while...

East and Horn of Africa Countries Strengthen Labour Migration Governance through Learning Visit to the Philippines

A regional learning visit to introduce participants from the EHoA, as well as EAC and IGAD, to the Philippines’ well-established labour migration governance system, encompassing regulation, protection, reintegration, and social dialogue.