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ILO to Launch Maternity Protection documentary film in Mozambique

Working mothers are often trapped in a ‘double burden’ experience. A situation that presents numerous challenges. The film explores the double burden faced by Mozambican women, as mothers and workers.

Pro-Poor Sustainable Growth and Economic Development: a ZUNDAF Priority

The UN in Zimbabwe has been supporting the Government and other stakeholders to promote pro-poor, sustainable growth and economic development.

World Investment Forum 2014

ILO and the World Investment Forum 2014

Creating more and better jobs through investment will be at the heart of the new World Investment Forum to be held from 13 to 16 October 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The UN joint statement on the occasion of the World Day against Poverty

The 16th of October is World Food Day - a day set aside to focus on the challenges and solutions to food and nutrition security in the world. This year’s World Food Day is celebrated under the theme, Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the...

Maternity leave: women's survival vs family responsibilities in Rwanda

Most women make a choice between their own survival and family responsibilities. This is where the ILO Convention on maternity protection comes in...

ILO Regional Director on official visit to Morocco

Tripartite consultations and a visit to ongoing projects to get a first-hand assessment of ILO’s impact in Morocco.

Africa Development Forum

The 2014 African Development Forum in Morocco

The ILO Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas C. Chuma, at ADF IX, a flagship event of the UN Economic Commission for Africa to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 12 to 16 October 2014 to discuss how creatively we can finance Africa’s socioeconomic...

Workers Organizations from Zimbabwe, Lesotho and South Africa signed a Declaration Promoting Labour and Human Rights of Migrant Domestic...

Trade unions and domestic workers’ organizations from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Lesotho signed a joint declaration at the tri-national workshop in Johannesburg organized by the EU funded Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their...

Mozambique making progress towards National Employment Policy

On October 8, the Multi Sectorial Team responsible for drafting the National Employment Policy for Mozambique held a workshop to kick-start the process. This team was established to follow up and implement the recommendations that came out as a...

Social protection

In sub-Saharan Africa, only one in five older persons receives an old-age pension

A new ILO report disclosed that less than one in five older persons receive an old-age pension which would provide them with a certain level of income security during old age.

How to support the informal sector in Ghana

The United Nations sensitize the informal sector on maternity protection and hands over a refurbished youth friendly centre to Odawna garage workers for provision of HIV & AIDS services.

LED Workshop kicks off in Jowhar

The prolonged unrest in Somalia has been a critical issue which undermined the capacities of local people and businesses to achieve their own full potential.

ILO Regional Director visits Uganda

A first visit marked by new tripartite consultations and an assessment of projects implemented by the ILO in the East-African Country.

National Trade Union Forum

Building trade union unity and solidarity in Mauritius

At a national forum on challenges of employment, gender mainstreaming and trade union unity, ACTRAV argues for greater unity efforts.

Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services

On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...

Green Jobs

Measuring the potential for inclusive green growth and job creation in Zambia

A green jobs assessment in strategic economic sectors to inform and guide further pro-employment policy development in Zambia.

High level meeting on measuring the potential for inclusive green growth and job creation in Zambia

The Ministry of Finance has started assessing Zambia’s potential for inclusive green growth and job creation across different economic sectors. The Green Jobs Assessment will inform and guide further policy development aimed at inclusive green...

Informal Economy and Gender Equality

Empowering African women to break out of informality

Promoting women’s empowerment as one way to facilitate transition from the informal to the formal economy and address a major development challenge worldwide.

Accelerating the implementation of the Decent Work Programme for Somalia

ILO and its tripartite constituents in Somalia, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federation of Somali Trade Unions and Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry agreed to speed up the implementation of the Decent Work Programme for Somalia.

Employment policy in the Middle East and North Africa

Arab Labour Conference attendees meet to discuss policy solutions as youth unemployment soars

Talks aimed at adopting policies which foster entrepreneurship and skills development in North Africa and the Middle East