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ILO Country Office-Abuja Supports Presidential Summit on MDGs and Post 2015 Agenda

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Gambia; and Liaison Office for ECOWAS has provided technical and financial support to Federal Government of Nigeria to organize a Presidential...

Zambia’s Green Jobs Programme focuses on occupational safety and health

The ILO is promoting safe, healthy and sustainable jobs in the building and construction sector in Zambia.

ILO Head of Africa on official visit to Botswana and South Africa

Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, the ILO Regional Director for Africa, is on a tripartite consultation mission in Botswana and South Africa.

The UN in Zambia calls for inclusion of youth with mental health conditions

On International Youth Day, the UN called for social and economic inclusion of youth with mental health conditions in Zambia

Decent Work Country Programme for Ethiopia signed

The International Labour Organization and its tripartite constituents signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the Decent Work Country Programme for Ethiopia.

Business thriving in the new QudhacDheer market, Hargeisa

ILO, through the Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) supported the Hargeisa District Council in the construction of QudhacDheer marketwhich was identified as a community priority.

Capacity Building on Land and Engineering Surveying in Hargeisa

A land and engineering survey training was held on September 2014 in Hargeisa for district engineers and a selected number of university students from related fields of engineering. In total the training had 41 participants.

Knowledge Sharing Workshop on SME Development in South Africa

The theme of the workshop: “Innovative models for Supporting SMEs in South Africa: What do we know, what can we do, and how will it stimulate job creation?”

Promoting social security systems through ILO Ghana-Luxembourg Social Trust Project

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Ghana-Luxembourg Social Trust (GLST) project has officially been closed. The project represented a concrete implementation in a delimited setting of the ILO’s Global Social Trust concept which saw the...

Speech by Mrs. Sina Chuma-Mkandawire Director, ILO- Abuja office on the closing ceremony of the Ghana-Luxembourg Social Trust Project.

Goodwill Message to the Closing Ceremony of the Ghana-Luxembourg Social Trust Project Holding On 31st July 2014 at Dodowa By Mrs. Sina Chuma-Mkandawire Director ILO Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Gambia and Liaison...

Skills for Green economy

Invest in skills development and green economies in LDCs, says ILO

How more and better skills combined with pro-employment policies can contribute to job creation in new green economies of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Skills for Green economy

Statement by: Aeneas C. Chuma ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa

Statement by: Aeneas C. Chuma ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa on Ministerial Conference on New Partnerships for the Development of Productive Capacities in LDCs Cotonou, 29 July 2014 Session 7: The contribution of...

The African Women's Economic Summit

Third African Women’s Economic Summit

An initiative that brings together the ILO and African leaders who can influence changes to accelerate the economic advancement of African women and their greater inclusion in the financial and business sectors.

Anambra State Deputy Governor @ the ILO, calls for close collaboration to fight unemployment

Dr. Nkem Okeke called for a close partnership with the ILO to stem the tide of unemployment in Anambra State, Nigeria.

Tripartite consultations

ILO to hold tripartite consultations with Malawi

Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, the ILO Regional Director for Africa, will pay an official visit to the tripartite constituents of Malawi.

Women empowerment

Women Economic Empowerment Jubilee Expo in Zambia

A five-day national conference to promote women’s economic empowerment through intensive training, targeted exhibitions, motivational dialogues, campaigns for mentorship and showcasing women as change agents for development.

Addis Ababa to host the 2015 ILO African Regional Meeting

The 13th African Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, home to the African Union Commission and to the UN Economic Commission for Africa, from 30 November to 3 December 2015.

Employment policies

ILO calls for a job-led transformative agenda for Africa

At the SADC Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers and Social Partners, the ILO called for strong policies to stimulate the African transformative agenda and ensure concrete action for youth employment, social protection and labour migration.

ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa speech during the SADC Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers and Social...

Bilateral Meetings

Ethiopia and ILO discuss labour migration and pro-youth employment policies

A first bilateral meeting between Aeneas C. Chuma, ILO Regional Director for Africa and H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia, on job creation for youth and labour migration.