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The AU holds a Special Session on Ouaga+10 in Namibia

The ILO attends the Special Session of the AU Labour and Social Affairs' Commission to evaluate the implementation of the 2004 Ouagadougou Declaration and Plan of Action on Employment Promotion and Poverty Alleviation in Africa.

Interface between law enforcement agencies and social partners

The ILO Commission of Enquiry suggested seven recommendations for the Government of Zimbabwe on Freedom of Association and the Right to Organize Convention, and the Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention.

The Republic of the Congo ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)

Today, the Republic of the Congo deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006).

“Men cannot do what I am doing!”

Ester Karikoga, a young mother of two from the high density suburb Glen View in Harare, was left by her husband and found herself being a struggling single mother with no income:

ILO joins UN Women, UNDP and UNFPA in the country’s first Joint Programme for Gender Equality

On 27 February 2014, the United Nations in Zimbabwe launched the country’s first Joint Programme on Gender Equality. Funded through the generous support of the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the programme brings together...

International Labour Standards

Omar Faruk Osman: “The ratification of ILO core Conventions means a lot for the Workers of Somalia”

According to Omar Faruk Osman, the General Secretary of the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU), by ratifying ILO Core Conventions on Freedom of Association (No.87)and Collective Bargaining (No.98), Somali workers were given the legal right...

National Green Jobs Dialogue in South Africa.

South Africa and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are hosting the National Green Jobs Dialogue to provide a platform for policy debate, collaboration and refinement of current government approaches to addressing green jobs

South Africa National Green Jobs Dialogue

On 9 April 2014, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), as custodians of the Green Fund, hosted the National Green Jobs Dialogue.

Lesotho's Minister of Labour visits the ILO Pretoria Office

The newly appointed Hounourable Minister Keketso Rants'o, paid a visit to the ILO Office Pretoria accompanied by senior officials from all key departments within the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Interview

Francis Atwoli: “We need to create more sustainable jobs for youth in Africa”

Africa needs more sustainable jobs for youth who represent the majority of African population, says Francis Atwoli, the newly elected president of African Trade Unions Unity (OATUU) and vice president of the global International Trade Union...

ILO Regional Director for Africa on official visit to Nigeria

During his first official visit to Nigeria, Aenas C. Chuma, ILO Head for Africa attended the 7th Joint AU-ECA Ministerial Meetings held in Abuja and met the Nigerian tripartite constituents.

Remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa

Address by Mr Aeneas C. Chuma, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa Seventh Joint Annual Meetings of the AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and the ECA Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning...

New ILO Regional Director for Africa sworn in

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) announced today the swearing in of Aeneas C. Chuma as Regional Director for Africa

ILO and the G7+

Laying the Economic Foundations for Peace-building and State-building

The ILO works with the g7+ group to promote Decent Work in 20 conflict-affected countries.

ILO Chief for Africa meets government delegates at GB

Aenas C. Chuma, ILO Regional Director for Africa, outlined the current status of preparation for "Ouagadougou+10" AU Summit on Employment and key priority areas of work in the African region for 2014/2015.

Keynote Address by Mr Aeneas C. Chuma, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa

Address by Mr Aeneas C. Chuma, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa 320th Session of the ILO Governing Body Meeting of African Region Government Delegates 19 March 2014, 10:00

ILO launches enterPRIZE Job Creation Challenge

The second annual Free State enterPRIZE Job Creation Challenge was launched on 18 March 2014 at the Windmill Casino and Entertainment Centre in Bloemfontein. This exciting competition is aimed at job creation through the development of small and...

Remarks by Martin Clemensson, Director ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique

Remarks by Martin Clemensson, Director ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique and UN Zambia Resident Coordinator a.i. at the UNECA meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts of Southern Africa on “Making Natural Resources...

School-to-work transition

Does investing in education pay off for African youth?

In sub-Saharan Africa, a stable, well-paid job is often an impossible dream, even for educated young people, according to an ILO report.

Media tour of ILO Projects in Mutoko District - Zimbabwe

On the 5th of March 2014 the ILO Country Office for Zimbabwe hosted a breakfast meeting and field visit for 45 senior journalists from the largest media houses in Zimbabwe as well as the Danish Ambassador Mr. Erik Broegger Rasmussen, the Deputy...