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ILO launched a three year project to enhance the governance of labour migration in Egypt

The ILO launched a new project to enhance the governance of labour migration in Egypt, on Monday 17 February in Cairo. The project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

Rural development

The need to invest in Africa’s rural transformation

Boosting rural investment in Africa would create millions of badly needed jobs, as well as food security and resilience.

Tunisia ratifies three international Labour Conventions

The Government of Tunisia ratified three international Labour Convention on February 11, 2014. These are the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144), the Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978...

African Union to hold an Extraordinary Summit on Employment in 2014

Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) decided to hold a new Extraordinary Summit on Employment and Poverty Eradication, in September 2014 in Burkina Faso.

African Youth Forum

ILO calls for bold political action to promote youth employment in Africa

From Cairo to Cape Town, youth employment is one of the most pressing policy issues in Africa calling for a bold political response and a global methodology, stressed the ILO at a Youth Conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

African Union Summit

2014, Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa

African Heads of State and Government, ministers and development partners, including the ILO, are meeting in Addis Ababa from January 27-31 for a Summit on Agriculture and Food Security.

Global Employment Trends 2014

Job-rich growth: a game changer for Africa’s inclusive development

High levels of youth unemployment call for strong employment-friendly policies to promote a job-rich growth in Africa, according to the ILO’s Global Employment Trends 2014 report.

South-South Interreligious Dialogue for Decent Work

The first international meeting for interreligious dialogue and cooperation on decent work was held from 9-12 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Regional development

Ryder: Time to turn Africa’s dynamism into social progress

In his first official visit to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder stresses the importance of youth employment, social dialogue and green jobs in the future development of Africa.

Regional green jobs workshop held in Dakar, Senegal

Managing Labour Force Survey Data in SADC Countries

An interactive workshop hosted by the ILO to strengthen the technical capacity in the use of survey data for labour market information and analysis in SADC countries.

ILO chief to visit Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, will make an official visit to Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia from 4 to 12 December 2013.

First W4Y Regional Meeting

Decent jobs for youth should be at the top of African Development agenda, says ILO

Informality and vulnerable employment remain the reality for the vast majority of young workers in the region, says a new ILO report prepared for the Work4Youth Regional Conference that is taking place this week in Addis Ababa.

ILO to launch new report on employment and HIV/AIDS treatment

Job Creation and Entrepreneurship: key engines to accelerate industrialization in Africa

On Africa’s Industrialization Day (AID), the ILO promotes job creation and entrepreneurship as key engines to support regional efforts towards achieving an inclusive and sustainable industrial development.

Conference

Africa needs new solutions to combat forced labour, human trafficking and slavery

“Those who benefit from exploitation need to be swiftly punished; those who suffer abuse and coercion need to be empowered to raise their voice,” said ILO Acting Regional Director for Africa, Hans Hofmeijer, at the opening of a two-day high-level...

Women entrepreneurs received training in managing their business

ILO conducted training to assist Women Entrepreneur Associations (WEAs) to manage and improve their associations.

Follow up mentoring support provided to Women Entrepreneurs, Somalia

After completing training on entrepreneurship skills, financial management skills, and business plan development skills, about 20 internally displaced women received a small capital to get them started with their business.

South Africa and Zambia launch new training initiative to create decent jobs in green building/construction sector

In collaboration with the ILO, government and representatives from South Africa and Zambia kick-started a regional green business management training programme. The programme aims at enhancing competitiveness and promoting sustainable business and...

Green entrepreneurs showcase their businesses at a regional knowledge sharing workshop in Kenya

The ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) programme, which aims to create job opportunities for young people in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, organized a three-day regional knowledge sharing workshop for key project partners, stakeholders and...