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Somali MPs to elect new president in historic vote

YOUTH FOR CHANGE

Japan pledges renewed support to reintegrate youth back into communities

Interview with Zakari Koudougou, Regional Secretary of UNI Africa

The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) has been promoting several activities in support of trade union actions in trying to organize in multinational companies, using the ILO’s MNE Declaration and its standards. In September 2011 a meeting was...

Japan pledges renewed support to reintegrate criminal and at-risk Somali youth back into communities

Empowering Somali youth by providing opportunities for work and education was identified as a Government of Japan priority when it announced the renewal of its support to a UN-led programme steering 'at-risk' youth away from violent or criminal...

Somalia votes in new President

Ban welcomes inauguration of Somali parliament as watershed moment"

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the inauguration today of the New Federal Parliament of Somalia

Action plan to end killing and maiming of children signed in Mogadishu

The Transitional Federal Government and The United Nations signed an Action Plan to end the Killing and Maiming of Children in Contravention of International Law.

SRSG Mahiga welcomes the communiqué issued by the signatories of the roadmap

SRSG Mahiga welcomes the communiqué issued by the signatories of the roadmap

Somalia approves constitution

Somalia’s leaders have adopted their first official democratic constitution in 52 years

New Initiative on Youth Employment for Sustainable Development launched in Kenya

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Government of Japan and the Government of Kenya have jointly launched a new project - the Youth Employment for Sustainable Development Project (YESD) - aimed at addressing the escalating youth...

International Labour Conference 2012: reactions from Mody Guiro of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa)

What does social protection mean to African workers? And what about youth employment and social dialogue in Africa? ACTRAV INFO raised these issues with Mody Guiro, the President of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union...

Tackling child labour: from commitment to action

This paper considers the progress that ILO member States are making in the application of ILO Conventions and Recommendations. It draws on two reports considered by the 2012 International Labour Conference: 'Fundamental Principles and Rights at...

South Sudan becomes 184th ILO member State

Six Project Proposals Selected for Funding by CoopAFRICA Challenge Fund

Six proposals have been selected by CoopAFRICA in the fifth call for proposals in 2011. Through this round, CoopAFRICA’s Challenge Fund supported initiatives implemented by cooperative support organizations for the benefit of women and/or youth. The...

Africa: No real growth without jobs

Pro-employment macroeconomic policies, public works schemes, investments and promotion of youth employability are key to ensuring future generations share Africa’s growth story, the ILO says as the World Economic Forum on Africa meets.

Tunisia and ILO sign two agreements to promote Youth Employment and Social Dialogue

The Government of Tunisia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed today in Cairo (Egypt) two agreements designed to strengthen their technical cooperation and to promote youth employment and social dialogue in the North-African...

Employment for Stability and Socio-Economic Progress in North Africa: Stakeholders’ and Development Partners’ Conference

New Faces New Voices, ILO and AfDB to Join Forces to Promote Women Empowerment in Africa

New Faces New Voices (NFNV), the Pan-African Network of women in the financial and business sectors led by Ms Graça Machel, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed in Abuja (Nigeria) to strengthen...

Japan and ILO launched new partnership on Youth Employment for Sustainable Development in Kenya

DAR ES SALAAM/ADDIS ABABA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan launched a new creative partnership and program aimed at promoting youth employment for sustainable development of the East-African...

Abidjan: Training on trade union unity in French-speaking Africa

The General Secretaries of a number of African trade union organizations took part in a training seminar on the unity of the trade union movement in French-speaking Africa, held in the capital of Côte d'Ivoire from 29 March to 1 April 2012.