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Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference

Zimbabwe National Youth Conference Summary Note

Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference

Speech by an unemployed youth, Ms. Sharon Jackson

Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference

Remarks by the President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Mr. G. Nkiwane

Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference

Remarks by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Non Governmental Organizations, Mr. C. Zinumwe

Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference

Remarks by the Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Youth Council, Mr L. Dzikira

Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference

Communique of the Young People of Zimbabwe on Youth Employment

ILO consults African youth on jobs crisis

The ILO dedicates the month of March 2012 to hold national events in 12 African countries from the five sub-regions to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.

Lome: Meeting between ITUC-Africa and ACTRAV

The Bureau for Workers' Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) and the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) have pledged to strengthen cooperation on their activities across the African continent.

8 March 2012 : Empower rural women – end hunger and poverty

ILO will use this day to celebrate the contribution rural women are making to rural economies and to their families and the communities they live in.

Comoros: Confederation of Workers of the Comoros call on the Government to ratify ILO Convention No. 102

The Confederation of Workers of the Comoros (CWC) invited the Comoros Government to ratify ILO Convention No. 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards).

UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon to address Zambian Parliament

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will visit Zambia this week and address the National Assembly in a special session.

Regional perspectives on technical cooperation: The African region

In the present document, the Governing Body is invited to request the Office to develop a regional strategy for resource mobilization in order to accelerate the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda in Africa 2007–15, as called for by the 12th...

ILO Sponsored Study Tour to Cluster Based Small Enterprise Development in India

ILO sponsored a 7-member team from Ethiopia to visit small and medium business enterprises in India, from 13-21 February 2012.

Togo: Workshop on Training toolkit Inclusive Finance for Workers in Africa

The Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) took part in a workshop held in Lome (Togo) on 23 and 27 January 2012 on Training toolkit Inclusive Finance for Workers in Africa .This training workshop brought together 15 participants composed of trade...

ILO Consults African Youth on Job Crisis

The ILO is dedicating the month of March 2012 to hold national events in 12 African countries from the five sub-regions to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.

IGAD and ILO signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Employment for Peace in the Horn of Africa

ADDIS ABABA - The Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) and the International Labour Organization committed to deepen their collaboration and cooperation in jointly promoting employment for peace, stability and sustainable development...

Libreville: Sub-regional workshop on the evaluation and consolidation of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training programmes for...

The ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) and the Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) have held a sub-regional workshop on the evaluation and consolidation of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training...

CRADAT/ILO seminar on labour administration and inspection

CRADAT in collaboration with LAB/ADMIN has organised a sub-regional workshop on the challenges in labour administration and inspection as a follow up to the ILC Resolution and Conclusions on Labour Administration and Labour Inspection of June 2011.

Johannesburg: Second Congress of ITUC-Africa

The Director of the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), Dan Cunniah, took part in the Second Congress of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Federation (ITUC-Africa), which was held in Johannesburg from 25 to 27...

Chad: Interview with Adjia François Djondang, General Secretary of Union of Trade Unions of Chad (UST)