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Labour Inspectorates and the Future of Technology

ILO launches digital tool to support labour inspections across supply chains

The ILO's LIFT digital system helps inspectorates map enterprises across supply chains, improve compliance and risk detection and generate reliable statistics for planning and enforcement.

In Ghana financial skills, stronger futures: A mother’s path to keeping her children in school

From daily hustle to financial control: Lydia’s breakthrough

Institutional capacity building

Building cohesion through dialogue: training-of trainers on conflict resolution, mediation and refugee inclusion for the Federation of...

The ILO in partnership with the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA) conducted a Training-of-Trainers workshop with the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) in Nairobi from 17 to 18 November 2025. The workshop focused on strengthening skills in...

Ethiopia advances skills recognition to unlock more opportunities for workers

Ethiopia is expanding recognition of skills learned outside the classroom, with new assessors helping workers gain formal certification and better job prospects.

PROSPECTS Impact

Turning arts into opportunity: How Youth-to-Youth Fund transformed a refugee dance group

A group of 15 young Eritrean refugees in Addis Ababa turned their passion for performing arts into a sustainable livelihood after targeted grant from the International Labour Organization eliminated their highest recurring cost – renting essential...

Community Awareness Campaign Strengthens Protection of Migrant Workers in Bossaso

A week-long campaign in Bossaso cut through to migrant workers, employers, religious leaders and media alike, combining community workshops, digital outreach and multilingual materials to raise awareness of rights, surface compliance gaps and build...

Building Skills for Tomorrow: ILO, GIZ, and CTVET Unite to Strengthen Ghana’s Workforce

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has commended Ghana for its progress in operationalizing Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) and pledged continued support to make technical and vocational education and training (TVET) more responsive to industry...

ILO and partners launch digital convergence roadmap to modernize Zambia’s social protection services

From 14 to 21 September 2025, the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the European Union (EU) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)-funded Digital Convergence Initiative (DCI) Project organised a workshop in...

Mozambique forestry stakeholders unite to shape strategic plan for decent work and sustainability

Greater Mbale field mission showcases community-led progress against child labour

The “Greater Mbale” field mission highlights a community-led approach to preventing child labour in Uganda’s Mbale region. Through local partnership, mobilisation and empowerment, including engagement with families, community leaders and civil...

Zambia charts new path for tourism growth through skills development

Siavonga, Zambia (ILO News) – Zambia is taking bold steps to strengthen its tourism sector by addressing critical skills gaps, a move expected to boost economic growth and job creation.

Building a skilled network of cooperative trainers to combat child labour in Nigeria

In Ondo, Osun, and Niger States, cooperatives are emerging not only as economic actors, but as strategic partners in Nigeria’s efforts to eliminate child labour in supply chains. Through stronger governance, better organisation, and empowered...

How smallholder coffee farmers in Mzimba, Malawi are beating poverty and child labour

The Kachere Zone Business Group in Malawi used business training, start-up capital, and Village Savings and Loans (VSL) to diversify their income, invest in profitable crops, expand coffee production, and strengthen household resilience.

Trade and labour

ILO IMPLEMENT advances decent work through trade and labour dialogue in Kenya and Uganda

Broad participation by governments, social partners, and civil society highlighted need to promote decent work through trade and investment policies across Africa.

Youth empowerment restoring hope: the transformative journey of Ackim Matafale

From rural Malawi to successful entrepreneur, Ackim Matafale’s story shows how targeted youth empowerment can restore hope.

ILO PROSPECTS launches learning portal to transform forced displacement response

The ILO PROSPECTS Learning Portal turns years of field experience into practical, interactive resources to help practitioners, policymakers, and partners improve responses to forced displacement worldwide.

Supporting Institutional Readiness of the Bossaso Migration Response Centre

Equipment and furniture handover to the Bossaso Migration Response Centre quietly did what policy alone cannot, giving frontline staff the tools to deliver timely protection, counselling and referral services to migrants navigating one of the Horn...

Global Accelerator

Namibia explores solutions to jobless growth

The Economic Association of Namibia, partnered with the Hanns Seidel Foundation recently on a policy dialogue themed “The jobless growth puzzle: Can Namibia unlock inclusive prosperity?”. Through the Ministry of Finance, the government outlined its...

Global Accelerator

Namibia advances towards its third National Employment Policy

Namibia is drafting its third National Employment Policy to boost decent job creation and inclusive growth. The policy is intended to tackle unemployment, informality, and leverage on green and digital economic opportunities, with a strong focus on...

Senegal validates the national policy for quality vocational training

Senegal validates its national policy on quality apprenticeships: a key milestone for youth employment and economic development.