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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...

Nigeria Strengthens Labour Migration Systems Through Stakeholder Collaboration

With support from the ILO and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Corporation for International Cooperation), GIZ, Nigeria’s Technical Working Committee on Labour Migration Governance met in Abuja to refine tools that...

Strengthening social protection to protect children in Kenya’s tea and coffee value chains

Kenya is strengthening social protection for tea and coffee producers and workers. From 4–7 November 2025, ACCEL Africa brought together national and county institutions, employers, and unions to develop coordinated action plans that reduce...

Global Accelerator

Global Accelerator contributes to public-private dialogue to drive decent work in Namibia

Namibia hosted a Public-Private Forum to strengthen partnerships for job creation and inclusive growth. Led by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board, the event brought together government, business, and development partners. The...

Global Accelerator

Namibia commits to using Employment Impact Assessments to drive its job creation agenda

Namibia has committed to using Employment Impact Assessments (EmpIAs) to help achieve its goal of creating 500,000 jobs within five years. This initiative, launched under the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection, aims to integrate...

Employers Step Up to Shape Safer, Fairer Labour Migration in Nigeria

Supported by the ILO and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) is rallying employers through the Labour Migration Advisory Committee for Employers (LMACE) to strengthen...

Private Employment Agencies Step Up for Fair Recruitment in Nigeria

With support from the ILO and and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria (EAPEAN) hosted a hands-on workshop in Lagos to empower private employment agencies...

Labour Migration

Pan-African Parliament reviews new model law to strengthen labour migration governance in Africa

The Pan-African Parliament reviewed a draft Model Law aimed at strengthening harmonized, rights-based labour migration governance across Africa.

Institutional capacity building

Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation empowers businesses with Labour Law Guide and Training

With ILO ACT/EMP support, the Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation launched a Practical Employers’ Guide and held training to enhance compliance with national labour laws. The initiative strengthens decent work and promotes a fair, productive business...

Impact story

Bringing income and inclusion: How poultry farming is empowering women in Kenya

In Kalobeyei, Kenya, Rithvan Kegehi — a host-community farmer in Turkana West — is turning a small flock into a steady household enterprise with support from ILO PROSPECTS and Sustainable Approaches for Community Empowerment (SAPCONE). Her work is...

Refugee inclusion

From policy to practice: Employers explore role in Kenya’s Shirika Plan

Kenya’s private sector is engaging with the Shirika Plan to advance refugee inclusion in the formal economy. Through ILO-supported dialogue and training, employers are strengthening their capacity to promote inclusive workplaces and social cohesion.

RAAMP Nigeria Stakeholders’ Participation in the Engineering Procurement & Contract Management Training for World Bank funded Projects

Finance nature, hire millions: How to create decent jobs from climate finance, starting in Kenya

A pioneering collaboration in Kenya shows how a proactive approach can maximize the employment benefits of climate and nature finance.

Labour Migration Governance in Focus: Youth and Media Engagement in Uganda

On the same day in Kampala, university students and journalists were pulled into the same conversation about labour migration from opposite ends, one through a public lecture at Makerere, the other through a media breakfast, each leaving better...

Morocco to host Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, 11–13 February 2026

From 11 to 13 February 2026, the Government of Morocco will host the Sixth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour, bringing together governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, civil society, the private sector, and...

Fair wage and social dialogue

ILO backs trade unions to strengthen capacity on wage policy in Ethiopia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) supports Ethiopian trade unions in strengthening their technical and institutional capacity to engage in wage policy development.

Institutionalising Labour Migration Governance Gains in Uganda

With the BRMM programme nearing its end, Uganda's tripartite partners and key stakeholders turned their attention to what comes next, working through an exit strategy designed to embed labour migration governance gains into national systems long...

Regional Workshop Validates MRC Operations Manual

The Regional Operations Manual for Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) brings together representatives from across the region to harmonise operational standards, strengthen service delivery, and enhance coordination among MRCs. The meeting provided a...

Promoting care at work

ILO and partners inaugurate model workplace childcare facility in Ethiopia

The ILO inaugurates a model workplace childcare facility at CEREALIA in Addis Ababa, promoting gender equality, decent work, and productivity in Ethiopia.

Multi-Stakeholder Workshops Translate Labour Migration Governance into Advocacy and Storytelling across Three Countries

Across three cities in ten days, policymakers, migrant workers, trade unions and civil society came together to turn BRMM's technical achievements into advocacy and storytelling, capturing the human realities of labour migration before the programme...