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Joint ILO - UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction statement

Jobs and livelihoods central to resilience in Africa

The ILO and UNDRR made their call during a high-level side event at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) on 21 August 2025, to urge stronger action on job creation, skills development and local capacity building as...

Case study on the ratification of Convention 88: Kenya

Kenya puts inclusion and accessibility at the center of employment services with support from the ILO

TICAD9

ILO Statement to the TICAD9 Plenary Session on Promoting Trade and Investment

The ILO’s official statement at the TICAD9 Plenary Session on “The Economy: Promoting Trade and Investment” was delivered by André Bogui, ILO Assistant Director-General and Director of the Director-General’s Office. In his intervention, Mr. Bogui...

Lesotho advances towards stronger Labour Migration Governance through ILO Conventions 97 and 143

A national workshop held in Maseru has advanced Lesotho’s commitment to strengthening labour migration governance and aligning national legislation with international labour standards.

TICAD9

ILO Statement to the TICAD9 Plenary Session on Ensuring Human Dignity and Human Security

The ILO’s official statement at the TICAD9 Plenary Session on “Peace and Security: Ensuring Human Dignity and Human Security” was delivered by André Bogui, ILO Assistant Director-General and Director of the Director-General’s Office. In his remarks,...

Op-ed

Disaster Risk Reduction in Africa Begins with Jobs

To mark the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), André Bogui, Assistant Director-General at the International Labour Organization, explains why investing in decent jobs is one of the most effective ways to reduce...

Empowering Mozambican youth through industry-based training

In a strategic effort to improve youth employability and practical skills, the International Labour Organization (ILO), through its IFAD-funded Projecta Jovem Project, has partnered with the Government of Mozambique and the National Institute for...

TVET Officials and Instructors Across Ethiopia skills strengthened on Core Skills

Strengthening institutional capacity to integrate core skills into TVET teaching and preparation programmes for potential migrant workers.

International Labour Standards

Namibia ratifies the ILO Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No.156)

Namibia becomes the 48th ILO member State to ratify Convention No. 156.

From awareness to action: Strengthening MSMEs with tools for ethical and sustainable business practices

NECA and the ILO trained 80 MSME focal persons in Lagos and Niger States on ethical and sustainable business practices using the Child Labour Reporting Template. The workshops strengthen compliance, improve reporting, and help enterprises tackle...

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

Business skills open doors: Amin’s journey from graduate to entrepreneur

With targeted training and mentorship from the ILO, a young entrepreneur in Ethiopia turned a backyard production into a fast-growing business—now supplying thousands of litres of shampoo across the Somali Region.

Capacity building for agricultural workers in Guinea: a step toward increased productivity and employability

From July 22 to August 1, 2025, two training sessions for agricultural workers, organized by the ILO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, marked a turning point in boosting the productivity and employability of agricultural...

Media advisory

ILO to highlight jobs and resilience at TICAD9

At the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), taking place in Yokohama, Japan from 20–22 August 2025, the International Labour Organization will be calling for greater investment in jobs and livelihoods to tackle the...

Video

Why invest in rural youth and jobs in agriculture in Africa?

In this interview, Juan Carlos Mendoza, Director of the Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) explains why IFAD is committed to invest in rural youth employment in...

Podcast

How rural youth are redefining agriculture in Africa

employment services

Building stronger employment services to empower Rwanda’s Youth

Kigali Rwanda (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO), in close collaboration with the Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA), has taken an important step in strengthening Rwanda’s employment services to better respond to...

Occupational Safety and Health

Tanzania moves to protect sanitation workers’ health, safety and dignity

Arusha (ILO News) - Tanzania has taken a bold and unprecedented step in advancing the rights, recognition, and protection of sanitation workers, a group of essential but often invisible frontline workers who safeguard public health while facing...

Renewed commitment to protecting South Africa's children: National day against child labour

Voices story | Labour market data

How my data collection work empowers Ghana’s farmers

Kalian Sampoa Gumah shares a day in her life as a survey enumerator in Ghana, collecting data from farming households and farm workers to inform employment policies and empower rural communities.

Tanzania Pilots Information Note to Prepare Migrant Workers for Oman

A pilot workshop in Dar es Salaam to test a new Information Note designed to help prospective migrant workers understand the realities of living and working in Oman.