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Kenya certifies cooperative trainers to strengthen child-labour-free coffee and tea supply chains

The ILO has certified 55 county-based trainers to strengthen cooperative governance and integrate child labour prevention into Kenya's coffee and tea sectors. The initiative is implemented through the ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry...

Skills for employability

Technical and vocational training strengthens core skills for better youth employment in Ethiopia

Through the ILO's Global Skills Programme, technical and vocational education and training instructors are integrating core skills into classroom practice, helping young people build the communication, teamwork, digital, green and problem-solving...

Building protection for 60,000 workers: Global Accelerator advances progress on Malawi’s Workers’ Compensation Fund

With support from the Global Accelerator Joint Programme, Malawi is advancing a Workers’ Compensation Fund to improve protection for 60,000 tea sector workers, ensuring faster, fairer compensation for workplace injuries while strengthening social...

Fair wages in agriculture

ILO and partners advance standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector

The ILO, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA), and tripartite partners have taken a key step toward establishing a standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector, following the validation of an assessment...

Labour Statistics

Labour Force Survey 2025 shows modest improvement in Eswatini's labour market

Journalists Across Eastern Africa Forge a Common Path on Migration Reporting

Strengthening ethical, accurate, and evidence based migration reporting across Eastern Africa while fostering regional media collaboration on labour migration, fair recruitment, and countering misinformation

Tujibidiishe SACCO Creates New Pathways for Kenya's Returned Migrant Workers to Build Sustainable Livelihoods

Supporting the sustainable reintegration of returned migrant workers in Mombasa through a SACCO model that combines entrepreneurship, cooperative development, savings, and access to finance to help build stronger and more resilient livelihoods

The Government of Mali and Japan, through the ILO, launch a project to combat child labour in Ségou

Funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the ILO in partnership with the Sasakawa Africa Association, the project aims to strengthen the economic resilience of vulnerable cotton-farming households and promote sustainable agricultural...

Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)

Growing, Greening and Creating Jobs in Rwanda

Social Protection

Nakuru advances inclusive social protection

Nakuru County is enhancing social protection for workers in the informal and rural economy through a collaborative process supported by the ILO and national partners. A Social Protection Extension Action Plan with priority interventions,...

South African firms turn productivity into better jobs

The ILO and Productivity SA are helping enterprises improve workplace systems, competitiveness and decent work.

ILO powers productivity in Ghana's garment and shea sectors

Through the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme, the ILO is strengthening organizations in Ghana's garment and shea sectors, helping enterprises, employers and workers improve productivity, strengthen representation and contribute to...

World Day against Child Labour

Learners raise the Red Card against Child Labour in joint World day commemoration

Advancing skills and climate-resilient roads in rural Zambia

A pilot road project in Mikango, Chongwe, is creating jobs, building skills and promoting climate-resilient construction. Using labour-based methods, 22 participants gained hands-on training while improving rural road access and supporting...

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt

ILO supports workplace safety and productivity in Egypt’s marble and leather tanning clusters

Workers and managers in Egypt's Shaq Al-Tho’ban marble cluster and Robbiki Leather City are identifying workplace risks, improving organization and strengthening cooperation to support safer and more productive enterprises.

Y-NEET project

Southern Mediterranean countries explore new pathways for young people not in employment, education or training to reconnect with...

Through regional peer learning and practical exchanges in Catalonia, representatives from ministries and public employment services across the Southern Mediterranean explored approaches to better reach, support and engage young people not in...

Decent Work and Social Justice

Delivering Impact, Expanding Opportunity

The first half of 2026 has demonstrated that meaningful progress is achieved when people remain at the centre of development.

Ghana marks World Day Against Child Labour with renewed call for collective action

Ghana marked the 2026 World Day Against Child Labour with awareness-raising activities and community engagement events to promote children's rights and decent work for adults. The activities were supported by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project, financed...

Taking labour migration to the classrooms in Dar es Salaam

Raising youth awareness of labour migration governance, fair recruitment, and regular migration pathways through public lectures that equip students in Dar es Salaam with practical knowledge for informed employment and migration decisions.

Tanzania Journalists Capacity Strengthened to Promote Safe and Fair Labour Migration Reporting

Strengthening responsible, accurate, and evidence based reporting on labour migration in Tanzania while fostering closer collaboration between the media, government, social partners, and the ILO on safe and fair migration issues.