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ADWA' project

ILO leads gender-responsive transition to a greener economy in Egypt

Empowering workplaces in driving change

ILO's commitment to non-discrimination, equality, diversity and inclusion in South Africa

Cooperatives promote decent work in Uganda's coffee supply chain

Organized on November 19, 2024, the event presented preliminary findings of an assessment carried out by the ILO in Uganda in the coffee supply chains. It allowed coffee stakeholders to engage in a discussion on the challenges of achieving decent...

Fighting child labour through financial innovation: a call to action in Nigeria’s cocoa and gold value chains

Child labour remains a pressing issue in Nigeria, especially in the cocoa and artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors, affecting 39.2% of children aged 5 to 17, as per a 2022 survey. To address this, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project has...

Partnership

UN agencies partner with Kenya to promote safe migration, mobility and social inclusion

UN agencies and Kenya launch a $28.5M Joint Programme (2024-2026) to promote safe migration, mobility, and social inclusion. The initiative supports Kenya’s Vision 2030 through policy, capacity building, and partnerships.

Laine Tej: A blueprint for inclusive and sustainable enterprise in Tunisia

In the heart of northern Tunisia, Laine Tej transforms local wool into sustainable creations. Supported by the ILO's Jeun’ESS program, it’s a model of sustainable development and inclusive innovation.

Award ceremony recognizes Damietta’s entrepreneurship pioneers

Damietta's vibrant entrepreneurial spirit took centre stage at the closing ceremony of the “Rowad Damietta” competition, where outstanding entrepreneurs were recognized for their achievements.

Launch of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee for the Entrepreneurial Statute: The ADIJEFE project paves the way for the Formalization...

On November 28, 2024, the workshop to set up the monitoring and evaluation committee for the status of the entrepreneur marked an important milestone in the project to improve the system for integrating young people and formalizing businesses...

ADWA' project

ILO advances gender-responsive just transition in Egypt

The ILO promotes strategies that empower women’s entrepreneurship development and climate action within the principles of the Decent Work Agenda.

Labour Migration in East and Horn of Africa

Boosting Growth in Assela's Poultry Sector Through Innovation

Promoting innovation and enhancing local economic opportunities through a creative business idea competition for the poultry industry in Ethiopia.

Measuring green jobs in the context of a just transition

ILO Director-General meets Zimbabwean President, tripartite constituents, on first official visit to Zimbabwe

On his first visit to Zimbabwe since taking office as ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need for greater social justice as well as the challenges of creating more decent work opportunities.

Empowering communities to combat child labour: The Mwezze Hack

This article highlights the Community Hackathon held in Mbale, Uganda, where young people from vulnerable communities came together to develop innovative solutions to combat child labour. Through teamwork and creativity, participants identified key...

Leveraging finance for sustainable solutions to child labour in Côte d’Ivoire

This article highlights the outcomes of a recent workshop organized by the ILO and APIF-CI, which brought together financial sector stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire to address child labour through inclusive financial strategies. The event emphasized...

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How the ILO supports digital transformation of Uganda's Industrial Court

Skills and Lifelong Learning in Africa

ILO and the Government of Norway renew their partnership

The Government of Norway and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have renewed their strategic partnership agreement for 2024-2025 to strengthen the skills development eco-system in targeted countries and contribute to human development...

CAPSA Partners' regional knowledge sharing and closeout conference

CAPSA Project Celebrating Wins

Celebrating the wins in the fight against child labour, forced labour, trafficking in persons and violations of acceptable conditions of work.

Angola strengthens labour statistics to increase capacity to measure employment and labour underutilisation

The training on measuring employment and the underutilization of the workforce aims to train Angolan executives in measuring the workforce.

Labour Migration in East and Horn of Africa

A step forward in improving labour migration governance in Somalia: Labour Migration Policy validated

Refining and finalizing a policy framework in Somalia designed to strengthen labour migration governance and address existing policy gaps.

Collaborative dialogues for Just Transition and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia

ILO ProAgro Ethiopia partners with FES and ActionAid to promote national stakeholders’ alliance for advocacy