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HealthWISE and harrassment prevention in action at work

Strengthening safe and healthy workplaces in the Eastern Cape

A joint ILO and Department of Employment and Labour mission, under the ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Programme, is helping build safer, healthier and more respectful workplaces in the Eastern Cape through HealthWISE implementation and workplace...

Business steps forward in national HIV and TB response

The private sector is strengthening workplace action on HIV and TB, reinforcing the role of employers in protecting workers' health, boosting productivity, and building more resilient workplaces.

In Cameroon, road rehabilitation is opening pathways to work and services

Through the ILO Employment-Intensive Investment Programme, young women and men are gaining paid work and practical skills while helping improve a key community road in Cameroon's North-West Region.

Child Labour

Uganda strengthens community response to child labour

In Kalungu District, the CLEAR Supply Chains has successfully supported and strengthened an informal child protection structure to identify, monitor and resolve child labour in coffee producing communities. A total of 122 para-social workers were...

ILO and partners back Africa's push to put apprenticeships at the centre of its decent work agenda

Ministers, employers, workers and skills practitioners from across Africa gathered in Abuja to accelerate the transition from informal apprenticeships to quality, recognised skills pathways.

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

A grant, a business plan and 300 chickens: how ILO-supported competition helps poultry farmer grow in Ethiopia

Through entrepreneurship training and access to finance under the PROSPECTS programme, Hussien Saleman has expanded Al Nur Poultry Farm, created jobs for young people and strengthened local supply chains in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.

AfDB Annual Meetings

Productive jobs key to harnessing Africa's demographic dividend, ILO tells AfDB Annual Meetings

During the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, the International Labour Organization called for productive and decent job creation to be placed at the centre of economic transformation strategies while advancing cooperation with...

Kenya Validates National Strategy to Support Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Migrant Workers

Validating Kenya’s draft National Return and Reintegration Strategy to strengthen coordinated support for returning migrant workers and help them access livelihoods, services, and sustainable reintegration pathways.

360° video story

Breaking the silence in the cocoa fields: A virtual reality story from Nigeria

In this immersive virtual-reality film from Nigeria, young women from cocoa-growing communities share how child labour disrupted their childhoods, and how the ACCEL Africa project helped them gain skills, independence and hope for the future.

Building a Safety Net for Uganda's Returning Migrant Workers

Validating Uganda’s draft National Return and Reintegration Framework to strengthen coordinated support for returning migrant workers and improve access to reintegration services, skills development, and livelihoods.

ILO launches African work-based learning network

The International Labour Organization has launched a continental network of master trainers to support stronger, more inclusive work-based learning systems across Africa.

Social dialogue and tripartism

50 years of ILO Convention No. 144: putting tripartism into practice

Marking 50 years since its adoption, Convention No. 144 remains a key instrument for promoting tripartism and effective consultation on international labour standards.

Social Protection

Rwanda advances dialogue on extending social protection to informal workers

Under the theme “Building Strong Foundations, Social Protection that Works”, Government representatives, workers’ and employers’ organizations, United Nations Agencies and development partners gathered in Kigali for a high-level workshop on...

Werabe Polytechnic College and the Case for Operational Excellence in Pre-Departure Training

The case study examines how Werabe Polytechnic College strengthened the quality and delivery of overseas employment training for potential and returning migrants in Ethiopia. It highlights the college’s operational reforms, expanded training offer,...

ILO-EU Ghana-Zambia exchange mission strengthens skills development partnership

Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Permanent Secretary, Mr. Zechariah Luhanga praised Zambia–Ghana collaboration in skills development, highlighting its role in strengthening TVET, boosting employability, and supporting economic growth, during...

News

National dialogue in Uganda discusses decent work in the platform economy

With support from the ILO PROSPECTS programme, the National Organisation of Trade Unions convened a national dialogue in Kampala to strengthen workers’ representation and support social dialogue on decent work in the platform economy.

Occupational Safety and Health in Cocoa: The WIND approach presented to actors in the sector

In Côte d’Ivoire, the ILO brought together public actors, cocoa companies and cooperatives around the WIND approach, a participatory initiative aimed at improving working conditions, preventing child labour and promoting sustainable practices in...

Apprenticeship training for young people in the sub-prefectures of Grand-Zatry and M’Batto in Côte d’Ivoire

In Côte d’Ivoire, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, is supporting apprenticeship training for 57 young people in the sub-prefectures of Grand-Zatry and M’Batto. Through training in...

Strengthening the competencies of Occupational Safety and Health Officers in Kenya to prevent work related risks

The Ministry of Labour & Social Protection is training Occupational Safety and Health Officers (OSHOs) in Kenya with support from the International Labour Organization. This effort aims to enhance the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases...

Core skills for employability

ILO strengthens core skills in Ethiopia’s vocational training system to boost employability

Through the ILO Global Skills Programme, TVT trainers in Bahir Dar are turning core skills into classroom practice, helping institutions strengthen communication, teamwork, critical thinking, green skills and digital literacy so young people can...