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Manage.COOP, a new ILO training programme to support existing cooperatives, pilot tested in Tanzania

The ILO’s Cooperatives Unit (COOP) organized a pilot training of trainers’ (ToT) workshop to test Manage.COOP, a newly developed training tool.

Inclusive Futures: Fostering Social Protection for Migrant Workers

Regional training on Extending Social Protection for Migrant Workers to enhance tripartite plus partners' understanding of policy measures and strategies for extending social protection to all in the region, with a particular focus on migrant...

Facilitating improved capacity development and peer-learning with MRCs from Africa and Southeast Asia for enhanced migrants rights protection.

Migrants Rights Protection Improved through Strengthening Capacity and Knowledge Management of Migrant Resources Centres in Nigeria

Between September and October 2023, the Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) managed by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment (FMLE) conducted Training of Trainers workshops for staff of the Centres in the areas of Pre-Departure Orientation...

From classroom to community: Ugandan teachers' fight against child labour

Resilience in action: Ramanzan’s transformation through skill-based empowerment

Cultivating security through ACCEL Africa’s transformational journey

Kwame Kadiu, a 50-year-old coffee and cocoa farmer shares his incredible journey of personal and professional transformation thanks to the ACCEL Africa project. His experience was marked by the discovery of WIND (Work Improvement in Neighborhood...

Towards sustainable and balanced agriculture: The inspiring story of Nguessan Affoue-Georgette in Paksou

Paksou is a village located 12 kilometers from the sub-prefecture of Grands Zattry, in Ivory Coast known for its varied agricultural activities, notably the cultivation of cocoa, rubber, oil palm, cashew, and food crops. The population, estimated at...

ILO Voices | Informal economy

Formalization is transforming my shea butter business

Zakaria Adama Lacera shares the challenges and rewards of formalizing her shea butter production and soap business in Ghana.

Launching the Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises (SURE) training programme in Bulawayo District: Empowering Growth-Oriented Enterprises...

The Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises Training Programme was launched in Bulawayo – the second largest in Zimbabwe. In addition, a six-day training programme covering a wide range of topics crucial for business success was conducted.

The unionization of informal workers: Transforming Malawi's tea and coffee sectors

Partnership

More young women and men to benefit from renewing a partnership for decent work

International Labour Organization signs a new partnership with Methanex to support youth employment in Damietta. 

Advancing decent work for and social justice for rural youth in Namibia

The rural-based young people in Namibia came under the spotlight at a symposium organized by the Bank of Namibia titled, “Transformation of the Rural Economy in Namibia,” which aimed to unravel the state of the rural economy and its impact on the...

Labour migration

First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference Kicks Off in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

ILO and African Union Commission join forces to protect migrant workers' rights

The SEDWAY project equips youth with technical and vocational skills

With funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the SEDWAY project seeks to support the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) to facilitate entrepreneurship and skills development through vocational and technical training for youths.

Fostering Freedom of Association in the fisheries sector in Namibia

A two-day workshop for the social partners in the fishing sector was held to foster understanding of freedom of association, collective bargaining, dispute prevention and resolution as well as negotiation skills.

STRENGTHEN2

The STRENGTHEN2 project is reinforcing local technical capacities and the institutionalization of Employment Impact Assessments in Cameroon

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana

Enterprise formalisation takes centre stage as a bottle-neck to productivity growth in Ghana

ILO to adapt Formalise Your Business tool for pilot in Ghana’s Textile sector

Somalia's Migrant Resource Centre in Action

A Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) is established in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Migration

ILO and AUC unite for the protection of migrant workers' rights

An African conference for common action and position in favour of migrants' rights is held in Abidjan.

Improved productivity evidence for better policy making in South Africa

In this interview, Mothunye Mothiba, Chief Executive Officer of Productivity South Africa, discusses how partnering with the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work team will improve productivity analytics to support policy work involving key...