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Strengthening Data of Ethiopian Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia

Enhancing the operational capacity of Ethiopian Diplomatic Missions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Pioneering the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

A consultative workshop for Drafting the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund (KMWWF) Bill in Naivasha, Kenya

IEC materials to promote decent work in the fisheries industries in Namibia

The EU funded Sustainable Supply Chains to Build Forward Better project in Namibia has developed information, education and communication materials (IEC) to support the promotion of compliance to national and international standards as well as...

ProAgro Ethiopia project conducted the third Amhara Region Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting

Charting a Path to Success through fostering social dialogue and collaboration on Labour Migration in Kenya

Second Technical Working Group (TWG) on Labour Migration

HLPF side event on "Leveraging Social Innovation to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals" co-hosted by the ILO, Canada, Costa Rica,...

The side event took place on July 18, 2023 at the UN Headquarters in New York, bringing together countries and stakeholders with shared and diverse views to discuss how social innovation can be leveraged to advance the SDGs.

Building Consensus on Skills Partnerships and Training for Labour Migration

The Second Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Skills for Labour Migration

Enhancing Labour Migration through Skills Partnerships

Formulating skills partnerships for Labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa region (EHoA)

World Day Against Child Labour 2023 - National Walk Against Child Labour in Nigeria

The walk was led by the Permanent Secretary of the FML&E Daju Kachollom, Vanessa Phala the Country Director of the ILO, and members of the children's parliament, adding the voices of the young to the campaign against child labour.

Nigeria Stakeholders, Validates the Child Labour National Referral Mechanism to optimize Child Labour Interventions

On the 6th of July 2023, The National Referral Mechanism and Stakeholders' Mapping document was finalized, reviewed, and validated at a hybrid validation workshop

ILO, GSS work with stakeholders to develop productivity measurement

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have successfully concluded a two-day stakeholder discussion on developing a national labour and multi-factor productivity measurement.

Advancing digitalisation for improved Labour Migration Governance in Ethiopia

ILO Biometric readers and IT equipment handover ceremony to the MoLS

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World Refugee Day Run and Exhibition: Uniting communities for hope and inclusion

The run and exhibition organized on the occasion of World Refugee Day in Egypt became a powerful expression of unity and inclusivity, with hosts and refugees demonstrating their support to a more welcoming and inclusive environment for all.

Capacity and Coordination among key Stakeholders in Tanzania involved in Labour Migration Strengthened

A Tripartite Dialogue on Labour and Mixed Migration

A returnee raised her income and improved her skills

Migrant workers who lack proper information usually end up extending their stay, despite their visas having expired, putting them in danger of being classified as irregular/undocumented migrants. Migrants are even more vulnerable in such situations...

Closing the Gender Data Gap on Unpaid Domestic and Care Work

The ILO, UN Foundation, and Data 2X partnered to launch a programme of technical assistance to African countries on the collection, processing, and analysis of statistics on own use provision of service work (colloquially termed unpaid domestic and...

The AIMS help equip Experts with Skills to Integrate Migrants and Returnees into the Economy

The Approach to Inclusive Market Systems Certification Programme

44th Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

The 44th UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND,...

LO COOP presents and explores collaboration on SSE at KOICA headquarters

On Thursday July 6, ILO COOP had the opportunity to present areas of work and potential for collaboration to staff from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) at their Headquarters in Seongnam.

Launch of the mass open online course on the social and solidarity economy