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Egypt's Multi-Faceted Approach: Digitalizing Inspections, Establishing Strong Partnerships on the Eliminating Child Labour, and Promoting...

Over the past few months, through collaborative efforts and partnerships, Egypt has made significant strides in these areas, implementing three distinct activities. Let's take a closer look at each of these initiatives.

Uniting Against Child Labour: A Celebration of Progress and Vision for a Future Free of Child Exploitation in Egypt

COOP Unit participates in the ILO’s 8th Regulating Decent Work research conference

The 8th RDW Conference in 2023 took place at the ILO in Geneva between July 10-12, 2023. It addressed the impact of interconnected crises, COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, conflicts, and disruptions to global supply chains, on the world of work.

Strengthening Africa's capacity to tackle child labour and domestic work through data analysis

The ILO and the African Union Commission (AUC) are partnering to empower African countries in collecting, processing, and analysing child labour data and domestic work statistics.

Our work with supply chain actors!

Below is a compilation of guiding documents produced by employer organizations to support their members on mainstreaming child labour across their operations.

A roadmap to support gender equality, women’s entrepreneurship, and the formalization of enterprises in Nigeria takes shape

Stakeholders participated in a workshop to develop a roadmap and monitoring framework. The workshop aimed to foster collaboration and implement effective strategies.

Business Formalization

Gambia moves towards business formalization

The ILO assists the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in launching a digital platform on formalization

ACCEL Africa Paves the Way for Change in Cote d'Ivoire's Cocoa and Gold Mining Value Chains

The ACCEL Africa project recently concluded its capitalization workshop, marking an important milestone in its goal to accelerate action or elimination of child labour in the cocoa and artisanal gold mining value chains in Côte d'Ivoire.

Capacity Building of Labour officers on Labour inspections and HIV/AIDS at Four Points Sheraton, Arusha Tanzania

The ILO Decent Work Country Program under priority 3 focuses on the governance, rights, and dialogue through which matters of compliance with labour standards, elimination of gender equality and non-discrimination, HIV prevention, Disability...

Integrating Social Dialogues in creating more decent jobs in the agro-processing sector - The ProAgro Ethiopia project experience

ILO, Government of Sierra Leone and Social Partners Launch The SL-DWCP II 2023-2027 in Freetown

With the financial and technical assistance provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Government of Sierra Leone and Social Partners formulated the second-generation Decent Work Country Programme (SL-DWCP) 2023 – 2027 which was...

Skill development for refugees

Women defy gender norms, access vocational training on hard labour occupations in Ethiopia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners have introduced tailored courses, empowering refugee and host community members to gain professional skills and pursue meaningful careers.

Press Release: A Technical Tripartite Workshop on formulating Skills Partnerships for Labour Migration in the East and Horn of Africa...

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme, is organising a Technical Tripartite Workshop on formulating skills partnerships for labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa...

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme Ghana

ILO Ghana and ILO Ethiopia exchange knowledge on boosting productivity growth and promoting decent work

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme Ghana visited ILO Ethiopia to explore effective interventions and practices of the ILO SIRAYE Programme to improve and modernize Ghana’s textile and garment industry.

43rd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

The 43rd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 16 May 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, EMES,...

STRENGTHEN2

STRENGTHEN2 participates in the 19th Regional Seminar in Kigali, Rwanda

ACCEL Cote d'Ivoire

Taking stock of initiatives to expand access to Universal Health Coverage (CMU) for cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire: Assessment and...

In Côte d'Ivoire, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project piloted an innovative approach to extend Universal Health Coverage (CMU) to vulnerable cocoa farmers. Stakeholders from cooperatives, cocoa exporters and health centers who participated in the first...

Promoting a whole-of-government approach to address decent work deficits in the informal economy in Zimbabwe.

After two years of nation-wide consultations, coordinated in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP Zimbabwe), the ILO supported the Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare to review the proposed National...

ACCEL Africa: Advancing Responsible Gold Mining for Livelihoods and Rights

The video presents the approaches undertaken by the ACCEL Africa project in Mali, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire to foster the formalization of the ASGM sector in the three target countries, providing insights from miners, local leaders, Government’s...

ACCEL Africa: World Day Against Child Labour 2023