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Workshop on Strategic Compliance Planning on Namibia’s Fishing Sector

Namibia ratified ILO’s Work in the Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188) in 2018. The Convention entered into force on 20 September 2019. A three-day workshop on ‘strategic compliance planning in the fisheries sector was held to establish a coordination...

ILO hosts training of Business Development Services trainers in Kilimanjaro

The training aims to skill the trainers to help entrepreneurs to find innovative solutions to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ILO SKILL UP Ghana Project Supports the implementation of Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) in the Ghanaian Healthcare...

The ILO and the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) facilitated a capacity building workshop to support the development of a skills strategy for the healthcare sector in Ghana.

The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy

The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.

South African government goes live with its website on the Social and Solidarity Economy Policy process

The website features the work that was undertaken in developing the social and solidarity economy policy in the country between 2017-2021, with support from the ILO.

Improving access to easy and ready to use information for migrants and migrant workers returning to Nigeria

Workers organizations in Nigeria develop an Information Guide to complement the national Standard Operating Procedures and practices around sustainable return and reintegration of migrant workers

Towards improved labour migration governance in Djibouti

Capacity building workshop, 21-23 March 2022

ILO joins the Institute of Accountancy Arusha for a mid-term evaluation of apprenticeship programmes

The institute visited 213 apprentices at their industry attachments in two of the country's leading banking and insurance companies.

International Labour Organization’s Governing Body to elect new Director-General

The election of the 11th Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will take place on Friday 25 March 2022.

First project of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative launched in Senegal

The ILO, within the framework of the France-ILO partnership, has launched a project on "The social dimension of the ecological transition" in Senegal, representing the first project under the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative.

A road to building the capacity of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Ethiopia

ILO Voices | Women in management

I want to be a leader for Gambian youth

At the age of 22, Sainabou Jammeh is one of the first women in The Gambia to be managing Director of a construction company. She co-founded the company after participating in the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

Federation for Egyptian Industries (FEI) in partnership with the ILO organizes first Internship Day for young Science, Technology,...

The Federation of Egyptian Industries and the ILO cooperate to avail young graduates the opportunity for internships in industry, with the end aim of employment.

The ILO ProAgro Ethiopia Project organized the first regional Technical Working Group meeting in Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia

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Mozambique's National Institute of Social Security convenes award ceremony of journalism prize on contributory social protection

24 February 2022 - With the support of the ILO through the ACTION/Portugal project, the National Institute of Social Security of Mozambique organized an award ceremony to recognize the work done by journalists in supporting the dissemination of...

ILO joins the Government of Tanzania to celebrate the graduation of 2,537 graduates from RPL programme

The graduation ceremony was officiated by the Government of the Republic of Tanzania in Arusha.

Apprenticeship brings a new dawn for host community and refugee youth in Uganda

The ILO, with support from the government of the Netherlands and participation of the government of Uganda, employers and training institutes, has been able to place 95 hotel management apprentices in 40 hotels to gain on-the-job experience

ILO presents on the SSE to the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC)

The ILO made two presentations on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the 48th ARLAC Governing Council meeting for Ministers responsible for Labour/Employment/Manpower issues in Anglophone Africa and Ministerial High-Level Symposium on...

Training of Trainers and handbook validation on Core Skills in Agro-processing in Ethiopia

The ILO Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project Steering Committee Chart the Course for the Project

The ILO Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project Steering Committee Chart the Course for the Project The Steering Committee of the ILO Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project met on 27th January 2022 to map out strategies for...