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PROSPECTS Impact

Climate solutions drive dairy livelihoods for refugee and host communities in Ethiopia

A partnership led by the ILO is helping refugee and host communities in Ethiopia’s Somali Region increase incomes and build resilience through climate-smart dairy solutions.

Malawi takes a giant leap to strengthen labour market data for inclusive development

Malawi boosts labour market data systems as stakeholders, with ILO support, build skills to develop the country’s first integrated LMIS—aimed at improving real-time data, tackling youth unemployment, and strengthening evidence-based policy and...

Learning event

ILO-led workshop supports countries to strengthen recognition of prior learning systems

Countries from Africa and the Middle East share practical solutions to strengthen recognition of prior learning and expand access to decent work.

Partnership

ILO strengthens its commitment to decent work in the Sahel

A mission by the ILO Director-General to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger highlights the central role of decent work in promoting stability, resilience and inclusive development across the Alliance of Sahel States.

Convention 102

Burundi steps up on convention No. 102

BUJUMBURA (ILO News) – Burundi is taking a further step towards strengthening its social protection system by holding a tripartite workshop, on 14 and 15 April 2026 in Bujumbura, dedicated to the International Labour Organisation’s Convention No....

Zambia aligns education with tourism to boost skills and job creation

Zambia has reaffirmed its commitment to aligning education with tourism development to boost skills and job creation. Leaders and partners highlighted curriculum reforms, decent work and skills programmes to drive sustainable tourism growth.

skills, talent, youth employment

ILO champions youth employment at Sanaa festival 2026

The International Labour Organization (ILO) participated in the Sanaa Festival 2026, a dynamic platform that brought together young people, artists, entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions, and policymakers to explore opportunities for...

Migrant Workers Gain a Voice in South Sudan's Trade Union Movement

Thousands of migrant workers in South Sudan build homes, staff hotels, and trade in local markets. Most have no union to turn to. That is starting to change.

South Sudan Journalists Strengthened their Capacities to Report on Labour Migration with Depth and Accuracy

Labour migration in South Sudan is under-reported, often misunderstood, and rarely told from the perspective of the migrant workers themselves. A media roundtable in Juba aimed to change the starting point.

THAMM Plus

New evidence to strengthen skills mobility pathways in tourism and hospitality

Preliminary findings from an ILO-supported skills needs and mismatch study are informing cooperation between Egypt, Germany and Italy to better align skills development with labour market demand and support fair, effective labour mobility pathways...

South Sudan Employers Validate Roadmap for Fairer Labour Market

South Sudan's employers have a new five-year plan. This time, labour migration and worker protection are at the centre of it.

Impact story

Benter Bella’s journey towards inclusion in Kenya

In Kenya, Benter Bella Mboya is contributing to more disability-inclusive policies and systems, ensuring that lived experience informs national efforts supported by the ILO.

Impact story

Social protection services reach informal workers in Changamwe, Kenya

In Mombasa, a social protection fair is helping informal economy workers access essential services, demonstrating how outreach initiatives can improve coverage and inclusion.

In Cameroon, waste is turning into jobs and dignity

In Yaoundé, a scrap metal recycling scheme has helped to clean up an urban site, generate income and improve working conditions for more than 150 people. This initiative illustrates a wider transformation of the waste sector towards greater...

Safe and healthy plantations

The ILO strengthens workplace safety and health in Côte d’Ivoire rubber seed oil supply chain

THAMM Plus

Social protection training on migrant workers and refugees delivered in Arabic for the first time ...

The ITC-ILO course “Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees and their Families” has been delivered fully in Arabic for the first time, expanding capacity-building opportunities for Arabic-speaking partners.

Impact story

From invasive species to opportunity: ILO supports jobs and land restoration in Kenya

This video highlights how the ILO’s PROSPECTS programme, in partnership with the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) and Turkana County Government, is transforming a major environmental challenge into an opportunity for decent work and...

Zambia advances preparations to join UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection as a pathfinder

Zambia is stepping up preparations to join the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection, with efforts focused on boosting youth employment, strengthening skills development, and aligning priorities with the upcoming Ninth National...

International Women’s day

ILO Pretoria hosts dialogue on women in leadership in the world of work

A dialogue on International Women’s Day dialogue brought together women leaders from across Southern Africa to share experiences, address barriers to leadership, and identified practical actions to advance gender equality in the world of work.

PROSPECTS Impact

Young refugees and Ethiopians turn skills into thriving businesses with ILO support

Young refugees and host community members in Addis Ababa are gaining access to skills development, employment opportunities, finance and market linkages through the ILO-supported Youth-to-Youth Fund (Y2YF), implemented under the PROSPECTS programme...