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West Africa strengthens migration governance through landmark regional training on data harmonisation

Regional actors unite in Cabo Verde to enhance migration data systems, empowering evidence-based policies, protecting migrant workers, and advancing free movement across ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania.

ILO entrepreneurship training helps Ethiopian returnee rebuild after tragedy

After surviving a fire while working abroad, Semira Maye returned to Ethiopia facing debt, injury and uncertainty. Through the ILO-supported SIYB programme, she launched a clothing business and regained financial independence.

PROSPECTS Impact

From skills to income: youth in Ethiopia turn training and grants into businesses

Supported by the ILO’s Youth-to-Youth Fund, refugee and host community youth in Ethiopia are using business training and seed funding to launch enterprises and generate income.

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Timorese women turn coconut waste into business opportunities

From discarded husks to marketable products, women in Timor-Leste are building greener livelihoods and new sources of income.

IMRF stakeholders strengthen commitments to wage and social protection for migrant workers

A high-level dialogue at the International Migration Review Forum 2026 explored practical ways to include migrant workers in wage and social protection systems across the migration corridor between Africa, Asia and the Gulf, with the support of the...

Nepal advances for stronger social protection for migrant workers at home and abroad

National dialogue calls for better coordination across the migration cycle and closer alignment with destination-country systems.

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Bringing knowledge to the fields: How mobile training is transforming vanilla farming in Timor-Leste

Farmers in remote communities are gaining skills, confidence, and new opportunities through mobile training delivered directly to their villages.

Ethiopia Showcases Job Centres as Cornerstone of Skills-Led Economic Revolution

On 21 April 2026, high-level EU and Swedish officials visited Ethiopia's Bole Woreda 12 Job Centre to witness the country's employment and labour migration reforms. The visit demonstrated how Ethiopia's coordinated approach to labour market...

Rethinking social protection across borders for migrant domestic workers

A research event organized by the ILO STREAM Programme presented new research and practical solutions to ensure that those who provide care across the South Asia–GCC corridor are themselves protected and cared for.

Partnership

African Union and ILO advance second joint plan to drive decent work and social justice in Africa

The African Union and the ILO are launching a new phase of their partnership to drive jobs, skills, social protection and inclusive growth across Africa, with a 2025–2029 plan focused on scaling up delivery and measurable impact.

Press Release

Advancing evidence-based reforms towards protecting rights of Nepali migrant workers

The ILO-supported studies contribute to stakeholder dialogue and evidence-based policymaking on fair recruitment, decent work, and stronger social protection for Nepali migrant workers.

ILO, Kerala strengthen efforts to promote decent work for migrant care workers

Focusing on nurses, care assistants and domestic workers from Kerala, the ILO-supported dialogue proposes ways to strengthen institutional frameworks for safe migration for migrant care workers from India.

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Bridging the gap between training and work in Timor-Leste

Employment counsellors and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers are gaining the skills to help job seekers navigate the country’s upgraded online job portal.

Kenya Establishes Foundation for Evidence-based Labour Migration Governance through First National Statistics Report

Over 103,800 Kenyans worked abroad in 2024/2025, sending home USD 4.9 billion. Yet until now, the data behind that movement lived in silos. Kenya is changing that.

Ethiopia and South Africa Exchange Lessons on Strengthening Labour Market Information Systems

Ethiopia's labour market information system exists. The question is how to make it work better. Four days in South Africa offered some answers.

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.

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.

ILO calls for stronger social protection for all workers affected by climate change

A new ILO brief shows how countries can extend social protection to migrants, refugees and displaced people, helping to strengthen resilience and support a just transition.

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.