All publications: Ethiopia
Lessons Learned report
Responding to Forced Displacement - Lessons from the International Labour Organization’s Engagement in the PROSPECTS Programme
This report provides analysis of ILO programming in contexts of forced displacement and draws on lessons that can inform how the ILO engages under the PROSPECTS Partnership and more widely.
Final Communique
Continental Consultation on the Draft Model Law on Labour Migration in Africa
From 16–18 June 2025 in Nairobi, the Pan-African Parliament, in collaboration with the ILO, AUC, and key partners, convened a landmark consultation to refine the Draft Model Law on Labour Migration. With the participation of parliamentarians, AU and...
Project brief
Building Resilience: Decent work and infrastructure for displaced communities in Somalia
In Baidoa, Somalia, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host community members are finding new hope through an ILO initiative funded by BMZ and KfW. By combining employment-intensive infrastructure projects with job...
ILO Policy brief
Protection in Action: Building Social Protection Floors for All
Expanding Social Health Protection to Refugees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Country Office for the Horn of Africa
ILO CO Addis Ababa: Annual Report 2023
The ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan’s Annual Report for 2023 highlights significant achievements in promoting social justice, decent work, and inclusive growth across the region. Key milestones include...
Workers’ organizations responding to the needs of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
This report explores the role of workers' organizations in supporting refugees and forcibly displaced persons within the framework of the ILO PROSPECTS programme. It highlights the organisations' efforts to promote decent work, non-discrimination,...
A Research Study
Barriers to Effective Labour Mobility in the African Leather Industry
The study conducted by the ILO JLMP Priority in 2021 and published by JLMP Action in 2024 aims to identify and analyse the barriers to effective labour mobility within the African leather industry. This report assesses the challenges faced...
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Ethiopia
A baseline study for Ethiopia in the area of relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practices in terms of implementation and in relation to the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour...
Research Brief
Promoting Care at Work in Ethiopia
This Research Brief, Promoting Care at Work in Ethiopia explores the availability and adequacy of care policies in the Ethiopia's garment sector.
Training Manual
Care at Work in Ethiopia's Garment Sector
Care at Work in Ethiopia’s Garment Sector: A Training Manual for Advancing the Rights of Workers with Family Responsibilities for trainers who are involved in awareness raising, capacity building and advocacy for workplace care policy packages,...
Frames of Portraits from PROSPECTS
ILO - Ethiopia 100th Anniversary Book
This ILO Ethiopia Centenary Historical Book showcases the highlights of 100 years of partnerships between the ILO and Ethiopia with historical photos and stories.
SCORE Programme Brochure
Introduction to the ILO SCORE Programme: Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises to grow and create better jobs.
One ILO Ethiopia: Results from worker phone surveys in foreign and Ethiopian apparel firms
This brief presents the results from eight rounds of a high-frequency phone survey undertaken with Ethiopian apparel workers between 2020 and 2022. The survey covers a period of intense turmoil for both the Ethiopian apparel sector and the country...
Assessment of Green Technical and Vocational Training and Skills development in Ethiopia
This report is the result of desk research, field work and on-line survey carried out on the issue of green TVT and Skills development in Ethiopia. The assessment was commissioned by ILO’s Global Programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning...
Global Synthesis Report
Executive Summary: Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice
This is an executive summary of ILO PROSPECTS' baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan
Training material
Basic English for Workplace Communication
Training manual equipped with a students’ book, a teacher’s guide, and a training of trainers’ guide that aims to improve the English language proficiency of potential migrants and migrants and enable them to become more competitive in the labour...
Global Synthesis Report
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice
A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan
Fact sheet
Country Fact Sheet: The ILO in Ethiopia 2023
Brochure of the PROSPECTS OF project on digital economy