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African trade unions advance social dialogue strategies for rural and agricultural workers

More than 50 trade union representatives and labour experts from 20 African countries are exchanging knowledge and developing practical strategies to strengthen the representation of rural and agricultural workers, facilitate access to social...

Cameroon lays foundation for recognizing skills gained through labour-based public works

Cameroon has taken an important step towards establishing a system to recognize skills gained through labour-based infrastructure programmes, paving the way for future certification and improved employment opportunities.

In Cameroon, road rehabilitation is opening pathways to work and services

Through the ILO Employment-Intensive Investment Programme, young women and men are gaining paid work and practical skills while helping improve a key community road in Cameroon's North-West Region.

ILO strengthens youth employment in Cameroon

The visit of the ILO Regional Director to Cameroon reinforces support for the Presidential Programme for Youth and Women’s Employment, with a focus on concrete results, social dialogue and inclusive policies.

In Cameroon, decent work in construction is rebuilding lives

In Cameroon’s North-West Region, an International Labour Organization project is helping young people gain skills, income and safer working conditions through labour-intensive public works that also strengthen community trust and resilience.

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...

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Analysis of the construction sector and related employment in Cameroon

This report presents an analysis of the construction sector in Cameroon, examining its contribution to GDP and employment, the extent of informality, and the opportunities to expand decent job creation through Employment-Intensive Investment...

Release of Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Cameroon (2021) to Support Employment Impact Assessment

New Cameroon SAM integrates employment indicators to support inclusive economic strategies.

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Employment Impact Assessment of the Logone Bridge Project in Cameroon

Measuring green jobs in the context of a just transition

ILO/KOICA cooperation

The Mbéré Fair in Meiganga (Adamaoua, Cameroon), November 29 to December 1, 2024

Under the chairmanship of the Prefect of Mbéré and in collaboration with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the communes of the Mbéré department, the ILO-KOICA project organized a fair called the “Foire du Mbéré” from November 29 to...

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Institutionalization of EmpIAs - 6 case studies

This paper reviews the experiences of six countries – Australia, Cameroon, Korea, Peru, the Philippines, and Rwanda – in the design and implementation of employment impact assessments (EmpIAs) at different phases of the budget and planning cycle....

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Employment impact assessment of the 11th European Development Fund to the National Participatory Development Programme in Cameroon

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STRENGTHEN2 workshop on measuring non-direct employment impacts

In Cameroon, ILO Director-General stresses the importance of cooperation for achieving decent work and extending social protection

During his visit, the Director-General met government officials, and representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Joint Labour Migration Programme

Advancing Social Protection for Migrant Workers: ECCAS Workshop to Validate Key Study

Government representatives and social partners in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) convene to validate a key study aimed at extending social protection to migrant workers, fostering greater dialogue and cooperation on social...

ILO Working paper 109

Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional and labour relations regimes in six African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa with a special emphasis on promoting decent working conditions...

HIMO MINHDU Project update: Development of urban infrastructure and decent jobs creation for peace and socio-economic resilience

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

This study examines the interrelationship of child labour and informality in 22 sub-Saharan countries.

Migrations

Conclusions: First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference concludes in Abidjan

ILO and social partners call to joint action to the challenges facing African migrant workers in Africa.