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Skills Partnership on Migration

Presentation by Christine Hofmann, Specialist, Skills and Employability.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | NIGERIA - “The ILO project will contribute to the elimination of child labour in Nigeria’s supply chains”

Nigeria is one of the six countries covered by a new ILO project to accelerate the elimination of child labour in African supply chains.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | NIGERIA - “I was an experienced trainer before but I am even more since I completed the training on...

An ILO training for trainers made it possible for Mailafiya Stephen Jock to learn new skills and train more people on agricultural cooperatives.

SOCIAL PROTECTION SECTOR REVIEW IN NIGERIA

To support the Social Protection Sector Review in Nigeria, stakeholders hold a workshop to carefully outline the strategy and method of data collection as well as redesign the data collection tools to be more country specific.

Stepping up the fight against child labour

GENEVA (ILO News) – A large gap remains between the ratification of Conventions on child labour and the actions countries take to deal with the problem, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report marking the tenth anniversary of...

Youth delegates call for systematic changes to global youth employment policies

Young leaders at the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum in Nigeria highlight need for better jobs, entrepreneurship, training and rights.

ILO Director-General visits ILO entrepreneurship training at Abuja Migrant Resource Centre

ILO Conducts Start and Improve Your Business Step Down Training for Beneficiaries of Migrant Resource Centres in Abuja, Nigeria.

Global Youth Employment Forum

The disturbing reality of youth employment

In a speech at the opening of the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum in Abuja, Nigeria, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, said much more needs to be done to improve the employment prospects of young people.

The Director-General, Nigeria National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) visits ILO Country Office, Abuja

The NYSC Director-General paid a courtesy visit to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone to discuss deepening relations with the Federal Agency as regards youth employment and...

ILO PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ECOWAS LABOUR MARKET GOVERNANCE

In order to strengthen dialogue, coordination and collaboration among Member States in the Labour and Employment fields within the region, the ECOWAS Commission organised a 3-day General Assembly of the ECOWAS Tripartite Social Dialogue Forum in...

ILO and GIZ Launch Business Management Training In Abuja, Nigeria, to Support Employment Prospects of Potential and Return Migrants In...

To promote income earning and employment opportunities among potential and returning migrants, the ILO in collaboration with GIZ organized a two-week Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training for staff of migration and employment resource...

ILO Supports SME Development for Women in Nigeria with Training of Trainers Workshop on Improving Exhibition Skills

ILO organises a Training of Trainers workshop on “Improve Your Exhibition Skills” (IYES) to build the capacity of Business Development Services providers supporting female and rural entrepreneurs to successfully organize and participate in trade...

ILO calls actors to join the movement against child labour in Africa

On the Celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organisation calls actors and organisations to join and add their voices towards the acceleration of the worldwide movement against child labour.

Gbenga Alabi, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Business Coalition

ACCEL Africa holds its first regional consultation meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

National project coordinators and tripartite representatives from six countries covered by the Accel Africa project, participated in its first regional consultation meeting held in Abidjan.

Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa)

Partners Commends the ILO for Its Support to Nigeria, Ask for More

The year 2019 is observed across the world as the Centenary year of the ILO. The year also marks the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of the ILO in Africa, with its first African Office in Lagos, Nigeria. Celebrating the ILO in Nigeria was...

ILO CO-Abuja Centenary and 60th Anniversary in Nigeria Exhibition Brochure

This brochure has been developed in commemoration of the ILO Centenary and 60th anniversary in Nigeria with the objective of highlighting some of the major achievements of the ILO and its tripartite partners in Nigeria. We hope it will provide some...

Art for social change

Documentary films tell gripping human stories of what work means today

ILO marked its Centenary by screening documentaries about labour issues from 7 countries all over the world in collaboration with Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival. The films are captivating imprints of the world of work...

Training on ILO’s SIYB to Boost Agri-business in Kaduna State: Food Africa Project

The ILO is supporting entrepreneurship development in Jere Kaduna, Nigeria using its global business management training programme “Start and Improve Your Business” (SIYB) to train entrepreneurs. The training workshop being implemented under the...