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Sierra Leone strengthens protections and decent work for domestic workers

Government, workers, employers, and development partners strengthen collaboration to transform Convention No. 189 commitments into better protection, dignity, and decent working conditions for domestic workers.

Communities hope for new opportunities as Tondola–Bunumbu road rehabilitation begins

The rehabilitation of the 21.8-kilometre Tondola–Bunumbu road is expected to create jobs, improve access to markets and essential services, and unlock new economic opportunities for thousands of families across Kailahun District.

ILO Working Paper 171

The role of national social dialogue institutions in shaping investment policies

This paper examines how national social dialogue institutions can help align foreign direct investment with decent work and sustainable development. Drawing on eleven case studies, it highlights emerging practices, institutional challenges and...

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.

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Delivering growth: how SIYB helped Coffee Couriers scale in Sierra Leone

Coffee Couriers Sierra Leone strengthened its operations and growth potential through SIYB training, helping the enterprise professionalize its services, improve systems and expand within Freetown’s emerging coffee market.

Institutional capacity building

Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation empowers businesses with Labour Law Guide and Training

With ILO ACT/EMP support, the Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation launched a Practical Employers’ Guide and held training to enhance compliance with national labour laws. The initiative strengthens decent work and promotes a fair, productive business...

A single mother turned business coach: Mary Alpha’s journey in Sierra Leone

Mary Alpha’s journey from single mother to business coach and founder, empowering over 1,200 entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone through training, mentorship, and inclusive rural development initiatives.

ILO supports Sierra Leone’s labour transformation, unveiling historic job tracking platform

Sierra Leone, with the support of the ILO, has taken a bold step in reshaping its labour landscape with the successful hosting of National Labour Conference and the launch of the Sierra Leone Labour Market Information System (SL-LMIS), with Sierra...

New incentives needed to make enterprise formalization more attractive

At an InfoPoint conference organized by the European Commission, the ILO discussed ways to make the transition of enterprises towards formality more attractive.

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS: Supporting Informal Enterprises Transition Towards Sustainable Growth and Formalization (Sierra Leone)

ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme Empowers Communication Officers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Opportunity Salone project in Sierra Leone has trained communications officers of various institutions on writing skills and storytelling.

ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme empowers youths in Bombali district

Makeni, the headquarter town of Bombali district, receives huge support from the ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme funded by the EU, to maintain 14km feeder roads and thereby create links within the communities, providing decent jobs for unskilled...

EU-Funded Program Transforms Sierra Leone's Rural Roads, Empowering Communities and Bolstering Economic Growth

In a remarkable collaborative effort, the International Labor Organization (ILO), with funding from European Union (EU), executes crucial routine maintenance on approximately 33.05 kilometres of roads in the Bo, Kenema, Bombali, and Port Loko...

ILO hosts knowledge-sharing event on Opportunity Salone Programme in Sierra Leone

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) convened a knowledge sharing event on the Opportunity Salone Programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone in December 2023. The Knowledge share events brought together SME businesses to discuss and share ideas on...

ILO Intervention Boost Vegetable Farming in Port Loko District

ILO Opportunity Salone Programme is bridging the gap in the vegetable value chain by creating access to good seeds, tools, finances, and direct training for farmers to scale up production processes, backed by the funding support from the EU, in...

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

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

ILO Empowers Sierra Leonean SMEs in Palm Oil Production

The Opportunity Salone Programme, supported by the EU, is propelling positive transformation in Sierra Leone's palm oil industry. Through capacity building and access to finance, the program contributes to the creation of 4,000 jobs for men, women...

Market Systems Analysis of the Cassava, Palm Oil, Vegetables Sectors in the Districts of Port Loko, Bombali, Kenema and Bo of Sierra Leone

The Opportunity Salone Programme is a project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) under the framework of the European Union’s Jobs and Growth Programme in Sierra Leone. The objective of the Programme is to contribute to large...

EU-Funded Program Transforms Sierra Leone's Rural Roads, Empowering Communities and Bolstering Economic Growth

In a remarkable collaborative effort, the International Labor Organization (ILO), with funding from European Union (EU), executes crucial routine maintenance on approximately 30.5 kilometres of roads in the Bo, Kenema, Bombali, and Port Loko...

Decent Work Country Programme for Sierra Leone (SL-DWCP II) 2023-2027

The DWCP II aims to to mobilize all resources to create jobs and working conditions where Sierra Leoneans, especially women, youth, people with disabilities (PWD), and vulnerable groups, can work in freedom, safety and dignity - Mr. Alpha Tambo,...