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COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...
World Day Against Child Labour
Message from ILO Regional Office for Africa to mark the World Day against Child Labour 12 June 2020
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...
Responding to the Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 in West Africa: A Trade Union Perspective
This study was commissioned by the Organisation of Trade Unions in West Africa with financial support from the International Labour Organisation Country Office in Abuja Nigeria. The study cover 7 countries- Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Cote...
4th Ordinary Congress of Africa Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa)
Opening remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa
Theme: “Unite and Make a Difference".
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 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...
Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Sierra Leone: Main Findings
Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Sierra Leone
Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Sierra Leone: Brochure
The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Sierra Leone was assessed through a careful review of secondary data, findings from a large national enterprise survey, in-depth interviews and supplementary information from published and...
ILO Supports SME Development in Sierra Leone with Training Of Trainers Workshop On Improving Your Exhibiting Skills
ILO’s SME development Project in Sierra Leone organises a Training of Trainers workshop on “Improve Your Exhibition Skills” (IYES) to build the capacity of local trainers and Business Development Services providers to support entrepreneurs organize...
African Development Bank ILO Cooperation: Factsheet
The African Development Bank and ILO: Enhancing cooperation on creating decent jobs for youth, labour migration and mobility and the future of work in Africa to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
Towards the urgent elimination of hazardous child labour
“Children are more vulnerable to risk than adults. Urgent action is needed to ensure no child under the age of 18 is in hazardous child labour,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour.
ILO World Social Protection Report 2017-2019 : 82 per cent of Africans are left without social protection
New ILO report shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all. The World Social Protection Report launched in Abuja December 12, 2017.
Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon of Nigeria Appointed ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa
Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, the new ILO Regional Director for Africa, took part in the High Level Conference on “a renewed partnership with Africa” in Brussels as part of the European Parliament’s Africa Week. She also addressed the European...
Studies on employment and extractive industry-dominated African countries
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 221
The International Labour Organization and the Government of Sierra Leone join forces to promote Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
ILO signs Memorandum of Understanding to pledge its support for the development of the MSME sector in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone: country brief W4Y
Work for Youth (W4Y) - (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project: GLO/11/01/MCF
Fragile States
First dialogue on the Future of Work in fragile states
Freetown will be hosting a two-day Dialogue on the Future of Work for young people in fragile states to reach consensus on actions to be implemented by ILO constituents in Liberia and Sierra Leone to improve access to decent work.
The Strategic Plan Of The Organization of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA) 2016 - 2020
The OTUWA Strategic Plan is a product of the reports from the Strategic Planning Workshop in Abuja, and the Rebooting Conference in Dakar.