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Towards improved coordination and action on labour and employment issues in the IGAD region

IGAD Region Media Competition on reporting Labour Migration

#EndChildLabour2021

World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...

#EndChildLabour2021

Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa

Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.

AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa

The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...

Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, ILO and UNICEF commit to ending Child Labour in Somalia

Mogadishu, 12 June 2021 – To commemorate the 2021 World Day against Child Labour, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund...

IGAD launches the process towards the establishment of a sectoral committee on labour and employment

UN Agencies and IGAD Secretariat launch a regional initiative to address migration and climate change in East Africa

Strengthening tripartism at IGAD Region

International Labour Standards

Somalia recognizes decent work for women and men as the foundation of peace and resilience

Somalia’s ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and six more ILO Conventions was marked in a virtual ceremony with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

Ten Year Action Plan on the Eradication of Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery In Africa (2020-2030): Agenda...

The Action Plan seeks to contribute to and support the acceleration of progress towards the achievement of the Agenda 2063 – SDG 8.7 target. This involves ending child labour by 2025 and forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery by 2030....

IGAD region Labour Market Assessment reports: eight upcoming reports

Somalia Labour Market Analysis with a focus on MW in the IGAD region

Communicating on labour migration: Improving media coverage and quality of reporting on labour migration in the IGAD region

Participants thought about the Labour Migration Analysis virtual meetings

ILO Webinar Examines Impact of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers in the SADC and IGAD Regions

In response to impacts of COVID-19 to migrant workers, the ILO encourages countries of origin and destination to develop mechanisms to implement policy responses that support the protection of migrant workers’ rights.

ILO Voices | Gender equality

Five steps to help women entrepreneurs cross the business gender divide

Women entrepreneurs tend to be stuck at the lower end of the business value chain, while their male counterparts make more profits at the high end. The ILO has developed a five step model to help women cross the business gender divide.

ILO strengthens the effort of labour migration governance experts in the IGAD region

Sectoral Assessment of Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in the Agriculture and Renewable Energy Sectors in Somalia

The potential of skills development and recognition for regulated labour mobility in the IGAD Region: A scoping study covering Djibouti,...