All resources: South Africa

Skills development

South Africa Advances Just Transition with Skills for Green Jobs

Inclusive Social Dialogue Sessions in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga provinces are helping shape skills development strategies to support a just transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy.

Trainer Manual

Labour-Intensive Construction (LIC) Orientation Training Course: Trainer Manual

Learner Manual

Labour-Intensive Construction (LIC) Orientation Training Course: Learner Manual

A learner manual for the Labour-Intensive Construction (LIC) Orientation Training Course, designed to build the knowledge and skills of technical and non-technical officials involved in South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme. It supports...

Best practices

Compendium of promising practices for the promotion of jobs and skills for a green economy

This Compendium presents practical examples of interventions promoting green jobs and skills for green jobs, that were supported by development partners from the G7 and the European Union (EU). Each case, demonstrating proof of impact and responding...

Assessment & Evaluation Guide

Labour-Intensive Construction (LIC) Orientation Training Course: Assessment & Evaluation Guide

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Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States explore Employment Impact Assessments

Response to SADC Ministers' Call for Action

Southern African Developing Communities and ILO Partner to build regional capacity on Employment Impact Assessments

Advancing occupational safety and health in the informal economy

Training workshop empowers local actors to improve safety and health of waste pickers

How Property Point is transforming business development support?

Supporting small businesses build decent workplaces

Decent Work in Construction

National Union of Mineworker's Drive for Change in the Construction Industry, empowering workers

Gauteng Stakeholders Unite to Explore Automotive Industry Cluster

Inclusive growth in motion, Stakeholders mobilize for automotive industry cluster

Multi-stakeholder initiative led by Automotive Industry Development Centre, Department of Small Business Development, and ILO aims to drive inclusive, competitive, and sustainable growth in South Africa’s automotive sector

Voices from Sea and Shore: Reflections from the 8.7 Accelerator Lab for Decent Work in Fishing

Fishing is one of the most dangerous and least protected jobs in the world. In South Africa, that's starting to change thanks to the 8.7 Accelerator Lab Initiative.

Framework Working Group

Artificial intelligence adoption and its impact on jobs

This paper, drawing primarily upon recent and ongoing research at the ILO, suggests a landscape where AI is more likely to augment human capabilities and enhance productivity in many roles rather than leading to widespread automation, although...

Southern Africa investment agencies join ILO-WAIPA Training on sustainable investment

Investment Promotion Agencies from South Africa (InvestSA) Namiba (NIPDN) and Lesotho (LNDC) participated in the 10th edition of the ILO/WAIPA course on “Investment facilitation and Sustainable Development

Project results

Promoting productivity and decent work in South Africa’s clothing manufacturing industry

In response to the prevailing challenges facing South Africa’s clothing manufacturing industry, the Flanders-funded ILO project aimed to strengthen productivity, and decent work drivers through a systemic approach. This brief summarizes key results...

Transforming South Africa's clothing sector: SCORE training empowers SMEs

Managers and workers from SMEs shared their transformative experiences with the ILO SCORE programme at two knowledge sharing workshops in Gauteng and Cape Town.

Memorandum of Understanding signed to drive sustainable development and decent work in Waterberg District

Culture and Creative Economy

African cultural and creative sector sets roadmap for decent jobs and inclusive growth

Government representatives, sectoral unions and employers’ organizations from the Culture and Creative Economy from across Africa joined forces in Johannesburg to develop national roadmaps aimed at promoting decent work and unlocking the full...

Information session on labour conditions on fishing vessels and the role of embassies and consulates

Strengthening social protection in South Africa, collaborative effort