All resources: South Africa

BRICS Ministers of Labour and Employment meeting

ILO Director-General welcomes BRICS commitment to ensuring decent work, dignity and respect for all

Speaking at the meeting of BRICS nations*, Gilbert F. Houngbo emphasized the importance of inclusive and sustainable development, promoting labour rights for all, ensuring universal access to social protection systems, closing the skills gap in the...

ILO South Africa promotes entrepreneurship for productivity growth and decent work

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa engaged with entrepreneurs at Chamdor Automotive Hub to identify and address vital training and business development needs. This partnership aims to drive productivity growth and...

Letter of the Minister of Employment and Labour of the Republic of South Africa, dated 14 July 2023

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

Building blocks - Sub-regional tripartite workshop on promoting social dialogue and decent work in the railways sector

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - South Africa Programme Brochure

This brochure provides an overview of the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa

The ILO at Work in Africa

Success Africa VI: Sustaining the World of Work in the COVID-19 pandemic era

This edition contains 25 stories from 20 countries and two follow-up stories from the previous editions of Success Africa to show how the ILO applied its expertise and experience to promote social justice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) System in South Africa - Dr Thabo Moshongoane (CEO - Mining Qualifications Authority)

Promoting quality apprenticeship in India, South Africa, China, Ethiopia and Switzerland

Study Tour

Capacity and Coordination among key Stakeholders in Tanzania involved in Labour Migration Strengthened

A Tripartite Dialogue on Labour and Mixed Migration

Report

Promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy

The report identifies the challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy (CCE).

South Africa - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2022) - P029

Publication

A Review of Wage Setting through Collective Bargaining

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme South Africa

The ILO supports BRICS discussion on Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

In May, the ILO participated in the second meeting of the BRICS Employment Working Group under the South African Presidency to explore the bidirectional relationship between productivity growth and decent job creation.

First tripartite social dialogue within the fishing sector

building decent working and in South Africa

BRICS-ILO Cooperation

An overview of recent collaboration on development cooperation between governments, social partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and private partners from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (the BRICS) and the International Labour...

Social justice

ILO Director-General urges greater social justice on first official visit to South Africa

During his three-day trip International Labour Organization Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, held talks with the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, government ministers and employers’ and workers’ representatives.

ILO Working paper 89

What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? – A comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

This paper examines the shape, prominence and drivers of work-to-work transitions in South Africa and Indonesia – two middle-income countries with similar development levels yet different labour market characteristics.

Apprenticeships Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT)

Good practices in Apprenticeships in South-Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being...

Background paper n 16

Labour market transitions in South Africa and Indonesia: A descriptive analysis using panel data