All resources: Côte d'Ivoire

Strengthening the integration of children’s rights in Côte d’Ivoire’s mining code

The ILO and UNICEF organized a workshop in Grand-Bassam to strengthen the capacities of staff from Côte d’Ivoire’s National Assembly and Senate on integrating children’s rights into the revision of the Mining Code. This initiative aims to promote...

Turning Challenges into Opportunities: The Impact of Biochar in Côte d’Ivoire

Women, youth, and refugees are working together to build a greener future with biochar. Backed by the Government of Japan, this project brings lasting solutions: more food, more income, and more hope for local communities.

The ILO–Eni partnership moves forward

Improving occupational safety and health and access to social protection in Côte d’Ivoire’s rubber sector

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Why invest in rural youth and jobs in agriculture in Africa?

In this interview, Juan Carlos Mendoza, Director of the Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) explains why IFAD is committed to invest in rural youth employment in...

Green jobs

Turning adversity into opportunity thanks to biochar

In northern Côte d'Ivoire, Diallo Koundja and his family, asylum seekers from Burkina Faso, are regaining hope and dignity thanks to an ILO project on biochar.

ILO brief

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Côte d'Ivoire: Development of an international placement service by the Youth Employment Agency

Côte d’Ivoire's Youth Employment Agency (Agence nationale pour l’insertion et l’emploi des jeunes), with ILO support, has developed an international placement service to promote fair recruitment and labour migration.

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...

Child labour

Strengthening youth employment to combat child labour

The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project is supporting efforts to eliminate child labour by expanding youth training and employment opportunities in Côte d’Ivoire. The initiative targets vulnerable communities in cocoa- and gold-producing areas, aiming to...

Fact sheet

Côte d’Ivoire: Integrating and Extending Social Protection to Support a Just Transition

This fact sheet summarizes the main findings and recommendations of a feasibility study on the integration of social protection in support of the ecological transition in Côte d'Ivoire, conducted in 2024 by the ILO, as well as implications for...

Partnership

ILO and Eni reinforce joint commitment to workers' health and well-being in agri-business

Endorsing the intervention model and discussing future plans to improve workers' health, safety and social protection in the agri-business sector, the ILO and Eni reaffirmed their strong partnership during a steering committee meeting in Rome.

Reinforcing occupational safety and health: The ILO deploys an innovative tool for agricultural cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire

A new occupational safety and health tool is being deployed in Côte d’Ivoire to help agricultural cooperatives create safer workplaces, reduce occupational risks, and prevent child labour by addressing the root causes linked to poor working...

Leveraging finance for sustainable solutions to child labour in Côte d’Ivoire

This article highlights the outcomes of a recent workshop organized by the ILO and APIF-CI, which brought together financial sector stakeholders in Côte d’Ivoire to address child labour through inclusive financial strategies. The event emphasized...

Fundamental principles and rights at work: A pillar of development in Africa

This article highlights the importance of fundamental principles and rights at work as key drivers of respect, equity, and human rights in the workplace. It explores opportunities in Africa, particularly in Côte d’Ivoire, where civil society plays a...

In Abidjan, the ILO maps out the path towards formalisation in Africa

The African Regional Knowledge Sharing Forum on Innovative Approaches to Addressing Informality and Promoting Transitions Towards Formality ended with strategic recommendations and a clear vision for the future of work in Africa.

The BARA fair: United voices to protect the future of children

The BARA Fair in Soubré, Côte d’Ivoire, highlighted the link between youth employment and eradicating child labour. Organized by the ILO and partners, it brought together stakeholders to connect job seekers with employers and showcase innovative...

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The ILO in Action in Côte d'Ivoire

Discover how the International Labour Organization (ILO) supports Côte d'Ivoire's development by training and supporting young entrepreneurs and workers. Through the ProAgro Youth programme, the ILO helps thousands of young people transform their...

The Soubré Regional employment fair: An opportunity for decent work and the eradication of child labour in Côte d’Ivoire

As part of efforts to promote decent employment for young people and combat child labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) organized "BARA", the Regional Job Fair, from October 31 to...

Côte d'Ivoire: Creating a data-driven framework for wage setting

The SAW project is enhancing wage-setting mechanisms in Côte d'Ivoire by establishing a data-driven framework that empowers stakeholders to make informed, transparent wage decisions.

Orientation Seminar: Africa strengthens its voice on the ILO Governing Body

The ILO Regional Office for Africa held a seminar in Abidjan to prepare the new members of the Governing Body to participate in the 352nd session in Geneva.

Youth Employment

From shattered dreams to new-found autonomy: the story of Doumbia Mokonigbê

Doumbia Mokonigbê, a young Ivorian girl living in the north of Côte d'Ivoire, has come a long way. Her hopes were dashed by the political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire, but today she has a smile on her face thanks to the ILO, which has helped her to...