All resources: Zambia

Candidate to the position of Director-General of the ILO

Guy Ryder (United Kingdom) - submitted by the Government of Zambia

Candidature submitted by the Government of Zambia (6 July 2016)

Youth Employment

ILO calls for comprehensive approach to integrate young women and men in the labour market in Zambia

ILO Director for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, Alexio Musindo says a comprehensive approach is required to effectively integrate youth into the labour market in Zambia.

ILO and FAO jointly promote decent work for rural youth through the YAPASA programme

YAPASA (ILO-led UN Joint Programme with FAO) and FTESA (FoodTrade East and Southern Africa) jointly hosted a policy dialogue on the soybean value chain in Zambia that promotes decent work for the rural youth.

Green Jobs: ILO at the launch of ‘14Trees’ initiative

The ILO Zambia Green Jobs Program took part in the first introduction of a creative joint venture to bring low-carbon, affordable housing materials to developing countries.

Child Labour

‘End Child Labour in Supply Chains. It’s Everyone’s Business!’

Zambia fights child labour by holding everyone responsible with a role to play.

Our impact, their voice

The road to eliminating child labour in Zambia

In Zambia, the ILO’s ARISE programme is fighting to reduce child labour through education and training. The programme is helping to eliminate child labour in supply chains by addressing the economic and social factors that encourage small producers...

ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth -Thematic funding for 2014-15 (SIDA-ILO Partnership Programme 2014-17) - (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: GLO/14/72/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Rafael Muñoz Sevilla

Outcome 14: Promoting the Right to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: GLO/14/66/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Sandy Wark

Decent jobs

ILO at the Africa Development Bank Annual Meetings

Aeneas Chuma, ILO Regional Director for Africa, is taking part in high level sessions on Jobs for Women and Young People as well as Jobs for African Youth – From Demographic Dividend to Economic Dividend.

Green Jobs

First ever Zambia Social Protection Week

During this first of its kind weeklong event, representatives of the Zambia Green Jobs Program shared experience and best practices on how to extend social protection to workers in the informal economy.

Social Protection

Zambia National Social Protection Week 2016

The 2016 Zambia Social Protection week will take place at the Government Complex of Lusaka and other locations from 16-20 May 2016.

Labour Day

Achieving national development through productive decent work, sustainable job creation and social justice in Zambia

On Labour Day, Zambian President H.E. Edgar Chagwa Lungu called for enhanced productivity for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction.

Zambia Green Jobs Programme Annual Impact Report - 2015

At the end of 2015, the Zambia Green Jobs Programme supported the creation of 2,660 jobs, as well as the quality improvement of 2,018 green and decent jobs existing in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, the programme has...

Occupational Safety and Health

Addressing the risk factors for work-related stress in Zambia

On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the ILO in Zambia recommended ten key measures to address the risk factors for work-related stress posed by today’s rapidly evolving working environment.

Child Labour

How to make Child Labour History in Zambia

Achieving Reduction of Child Labour in Support of Education (ARISE) Project launched its second phase of implementation in Zambia with a renewed commitment from stakeholders to make child labour history.

Green Jobs

Promoting Affordable Greener Housing in Zambia

The ILO Zambia Green Jobs Programme and Lafarge launched in Lusaka "Building Greener Cities", a sustainable and affordable housing project for Zambian families.

Social Protection

Zambia initiates national consultations on Social Protection Bill

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security organised a consultative workshop on drafting the National Social Protection Bill from 19-28 March 2016 in Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia.

Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to follow-up on ILO 2015 Africa Regional Meeting

The Ministers of Labour of Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique met in Maputo from 21-22 March 2016 to discuss implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration adopted by the 13th ILO Africa Regional Meeting.

Youth Employment

UN Youth Envoy calls for more investment in youth enterprises development in Zambia

UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, called for increased investments in youth enterprises development to address the challenge of unemployment in Zambia. Mr Alhendawi was visiting an ILO/FAO-supported aquaculture youth projects...

Educated Empowered Inspired - Transforming lives through the response to HIV and AIDS in East and Southern Africa

Poverty, gender inequality and social exclusion continue to pose major challenges to HIV prevention efforts. Between 2011 and 2016, the ILO, in partnership with Sida, implemented an innovative economic empowerment programme amongst hard-to -reach...