All resources: Zambia

Green Jobs Programme in the building construction sector

The joint UN project “Enhancing Competitiveness and Sustainable Business among MSMEs in building Constructions” aims to create sustainable and green jobs among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Zambian building construction industry.

Promoting Rights and Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Employment through Legislation (PROPEL -Zambia)

Promotion of Green Jobs in the Construction Sector Zambia

Support to the National Plan of Action of the National Youth Policy, Zambia

Enhance Employment and Self-Employment Opportunities for Young People Through Access to Skills Development- Zambia

Joint UN Program on Gender-based Violence in Zambia

The programme is supporting the Zambian government in implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against women;...

Joint UN Program on Gender-based Violence in Zambia

The programme is supporting the Zambian government in implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against women;...

Law-Growth Nexus II: Labour Law and the enabling business environment for SMEs in Kenya and Zambia

The Law Growth Nexus II Project is aligned to the Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCP) in Kenya and Zambia which identifies Social Protection, Employment Creation and Social dialogue as priorities for consideration. The project is also premised on...

Improving safety and health at work through a Decent Work Agenda

The project was developed by the ILO and the European Commission to better address safety and health at work as a vital component of decent work. It will be implemented over two and a half years between 2010 and 2012 in five pilot countries. The...

Gender Mainstreaming in the ILO/Sweden Partnership Agreement

Through this project GENDER provides support to other ILO departments to help ensure their projects are gender-responsive throughout the project cycle.

Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work (MAP)

The ILO/EC project will work with government agencies (including Ministries of Labour), National Statistical Offices, workers’ and employers’ organisations and research institutions to strengthen the capacity of developing and transition countries...

Strengthening the Creative Industries in Five ACP Countries through Employment and Trade Expansion

Support to the Government of Zambia for the Implementation of Policy and the National Plan of Action against Human Trafficking

Recognising the value of coordinated and collaborative programmes of support to the Government of Zambia, the UN Country Team has established a joint programme against human trafficking, involving ILO, IOM, and UNICEF. The objective of this...

Teaching and the teaching profession in a digital world: COVID-19 and beyond

Sustainable investments in African agriculture

EU - ILO Development Cooperation Project

Skills Development for Increased Employability Programme

The five-year Skills Development for Increased Employability Programme (SDEP), launched in 2023, strengthens the relevance, quality and governance of the TEVET system, and encourages greater participation of the private sector in skills development...

ILO Conventions application

Trade for Decent Work Project

With funding from the European Union and the Government of Finland, in Mozambique, the project seeks to support improvement of the application of the ILO fundamental Conventions in EU trading partner countries through improved labor relations and...

ILO supports a partnership approach in the Zambian mining sector to create jobs and stimulate inclusive growth

Mining is one of the main sources of formal employment in Zambia. Copper mining, for example, has attracted substantial foreign investment and seen robust growth over the past decade. Nevertheless, its full potential for the indirect creation of...

Cooperative Facility for Africa - CoopAfrica

The Cooperative Facility for Africa - CoopAfrica is a technical cooperation programme of the ILO, under DFID funding. From its office in Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania), CoopAfrica covers 9 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. CoopAfrica assists...

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