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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 Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) system and encourages...

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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Theme:'Sustainable Social Protection for Resilience Building'

2024 Zambia Social Protection Week

The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services and Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with the United Nations and Cooperating Partners, is hosting the 2024 Zambia...

Labour inspection profile - Zambia

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Sustainable e-waste management for youth employment in Central Province

The 12-month project, supported by the Government of Japan, responds to the growing need for improved e-waste management systems, green job creation and youth economic empowerment in Zambia whilst addressing the environmental and risk factors...

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Leveraging employment impact assessments for the creation of more and better jobs