All resources: Zambia

Social Protection

Moving Families out of poverty through the One Stop Shop

Through the Single Window Service (SWS) delivery system Mary was introduced to various social protection programmes that enabled her to provide nutritious food to her family.

Social Protection

Impacting the next generation of farmers

Monica Mulongoti, who lives with a disability, has excelled in her farming endeavours. She is impacting the next generation of farmers with knowledge that will help them thrive off the land. She is doing this through her children and youths in the...

Social Protection

Kennedy Phiri an example of Ability

The ILO the United Nations Joint Programme for Social Protection (ILO, UNICEF) is providing technical support to the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities aimed at behaviour change awareness to reduce stigma towards Persons with Disabilities...

Capacity building workshop on the Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) for five SIFA countries

The STED capacity building workshop was held in Zanzibar, Tanzania on April 4 - 8, 2022 within the framework of the SIFA-Skills Anticipation Project.

Zambia: Preliminary analysis of ILO mining employment data by sex

Women and the mine of the future: Preliminary analysis of ILO mining employment data by sex

This series of infographics presents a baseline analysis of gender-segregated data for 10 countries to provide greater understanding of the gendered employment profile of large-scale mining and its supply chain. It is drawn from household surveys,...

National Statistical Office (NSO) of Malawi partners with the International Labour Organization to survey child labour in Malawi’s tea and...

Malawi, 10th March 2022 – The National Statistical Office of Malawi (NSO), with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa Malawi project will conduct a child labour survey in the country’s tea and coffee...

ILO partners with ICEED to eliminate child labour through economic empowerment and vocation skills training for youth in Malawi

Lilongwe, March 10, 2022 – The International Labour Organization (ILO), ACCEL Africa Malawi project and the Impact Centre for Economic Empowerment and Development (ICEED) have signed a new partnership valued at Mk376 million (circa. USD$450,000) to...

Stories of Change

Between 2020 and 2021, nine countries actively engaged in the implementation of Strategic Compliance Plans across various economic sectors. These efforts resulted in a 39% increase in labour law compliance in targeted sectors and the improvement of...

Skills Initiative for Africa Project

Zambia: Rapid assessment of reskilling and upskilling needs arising from the effects of the COVID-19

ILO signs two separate Memoranda of Understanding with Smart Energy Limited of Zambia and Renewables Management Services of South Africa

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office Lusaka has signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Smart Energy Limited of Zambia (Smartnet) and Renewables Management Services of South Africa (RMS).

EESE Report

A comparative analysis from the EESE programme in Zambia, Honduras, Montenegro, Sierra Leone and Mozambique: key findings and lessons...

The five case studies look back on the EESE process in specific countries to document how the assessment was conducted, which stakeholders were involved, what recommendations and action plans were issued as a result of the assessment, and how these...

ILO in action

We help migrant domestic workers overcome the pandemic

ILO Senior Labour Migration Specialist, Gloria Moreno-Fontes, speaks from Pretoria about the Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) Project, which aims to improve migration management in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. The project...

Statement by the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) of Zambia concerning the obituary of Mr Newstead Zimba

Decent Work

Zambia Decent Work Country Programme 2020 - 2022

The Zambia Decent Work Country Programme covering the period 2020-2022 is the third Country Decent Work Programme, following the second that covered the period 2013-2016. The 2013-2016 Z-DWCP, which was subjected to a Country Programme Review (CPR)...

Summary Report

2021 Virtual Zambia Social Protection Week Summary Report

The Government of the Republic of Zambia in collaboration with the United Nations in Zambia is, for the fourth time, hosted the Zambia Social Protection Week (ZSPW) under the theme “Responsive Social Protection in a Changing World”. The 2021 Zambia...

Full Report

2021 Virtual Zambia Social Protection Week Full Report

The Government of the Republic of Zambia in collaboration with the United Nations in Zambia is, for the fourth time, hosted the Zambia Social Protection Week (ZSPW) under the theme “Responsive Social Protection in a Changing World”. The 2021 Zambia...

Policy Brief

Towards greater poverty reduction in Zambia: Simulating potential Cash Plus reforms

The Government of the Republic of Zambia, with support from the UNU-WIDER's SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation team, working in close collaboration with the senior partners from Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) and Zambia...

Decent Work

Decent Work for Domestic Workers

Every household that employs Domestic Workers must fully understand the rights of Domestic Workers, be a responsible employer and respect Domestic Worker's rights. This booklet provides information to enable the public make better informed decisions...

ILO at A Glance for Zambia

The ILO and its work in Zambia