All resources: Zimbabwe

It is time to conclude reform of the labour law!

There has been a growing commitment among tripartite partners in Zimbabwe to apply international labour standards during the on-going process of labour law reform. This process is benefitting from technical and financial support from the ILO. A...

ILO tripartite technical workshop for the SADC region Investing in the health workforce: employment and decent work in the health sector -...

The ILO tripartite technical workshop was organized in collaboration with WHO and SADC and with the support of the ILO-OECD-WHO Working for Health Multi-Partner Trust Fund.

Where is the “human-centred approach”?

A struggling economy in a mineral rich country has pushed many people into finding creative ways of surviving, at times engaging in risky behaviours. The occupational hazards they face are both personal and communal.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “Now I make enough money to support my family”

Mary Tarudana has become a respected female entrepreneur thanks to an ILO project aimed at improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas.

Centenary Celebrations

Fast Forward: The Future of Work - Youth Dialogue in Zimbabwe

As the ILO celebrates its 100 years of existence, Offices across the world have lined up a series of events. In Zimbabwe, a Youth Dialogue on the Future of Work, one among five lined-up activities, took place at the 8th edition of the Green Expo...

Promoting Decent Work in the Rural Economy Lessons from Zimbabwe (2008-2018)

This paper, a desk review, presents a documentation of ILO interventions in Zimbabwe’s rural economy during the period 2008–18 that also extracts lessons learnt.

Improving working and living conditions for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Small holder farmers in Motoko record improved working and living condition through the ILO’s Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND) methodology

Improving working and living conditions for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe (Video)

Small holder farmers in Motoko record improved working and living condition through the ILO’s Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND) methodology

Skills for Employability in Zimbabwe’s Construction Industry (Video)

Young people in Harare South through an informal apprenticeship programme are empowered to take a lead in development of key community infrastructure. The process empowered them with skills which have become their source of livelihoods.

Skills for employability in Zimbabwe’s construction industry

Young people in Harare South through an informal apprenticeship programme are empowered to take a lead in development of key community infrastructure. The process empowered them with skills which have become their source of livelihoods.

Jobs in the informal and rural economy

Youth improving infrastructure in Harare South

Result brochure from Hopley

Building a future with decent work in rural areas

Tripartism and social dialogue key to progress in the tourism industry

The one day symposium looked at the role of tourism in job creation, the quality of those jobs and social dialogue can enhance progress in this sector.

“Zimbabwe is ready for the BPO market”

BPO is a business practice model where an organisation hires another company to perform a task that the hiring organization requires for its own business to operate successfully.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “The Green enterPRIZE competition aligns with our vision”

The ILO’s Green enterPrize helps support green and growth-oriented small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. Several winners say the competition has been a big help for their companies.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “The ILO project came to rescue us so that we can sell our bananas for a fair price”

An ILO project focussing on the food production sector and gold ore processing made it possible for people like Weldone Mupita to improve their income.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “Whatever it is that I can do, a woman is also capable of doing it”

An ILO Project on gender equality in Zimbabwe helped traditional leaders like Madamombe to understand the benefits of involving women in economic and social activities.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZIMBABWE - “Employing people living with HIV can help to reduce the economic vulnerability in my community”

An ILO project supported vulnerable communities along the Chirundu Corridor to better protect them from HIV infection through economic empowerment.