All resources: Gambia

Case study

How strategic communications and partnerships are opening doors to new opportunities for women entrepreneurs in The Gambia

In 2020, The Gambia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Employers’ Association (GCCI) utilized the ILO Women’s Entrepreneurship Self-Check (WE-Check), a self-assessment tool that helps organizations understand the extent to which they...

Encouraging formal entrepreneurship for decent employment: The impact of the PROMEFI project on the empowerment of women entrepreneurs

In a world where women’s entrepreneurship plays a key role in economic and social transformation, the formalization of activities remains an essential lever to ensure business growth and access to decent employment. For the International Women’s...

ILC.112/CAN//PV.18/Gambia-C.138

CAN 2024 - Discussion of individual case: Gambia C.138

ommittee on the Application of Standards - ILC, 112th session, 2024

ILC.112/CAN/PV.18–Gambia C.138

Draft PV – PV.18 – Gambia C.138 - 11 June 2024 / Projet de PV – PV.18 – Gambie C.138 - 11 juin 2024 / Proyecto de actas literales – PV.18 –...

Committee members may submit corrections to their own statements appearing in this draft PV to the secretariat by e-mail to [email protected] by Thursday 13 June at 10 am. Delegates are invited to consult Annex 3 of document D.1 on procedure for...

Insights into ILO Formalize Your Business in Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia and Senegal

Key learnings from trainers and entrepreneurs

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

This study examines the interrelationship of child labour and informality in 22 sub-Saharan countries.

Business Formalization

Gambia moves towards business formalization

The ILO assists the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) in launching a digital platform on formalization

The Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe ratify the 1986 Constitutional Amendment

CAN/D/SF/Gambia

Gambia

Information on cases of serious failure to respect reporting and other standards-related obligations supplied by governments

ILO Voices | Women in management

I want to be a leader for Gambian youth

At the age of 22, Sainabou Jammeh is one of the first women in The Gambia to be managing Director of a construction company. She co-founded the company after participating in the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

Learner’s Handbook: Formalize Your Business in the Gambia

Trainer's Guide: Formalize Your Business in the Gambia

#EndChildLabour2021

World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...

#EndChildLabour2021

Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa

Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.

AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa

The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...

Ten Year Action Plan on the Eradication of Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery In Africa (2020-2030): Agenda...

The Action Plan seeks to contribute to and support the acceleration of progress towards the achievement of the Agenda 2063 – SDG 8.7 target. This involves ending child labour by 2025 and forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery by 2030....

World Day Against Child Labour

Message from ILO Regional Office for Africa to mark the World Day against Child Labour 12 June 2020

Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...

COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!

Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...

EIIP Project Brief

Papua New Guinea Project Brief

This project brief describes the Employment-Intensive Recovery and Reconstruction Response (E3R) project to mitigate the impact of a series of 7.5 and a 6.7 magnitude that hit the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, between the 26 of February and 8 of...

Gambia