All resources: Liberia
Impact of COVID -19 on TVET in West Africa
Technical Note on survey with TVET providers, policy-makers and social partners on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in West Africa.
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...
Report
The impact of HIV on care work and the care workforce
This publication provides an overview of the gaps and challenges in six sub-Saharan African countries (Liberia, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia). By providing a picture of front-line prevention and treatment...
4th Ordinary Congress of Africa Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa)
Opening remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa
Theme: “Unite and Make a Difference".
Youth delegates call for systematic changes to global youth employment policies
Young leaders at the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum in Nigeria highlight need for better jobs, entrepreneurship, training and rights.
« 100 YEARS – 100 LIVES » | LIBERIA - “With a healthy environment, people’s health improves too”
Village elder David Wolo was among the people from a poor neighbourhood in Monrovia who benefitted from an ILO project part of the post-Ebola recovery strategy.
ILO PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR ECOWAS LABOUR MARKET GOVERNANCE
In order to strengthen dialogue, coordination and collaboration among Member States in the Labour and Employment fields within the region, the ECOWAS Commission organised a 3-day General Assembly of the ECOWAS Tripartite Social Dialogue Forum in...
Launch of Peace Building Fund Project in Gbarnga, Bong County- Liberia
ILO in partnership with FAO and WFP with the Government of Liberia launch the peace building fund project to address two interlinked and interrelated causes of conflicts- Insufficient participation of youth in local dispute resolution; and Lack of...
The ILO Welcomes Liberia’s Commitment to Harmonizing Labour Laws as a means of Achieving Decent Work
The Liberian government with support from the ILO is working towards harmonizing existing labour laws and regulations, to this end a national labour conference was convened in November 2018 to harmonize the provisions of labour laws regulations.
Liberian Government Commends ILO’s Support in the fight against Trafficking In-Persons
Following the need to enhance the knowledge of the National Focal Persons (NFPs) on issues of forced labour, trafficking for labour exploitation and child labour, the International Labour Organization’s project, “Support Free Movement of Persons and...
African Development Bank ILO Cooperation: Factsheet
The African Development Bank and ILO: Enhancing cooperation on creating decent jobs for youth, labour migration and mobility and the future of work in Africa to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
Towards the urgent elimination of hazardous child labour
“Children are more vulnerable to risk than adults. Urgent action is needed to ensure no child under the age of 18 is in hazardous child labour,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World Day against Child Labour.
ILO World Social Protection Report 2017-2019 : 82 per cent of Africans are left without social protection
New ILO report shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all. The World Social Protection Report launched in Abuja December 12, 2017.
Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon of Nigeria Appointed ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa
Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, the new ILO Regional Director for Africa, took part in the High Level Conference on “a renewed partnership with Africa” in Brussels as part of the European Parliament’s Africa Week. She also addressed the European...
ILO supports First National Dialogue on Social Protection Floors in Liberia
ILO is working with the Government of Liberia to ensure social protection mechanism in the country mitigates against social risk, vulnerability and other social factors for individuals.
Work for Youth (W4Y) - (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project: GLO/11/01/MCF
Fragile States
First dialogue on the Future of Work in fragile states
Freetown will be hosting a two-day Dialogue on the Future of Work for young people in fragile states to reach consensus on actions to be implemented by ILO constituents in Liberia and Sierra Leone to improve access to decent work.
The Strategic Plan Of The Organization of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA) 2016 - 2020
The OTUWA Strategic Plan is a product of the reports from the Strategic Planning Workshop in Abuja, and the Rebooting Conference in Dakar.
ILO to support Liberia’s Labour Force Survey and Social Protection Projects
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Liberia along with social partners discussed the need for a Labour Force Survey, Social Protection Programmes to be implemented with the support of the ILO.