All resources: Malawi

Work4Youth Publications

Labour market transitions of young women and men in Malawi - Results of the 2014 school-to-work transition survey

This report presents the highlights of a second round of the School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) implemented by the National Statistics Office in 2014. Results are compared to those of the first round (2012) and the analysis is updated and...

Child Labour

How education can support child labour reduction in Malawi

Japan Tobacco International Officers from Brazil, Switzerland, Tanzania and Zambia visited the ILO Achieving Reduction of Child Labour in Support of Education (ARISE) Project in Malawi.

Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to follow-up on ILO 2015 Africa Regional Meeting

The Ministers of Labour of Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique met in Maputo from 21-22 March 2016 to discuss implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration adopted by the 13th ILO Africa Regional Meeting.

Child Labour

Malawi commemorated World Day Against Child Labour in style 17th June 2016

Thousands of people in Malawi on 17th June commemorated World Day Against Child Labour in a glamorous event that took place at Cross Roads Hotel. The commemorations were done under the theme End Child Labour in Supply Chains with the slogan “End...

Educated Empowered Inspired - Transforming lives through the response to HIV and AIDS in East and Southern Africa

Poverty, gender inequality and social exclusion continue to pose major challenges to HIV prevention efforts. Between 2011 and 2016, the ILO, in partnership with Sida, implemented an innovative economic empowerment programme amongst hard-to -reach...

Social Protection

Towards a Malawian Social Protection Floor: Assessment of Social Protection Programmes in Malawi

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the current social protection expenditure in Malawi in terms of its sustainability, robustness, efficiency and effectiveness in preventing or reducing poverty and social exclusion. It examines...

Social Protection

Village Savings and Loans in Malawi

Extracts for the Social Protection ABND Report : Assessment of Social Protection Programmes and Costing of Policy Options

Social Protection

Social Cash Transfer Programme in Malawi

Extracts for the Social Protection ABND Report : Assessment of Social Protection Programmes and Costing of Policy Options

Social Protection

School Feeding Programme in Malawi

Extracts for the Social Protection ABND Report : Assessment of Social Protection Programmes and Costing of Policy Options

Social Protection

Public Works Programmes in Malawi

Extracts for the Social Protection ABND Report : Assessment of Social Protection Programmes and Costing of Policy Options

Social Protection

Micro-Finance Programme in Malawi

Extracts from the Full Report: Assessment of Social Protection Programmes and Costing of Policy Options

Social Protection

Social Protection in Malawi: Assessment Based National Dialogue Brief

This brief is an 8 pager summary on the Assessment Based National Dialogue that captures the comprehensive Social Protection assessment conducted in Malawi between 2014 and 2014, as part of an Assessment Based National Dialogue. It looks at the...

Social Protection

Social Protection in Malawi: Summary of the Assessment Based National Dialogue Report

This Report captures the comprehensive Social Protection assessment conducted in Malawi between 2014 and 2014, as part of an Assessment Based National Dialogue. It looks at the efficiency and effectiveness of Social Protection programmes currently...

Social Protection

Assessment of Malawi’s Proposed Unified Beneficiary Registry and Information Management Systems for Social Protection in Malawi

This report discusses the type, strengths, and weaknesses of Malawi’s Social Protection information management systems and provides recommendations on how to improve them. In addition, the report presents international evidence on various modes of...

Skills development

Malawi calls for strong investment in skills development for job-rich growth

Malawi’s Principal Secretary for Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, Patrick Kabambe called for more and better investment in skills development that can contribute to national job creation.

Employers have strong, independent and representative organization (Outcome 9 - 2016) - Final evaluation (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project: GLO/14/59/NOR, GLO/14/73/SID, and RAS/14/58/NOR - Evaluation Consultant: David Irwin

Child Labour

ILO ARISE Project establish new Community Based- Services Outlet Centre

LILONGWE - The ILO ARISE Project has established a new Community Based- Services Outlet Centre (CB-SOC) at Mitundu in Lilongwe District where children who have been withdrawn and prevented from different forms of Child Labour that includes, Tobacco...

Integrating core work skills into TVET systems: Six country case studies

This report assesses the extent to which six diverse countries have embedded core skills for employability in their TVET and skills systems: Australia; Chile; India; Jamaica; Malawi; and the Philippines. These six case studies have demonstrated that...

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED)

STED contributes to higher exports, economic diversification and more and better jobs as well as helps policy makers to ensure that firms find workers with the right skills and workers acquire the skills needed to find productive employment.

Differences in the effects of vocational training on men and women: Constraints on women and drop-out behaviour

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 189