All resources: Malawi

Child Labour Survey Report for the Tea and Coffee Supply Chains Validated

A Turnaround Journey — From School Dropout to Entrepreneur, Chabala Msukwa's Story of Transformation

Today, Chawala Msukwa operates his own carpentry business, earning approximately K60,000 per month — an income he never could have imagined during his days of picking coffee berries.

Building blocks - Sub-regional tripartite workshop on promoting social dialogue and decent work in the railways sector

The ILO at Work in Africa

Success Africa VI: Sustaining the World of Work in the COVID-19 pandemic era

This edition contains 25 stories from 20 countries and two follow-up stories from the previous editions of Success Africa to show how the ILO applied its expertise and experience to promote social justice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Partnerships in Action - Private Sector Engagement in Promoting Quality Education to Eliminating Child Labour in Supply Chains

Stepping Forward: Malawi's Deep Dive into Child Labour Data within Tea and Coffee Supply Chains

Harassment Policy

Republic of Malawi PUBLIC SERVICE WORKPLACE ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY 2023

Government of Malawi realises that upholding of values of human rights is one way of promoting the welfare, dignity and development in line with chapter 4 Section 19 of the Constitution of Malawi on human dignity and personal freedoms. Government...

The STRENGTHEN2 project concluded its third mission to Malawi

Reinforced social dialogue in Malawi

The ILO Bureau of Employers ACTEMP and the Bureau of Workers ACTRAV support cooperation between workers and employers in Malawi

Malawi’s Tobacco Sector (ADDRESS) project hosts the Royal Norwegian Ambassador

The Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi and Zambia visits the ILO ADDRESS Project in Lilongwe-Traditional Authority Chadza

On 12 July, 2023, the ILO's Addressing Decent Work Deficits and Improving Access to Rights in Malawi’s Tobacco Sector (ADDRESS) project hosted the Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi and Zambia Ms. Ingrid Marie Mikelsen together with the Minister...

ILO ADDRESS project partnered with the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU)

The Re-birth of the Trade Union in the Tobacco Sector in Malawi

The ILO ADDRESS project partnered with the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) in revitalizing the Tobacco and Allied Workers Union of Malawi (TOAWUM) in the tobacco sector, that has been inactive since or before 2019. The lack of a functional...

ILO ADDRESS project supports the Ministry of Labour

Malawi’s Minister of Labour Launches the Advocacy and Communication Strategy on Child Labour Elimination

On 29th June 2023, Minister of Labour Honourable Ms. Agnes Nyalonje launched the first ever Advocacy and Communication Strategy on child labour elimination in Malawi. The Advocacy and Communication Strategy has been developed to raise awareness,...

Harassment Policy

Republic of Malawi Guidelines For Public Service Workplace Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy 2023

The Gender Equality Act (GEA) under section 7(1) requires Government to take active measures to ensure that employers develop and implement appropriate policies aimed at eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace. The Guidelines for the Public...

National Action Plan

National Action Plan on Child Labour, 2020-2025

The development of the second Malawi National Action Plan on Child Labour (NAP II) covering the period 2020-2025 reaffirms Malawi government commitment to the elimination of child labour and thus calls stakeholders and the general public to join...

Joint ILO – IFAD event

ILO calls for strengthened partnerships to promote decent work for youth in rural Africa

The ILO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) gathered Governments’, workers’ and employers representatives from Africa and key stakeholders to discuss how integrated agribusiness hubs can support decent jobs for young...

Brief: Child Labour in Malawi

This brief highlights some of the innovative approaches that the ACCEL Africa project has taken in Malawi towards the elimination of child labour in the tea and coffee supply chains.

Fund against Child Labour (FBK) - Child Labour Interventions

Insights into business-oriented interventions addressing child labour in global supply chains

The AU Ten Year Action Plan

The Elimination of CL and the Business and Human Rights Agenda

Malawi: Employers guide on elimination of child labour

This guide was designed to help employers and their associations in Malawi understand and take action against child labour.