All resources: Rwanda

Empowering Africa: Championing human rights at work, uniting for change and transforming futures

The African Regional Academy on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), held in Kigali, Rwanda, in November 2024, brought together over 45 African countries to discuss and advance social justice and human rights in the workplace.

STRENGTHEN2

Institutionalization of EmpIAs - 6 case studies

This paper reviews the experiences of six countries – Australia, Cameroon, Korea, Peru, the Philippines, and Rwanda – in the design and implementation of employment impact assessments (EmpIAs) at different phases of the budget and planning cycle....

Skills and Industry

Aligning Skills with Industry Needs: Workshop Contributes to Rwanda's Sectoral Skills Development Initiative

Digital Economy

Rwanda Champions Platform and Gig Workers' Rights: Workshop Paves the Way for a Fairer Digital Economy

The EAC Regional Meeting of Experts

East African Community strengthens regional response to social vulnerabilities

The EAC Regional Meeting of Experts on the Draft Social Protection Policy involved experts from various sectors who reviewed and provided input on the draft policy. Key recommendations included updating the policy, developing an Implementation...

Rwanda

International Labour Organization supports better working conditions in the construction sector

On February 28-29, the International Labour Organization, with financial support from the Governments of Belgium and Luxembourg, organised a workshop to support the Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) in revising the building code to improve occupational...

Financing Decent Work

ILO joins forces with East African Countries to promote Decent Work

The ILO, in collaboration with Enabel – the Belgian Development Agency, and the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, organized a regional training on Financing Decent Work in Dar es Salaam from 20th to 24th May 2024.

Digital skills

The future of digital skills and jobs in Africa

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is already underway in many African countries with an estimated 230 million digital jobs to be created by 2030. How might we build upon the existing momentum and address the changing learning and labour landscape?

STRENGTHEN2

STRENGTHEN2 workshop on measuring non-direct employment impacts

International Training Centre Workshop

The Establishment of the Sector Skills Bodies

ILC.112/CAN/D/Rwanda/SF

Written information on serious failure to report (Rwanda, CAN 2024)

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

STRENGTHEN2

The STRENGTHEN2 and EIIP teams reinforce capacities in Rwanda

Joint Labour Migration Programme

Advancing Social Protection for Migrant Workers: ECCAS Workshop to Validate Key Study

Government representatives and social partners in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) convene to validate a key study aimed at extending social protection to migrant workers, fostering greater dialogue and cooperation on social...

Global challenges - Global solutions podcast

Digital transformation in Rwanda: Is it creating a new future of work?

Social Partners from 39 African Countries Gather to Chart Course for the Future of Work in the continent

The International Labour Organization took part in the event in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on promotion of social dialogue on employment.

ILO partners with the African Union to spearhead transformative macroeconomic policy framework for employment generation in Africa

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the International Training Centre, Turin conducted a capacity development and planning workshop on pro-employment macroeconomic and sectoral policies for African Union (AU) member...

International Labour Standards

Rwanda ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

Convention No. 190 is the first international labour standard to address violence and harassment in the world of work.

International Labour Organization, Rwanda holds capacity building workshop on Unemployment Protection

The workshop equipped participants with a better understanding of what unemployment protection is and how it brings together unemployment benefits, ensuring income security and active labour market policies, as well as supporting laid off workers to...

Promoting Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for African Migrant Workers

Fair recruitment, international labour standards (ILS), union-to-union agreements, and monitoring and reporting

Digital economy

ILO and Rwanda partner up to boost decent jobs for youth in the digital economy

The International Labour Organization (ILO) announces a new development cooperation project, designed to promote employment for Rwanda's youth.