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Women entrepreneurs are already using Generative AI, will they share in its gains?

New ILO survey evidence shows that women entrepreneurs are adopting GenAI quickly, but their ability to use it is shaped by the wider conditions in which they run their businesses.

Turning progress into lasting change - Somalia’s sixth TWG reviews labour migration progress and plans for sustainability

Somalia’s sixth Technical Working Group meeting reviewed progress under BRMM Phase II and identified measures to sustain key labour migration achievements beyond the project’s closure in March 2027. Participants focused on stronger national...

Third thematic sitting: Resilient and inclusive trade and investment: Creating decent jobs and advancing social justice

Note for the third thematic sitting.

Second thematic sitting: Sustainable social protection and pathways to formalization

Note for the second thematic sitting.

Provisional programme of the 15th African Regional Meeting

High-level dialogue: Labour market transformations in Africa: Leadership, partnerships, financing for decent work and social justice, and...

Note for the High level dialogue.

First thematic sitting: Shaping Africa’s transformation through skills and pro-employment policies: Investing in people, promoting youth...

Note for the first thematic sitting.

Fourth thematic sitting: Strengthening labour governance in Africa: Strong institutions, wages, fundamental rights and social dialogue

Note for the fourth thematic sitting.

News

Young leaders turn local challenges into opportunities for decent work in Kenya

With ILO support, eight youth-led organisations from Kenya’s refugee-hosting communities communities are developing solutions to employment challenges while strengthening their capacity to lead and deliver change.

PROSPECTS Impact

In Sudan, young refugees turn community needs into business opportunities

Through the ILO PROSPECTS supported i-UPSHIFT programme, a group of young entrepreneurs in Kassala State transformed a local challenge into a business opportunity, improving access to veterinary medicines for livestock farmers while creating...

News

Uganda launches new financial literacy strategy to support resilient livelihoods and inclusive growth

Supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Uganda’s new Strategy for Financial Literacy (2026–2031) aims to strengthen financial capabilities, promote responsible financial decision-making and support more resilient livelihoods,...

Safety + Health for All

Republic of the Congo: Two projects to strengthen safety, health and social protection for workers in the forestry, soya and sunflower...

With support from France and Eni S.p.A., the Government of the Republic of the Congo and the International Labour Organization have launched two projects to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) and extend social protection to workers in the...

ACCEL Africa Gender LABb: Turning gender equality commitments into action to address the root causes of child labour

The ILO's ACCEL Africa project brought together partners from six African countries to strengthen gender equality and non-discrimination in efforts to eliminate child labour. The initiative focused on addressing structural inequalities and...

Decent work and Sustainable Development Goals

UN country team engages Tanzania’s parliament on development priorities and Decent Work

The engagement with the Speaker of the National Assembly highlighted opportunities for closer cooperation on Tanzania Development Vision 2050, the Sustainable Development Goals and international labour standards.

Southern African Development Community launches Labour Market Observatory to strengthen evidence-based policymaking

With technical support from the International Labour Organization, the new regional platform will strengthen the use of comparable labour market data to inform employment and decent work policies across Southern Africa.

Country studies

Impacts of heat stress on jobs and productivity in Senegal

This study examines the current and projected impacts of heat stress on employment, labour productivity and economic activity in Senegal. It provides sector-specific estimates of productivity losses and policy recommendations to protect workers,...

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO strengthens local skills systems for refugees and host communities in Ethiopia

Support to Dabat TVET College is improving access to market-relevant skills training for refugees and host communities in northern Ethiopia, while strengthening local capacity to deliver training over the longer term.

Promoting care at work

Workplace childcare helps working mothers stay focused and enterprises retain workers in Ethiopia

At Hilina Enriched Foods PLC, an on-site daycare centre is helping working mothers balance care responsibilities with their jobs. The company says absenteeism and staff turnover among mothers using the centre have fallen, while trained care workers...

Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

ILO launches three writing competitions on safe labour migration in East and Horn of Africa

Students, researchers, journalists and media creators are invited to submit essays, research papers or multimedia stories exploring safe labour migration in East Africa and the Horn of Africa. Entries close on 25 November 2026, with first-place...

Country studies

Impacts of heat stress on jobs and productivity in Ghana

This study examines the current and projected impacts of heat stress on employment, labour productivity and economic activity in Ghana. It provides sector-specific estimates of productivity losses and policy recommendations to protect workers,...