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December 2021
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ILO in action
We help migrant domestic workers overcome the pandemic
15 December 2021
ILO Senior Labour Migration Specialist, Gloria Moreno-Fontes, speaks from Pretoria about the Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) Project, which aims to improve migration management in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region. The project is funded by the European Commission and implemented by the ILO in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
June 2017
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Good Practice
Pilots for Change: Zambia's Pilot Houses
23 June 2017
Zambia’s Pilot Houses were built to test and demonstrate ways of incorporating sustainable principles in the construction of comfortable and affordable homes.
June 2016
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Our impact, their voice
The road to eliminating child labour in Zambia
08 June 2016
In Zambia, the ILO’s ARISE programme is fighting to reduce child labour through education and training. The programme is helping to eliminate child labour in supply chains by addressing the economic and social factors that encourage small producers to employ children in hazardous work.
December 2015
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Green Jobs in Zambia
The renewable power of green skills for women in Zambia
07 December 2015
For the women in the Kalulushi compound in the Copperbelt Province, building their own houses with green technologies wasn't enough. Like most people in Zambia's rural areas, they are off the grid. Without electricity, families must either spend hours in the dark or use dangerous, expensive alternatives such as kerosene, candles and charcoal. As part of the Zambia Green Jobs Programme, Emmery Matongo, Georgina Kunda and a few others were trained in solar panel assembly and installation. Not only this changed the daily lives of all villagers, it also opened new livelihood prospects for women. (Closed Captions available)
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Green Jobs in Zambia
Building green, boosting jobs, bettering lives in Zambia
07 December 2015
Faced with unemployment, especially among women and youth, high levels of inequality and poverty, and environmental issues the government of Zambia launched a Green Jobs Programme in 2013. (Closed Captions available)
November 2015
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Stories of change: Zambia
How Zambia is greening its way out of poverty
30 November 2015
Faced with unemployment, inequality and poverty, as well as a housing backlog and environmental challenges, the government of Zambia has launched a Green Jobs Programme in the construction sector.
September 2015
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© ILO/Truong Van Vi 2022
Sustainable Development Goals
Grow the economy with a well-balanced diet
14 September 2015
ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo shows the connection between decent work, acceptable living standards and economic growth, which together will help achieve several other sustainable development goals.
August 2015
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© Alex Berger 2022
2030 Development Agenda
Zambia: How to tackle four development goals in a single project
31 August 2015
A new ILO-FAO agricultural employment project underway in Zambia aims to create 3000 additional decent jobs for rural youth, increase their incomes and tackle nutritional deficiencies. In so doing, it works towards four of the new sustainable development goals.
September 2014
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Stories from the field
Zambian employers consider the "business case” for hiring people with disabilities
29 September 2014
In July 2014, Zambian employers and the ILO held an unprecedented roundtable on “Unlocking the potential: A Zambia business roundtable on disability and employment”. The discussions brought together a wide range of stakeholders to consider the business case for hiring people with disabilities and concrete actions that contribute to their training and employment.
March 2014
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© Arnaud Mugisha 2022
School-to-work transition
Does investing in education pay off for African youth?
12 March 2014
In sub-Saharan Africa, a stable, well-paid job is often an impossible dream, even for educated young people, according to an ILO report.