News
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).
August 2018
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Decent Work Country Programme
ILO country programme to “ensure a future of social justice in the world of work for all Namibians”
09 August 2018
New Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) set to promote employment, improve working conditions and strengthen social dialogue in Namibia.
November 2012
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CNN
Namibia: Youth unemployment rates at 59%, according to the ILO
09 November 2012
In Namibia, the overall unemployment rate is 38%, but those aged 20-24 suffer up to 59% unemployment. In a live interview with CNN, ILO Senior Economist, Theo Sparreboom, stressed the need to boost employment, through incentives to those industries that can generate a large number of jobs. It is necessary not only to expand the quantity of jobs, but guarantee the creation of decent jobs, concluded Sparreboom.