News and events
2022
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News
Apprenticeship brings a new dawn for host community and refugee youth in Uganda
25 February 2022
The ILO, with support from the government of the Netherlands and participation of the government of Uganda, employers and training institutes, has been able to place 95 hotel management apprentices in 40 hotels to gain on-the-job experience
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News
UPSHIFT to elevate youth in Uganda with skills and social entrepreneurship
08 February 2022
The joint ILO and UNICEF programme will impart life skills and improve employability of youth recovering from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
2021
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Article
ILO collaborates with NASCENT Research and Development Organisation to implement direct interventions to eliminate child labour within communities in Uganda
28 October 2021
The program of action will support children aged 14-17 years in vocational training and provide post-training support and transition from school to work, as well as referral of children to the formal education system.
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Article
How can individuals act to eliminate child labour in their communities?
04 June 2021
We children and youth of today, need to be well educated, we need to dream, we need to be healthy so that we can good leaders tomorrow, and all this is only possible if you, our dear parents, allow us to do so.
2020
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© Bart Versteeg 2022
Child labour
Next steps to end child labour in global supply chains
27 January 2020
A major conference takes place this week in the Netherlands that aims to set out the next steps in ending child labour in global supply chains. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder took part in a panel discussion at the conference, which has been organized by the Dutch government in collaboration with the ILO, the Global March Against Child Labour and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency.
2019
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Press release
ILO signs new agreement with the Netherlands on forced displacement response
31 October 2019
PROSPECTS Partnership: Putting decent work at the nexus between humanitarian action and development cooperation
2016
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Press release
ILO and Sweden join hands to support a National Employment Diagnostic Analysis in Uganda
30 June 2016
ILO and the Sweden Government signed partnership agreement to carry out Employment Diagnostic Analysis in Uganda.