SUSTAIN
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
Duration
1 November 2024 - 28 February 2027
Development partner(s)
European Commission
Reference
RAF/24/01/EUR
Location
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa
Contact
Karl Pfeffer, Project Manager, [email protected]
The project “Promoting decent work and capacity building for labour ministries, labour inspections and social partners to advance international labour standards and responsible business conduct (RBC) through sustainable trade and investments in Southern Africa (SUSTAIN – Southern Africa)" aims to further harness trade and investment to advance decent work opportunities for women and men in Southern Africa through increased respect for International Labour Standards (ILS) and the adoption of responsible and sustainable business practices.
What SUSTAIN does?
Supporting research
SUSTAIN supports a series of case studies and policy briefs will be developed at the regional and country level on the trade, investment decent work and RBC nexus
Capacity development
For ILO tripartite constituents (governments, employers, workers) & critical stakeholders through online elearning, and national % subregional regional workshops on trade, investment, RBC, decent work
Facilitating dialogue
Strengthening dialogue and experience-sharing between constituents, at sub-regional & national level sharing lessons learned and effective approaches for capacity development of countries on the trade
Countries of intervention
News and stories
Botswana validates investor guidelines to enhance impact of Foreign Direct Investment
Investment facilitation for decent work
No trade without labour, enhancing the voice of African workers in trade and investment
Publications and documents
Research Brief
More and better jobs through trade, the role of responsible business conduct and international labour standards
Social dialogue for sustainable trade and investment, the case of South Africa
Investor Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct and Decent Work
Project partners
Related resources
ILO Helpdesk for business on international labour standards
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
Botswana strengthens commitment to decent work and responsible business conduct through trade and investment
ILO Programme
Integrating Trade and Decent Work
Multinational Enterprises, Development and Decent Work: the ILO’s MNE Declaration
High-level seminar
Integrating Trade and Decent Work: What Works and Why?
LP Hub
Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements Hub
MNE Declaration and trade and investment
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
South Africa appoints national tripartite focal points for the promotion of the ILO MNE Declaration
Start and improve your business
Financial literacy as a catalyst for inclusive growth in Zimbabwe
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
Namibia becomes the 20th ILO Member State to appoint national focal Points for the promotion of the ILO MNE Declaration
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
Strengthening social dialogue on decent work, trade and investment
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
South Africa’s social partners convene to advance decent work through responsible business conduct in trade and investment
Research Brief
Investment facilitation for more and better jobs
Aligning skills development with Sustainable Investment for more and better jobs