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Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso is a member of the ILO since 1960. Today, together with representatives of the government, of employer and worker organizations of Burkina Faso, the ILO helps to promote an environment conducive to the creation of decent jobs, especially for young men and women, in urban and rural areas, including those living with a disability, and aims to strengthen and extend social protection systems in the country.

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ILO strengthens its commitment to decent work in the Sahel
ILO Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo speaking to journalists during a media interview, with microphones and cameras visible, as officials and onlookers stand behind him.

Partnership

ILO strengthens its commitment to decent work in the Sahel

ILO Director General to strengthen partnerships for decent work in the Sahel
Le Directeur général de l'OIT, Gilbert F. Houngbo

Media advisory

ILO Director General to strengthen partnerships for decent work in the Sahel

Projects and programmes

Living wages in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries

Living Wage Programme - LWP

Living wages in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries

Promoting decent work for crisis-affected communities in the Sahel

Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus

Promoting decent work for crisis-affected communities in the Sahel

Events

Africa Skills Week 2026

Regional conference

Africa Skills Week 2026

Publications

ILO WAEMU youth country briefs

ILO WAEMU youth country briefs

Making the invisible visible: Understanding and combating violence and harassment at work in three West African countries

Making the invisible visible: Understanding and combating violence and harassment at work in three West African countries

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ILO Country Office for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Togo

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Plateau, Immeuble CCIA, 01 B.P. 3960 Abidjan 01 - Côte d'Ivoire.
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