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Cape Verde has been a member of the ILO since 1979. Today, the country recieves technical and support from the ILO through a Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) focused on two main priorities: employment creation and social protection. Other initiatives facilitated by the ILO include support for SME development, promoting youth employment, enhancing vocational training, combatting child labour, and the creation of a national registry for social protection programs to aid cash transfer implementation.

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Measures to strengthen cooperatives and their role in sustainable development showcased at UN Headquarters

International Year of Cooperatives

Measures to strengthen cooperatives and their role in sustainable development showcased at UN Headquarters

1st national prize for journalism in Social Protection in Cape Verde awarded
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1st national prize for journalism in Social Protection in Cape Verde awarded

Projects and programmes

Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lusophone Countries in Africa (PALOP) Project

Child labour: PALOP Project

Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lusophone Countries in Africa (PALOP) Project

Eliminating child labour in Lusophone countries Project

Lusophone Project

Eliminating child labour in Lusophone countries Project

Publications

Formalization of micro and small enterprises and their employees: Experiences from Cabo Verde

Formalization of micro and small enterprises and their employees: Experiences from Cabo Verde

An integrated package of incentives and services to support the formalization process aimed at different categories of enterprises /...

An integrated package of incentives and services to support the formalization process aimed at different categories of enterprises /...

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ILO Decent Work Team for West Africa and ILO Country Office for Senegal, Cabo Verde, the Gambia, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.

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Km 6, avenue Cheikh Anta Diop – stèle Mermoz
BP. 414 – CP. 18524 – Dakar
Dakar
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