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Mauritania has been a member of the International Labour Organisation since 1961. ILO activities in the country are coordinated by the ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, based in Algiers.

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African trade unions advance social dialogue strategies for rural and agricultural workers
A speaker addresses participants seated in a conference room, with six panellists seated on stage in front of the event screen.

African trade unions advance social dialogue strategies for rural and agricultural workers

Mauritania moves to unlock the potential of the Social and Solidarity Economy
Participants at the validation workshop of Mauritania’s National Study on the Social and Solidarity Economy.

Mauritania moves to unlock the potential of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Projects and programmes

Support to Free Movement of persons and Migration in West Africa, Phase II (FMM West Africa II)

Support to Free Movement of persons and Migration in West Africa, Phase II (FMM West Africa II)

Promoting social cohesion through economic inclusion and job creation for refugees and host communities in the moughataa of Bassikounou

Employment-intensive investment

Promoting social cohesion through economic inclusion and job creation for refugees and host communities in the moughataa of Bassikounou

Publications

ILO Financial Education brochure

ILO Financial Education brochure

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

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ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia.

Address
6, Rue Sidi Merzouk, chemin El Bakri.
Ben Aknoun.
BP 365, poste cité Malki
Alger
Algérie
16030