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South Africa has been an member of the ILO from 1919 to 1966, and again since 1994. South Africa’s peaceful political transition from the apartheid regime is regarded as one of the most remarkable political feats of the past century. Today, the ILO provides technical and financial support to country with the overall objective of reducing poverty and inequality through inclusive and sustainable growth and development. Priorities established by the tripartite constituents of South Africa include the creation of more and better jobs, especially for youth, broadening social protection coverage, and the promotion of strong and representative employers’ and workers’ organizations.
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Building more productive and resilient construction enterprises in South Africa’s Waterberg District
Advancing sustainable livelihoods through Non Profit Organisation models
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
E-waste for youth employment in Limpopo Province Project
SUSTAIN
Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in South Africa.
Publications
Research Brief
Measuring the greenness of jobs in emerging economies: A big data text analysis approach
ILO Working Paper 153
The return of the visible hand: Social dialogue and the making of 21st-century industrial policy
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Contact
- Email : [email protected]
- Phone : +2712 818 8000
- Fax : +2712 818 8087
Address
20 Hotel street
Crestway Block C
Lynnwood 0020
Pretoria
South Africa