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Country Office for the Horn of Africa

ILO CO Addis Ababa: Annual Report 2023

The ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan’s Annual Report for 2023 highlights significant achievements in promoting social justice, decent work, and inclusive growth across the region. Key milestones include...

Guidance Note

Local economic development to facilitate the transition to formality in crisis situations: Operationalizing the...

This guidance note discusses the challenges posed by informality in crisis-affected situations and the potential impact of the transition to formality in the HDPN. It also discusses how countries can leverage local economic development (LED) to...

Factsheet

Tackling the root causes of irregular migration through employability

This factsheet explores the challenges and drivers of irregular migration in Egypt and highlights the ILO's strategic interventions to address its root causes.

ESG Leadership Essentials: a global training to empower EBMOs

The ILO and ITCILO ACTEMP teams delivered the ESG Leadership Essentials global training.

ILO brief - Social Protection Spotlight

Closing the financing gap for universal social protection

This brief summarizes information about financing gaps preventing the achievement of universal social protection, and provides recommendations, including the establishment of targets on expanding social protection coverage, for consideration in the...

ILO Working paper 128

Combating inequalities: what role for universal social protection?

The primary aim of this study is to provide evidence regarding the impact of social protection benefits, taxes and social security contributions in reducing income inequalities.

Independent Final Evaluation of the ACCEL Africa Project (Phase 1)

This document summarizes the final evaluation of the ACCEL Africa (Phase 1) project, which worked to eliminate child labour in key supply chains across Africa. It highlights achievements, challenges, and lessons learned to inform future actions.

Report

Scaling up digital wages: Lessons and challenges from India’s enabling environment

Drawing on research and insights from experts and policymakers, this report identifies nine key factors driving the rapid adoption of digital wages in India — ranging from digital ID integration and universal bank access to digitized social benefits...

Policy Brief

Statistics on Labour Migration in Tanzania

This policy brief highlights the importance of labour migration statistics for data-driven decision-making and improved migration governance. It discusses Tanzania’s role as both a source and destination country for migrants, the challenges faced by...

Statistical Brief

The impact of care responsibilities on women’s labour force participation

Care responsibilities are excluding and holding back millions of women worldwide from taking paid employment, and, with climate and demographic changes on course to increase the demand for care, measures to support the care economy are urgently...

ILO Policy Brief

Centering reward and representation for domestic workers in the care economy

In June 2024, the ILO’s Member States, employers’ and workers’ organizations adopted the Resolution concerning decent work and the care economy, which, for the first time, demonstrated tripartite and international adoption of the 5R framework, to...

ILO Brief

Improving social health protection for refugees in Egypt through their inclusion in the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) scheme

This ILO policy brief explores pathways to include refugees in Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance, enhancing social protection and economic inclusion.

METI analysis summary

Value chain analysis of aromatic and medicinal plants in Tunisia

A summary document by the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) programme, exploring the trade, investment and skills development aspects of Tunisia’s aromatic and medicinal plants sector.

EU-India initiatives in skilling and mobility for the ICT sector: Background paper

Under the Cooperation and Dialogue on Migration and Mobility (Phase II), a background paper to map the existing mobility pathways for ICT professionals in the EU-India Corridor was developed. Research for this background paper was undertaken by Mr...

Quick facts - High-level evaluation of the ILO’s Decent Work Country Programme strategies and activities in Western Africa, with emphasis...

Quick facts - Independent high-level evaluation of ILO’s Development Cooperation Strategy, 2020-25 (evaluation period 2018-24)

Quick facts - Independent high-level evaluation of the ILO strategies and approaches for the development and use of labour statistics,...

Quick facts - Annual evaluation report 2023-24

Skills for green jobs in Suriname

The institutional framework for the development of skills for green jobs in Suriname is advancing, influenced by changing organizational structures and evolving legislative agendas within the labour, environment, and education ministries. A more...

Factsheet 2024

BRICS + and ILO Cooperation

Development cooperation between governments, BRICS partners, and the ILO has grown in recent years. The BRICS' large economies enable them to facilitate dialogue and cooperation, strengthening partnership for common development and advancing...