Publications

September 2023

  1. Revised National Policy on Labour Migration (NPLM)

    19 September 2023

    The International Labour Office supported the Government of Nigeria to revise the National Policy on Labour Migration. The launch was done at the UN House, Abuja Nigeria in April 2023

  2. 100 years of social protection: The road to universal social protection systems and floors

    15 September 2023

    Volume 2: 52 country cases

  3. Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL AFRICA) - 2nd phase in brief

    13 September 2023

    The ACCEL Africa Project is entering its second phase with a strong commitment to eradicating child labour in supply chains across Africa. It is continuing to target the root causes of child labour in specific countries and supply chains, particularly in agriculture, mining, and the rural economy.

    The focus countries for intervention are Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda, working in the cocoa, coffee, cotton, gold, and tea supply chains.

  4. ONE ILO ETHIOPIA - RESULTS FROM WORKER PHONE SURVEYS IN FOREIGN AND ETHIOPIAN APPAREL FIRMS

    07 September 2023

    This brief presents the results from eight rounds of a high-frequency phone survey undertaken with Ethiopian apparel workers between 2020 and 2022. The survey covers a period of intense turmoil for both the Ethiopian apparel sector and the country as a whole. The main focus is on socio-economic situation facing apparel workers, in particular with regard to employment, wages, the ability to meet expenses and food needs, working hours, unionisation, and health provision. Due to the stark differeences between foreign and Ethiopia firms with regard to firm-level capabilities and access to international markets, much of the analysis contrasts the experiences of Ethiopian workers in foreign and Ethiopian companies.

  5. Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - South Africa Programme Brochure

    01 September 2023

    This brochure provides an overview of the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa

August 2023

  1. A Call for Proposal: The Youth-to-Youth Fund (Y2YF) for the PROSPECTS Opportunity Fund

    31 August 2023

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with Edukans Foundation, is implementing the Youth-to-Youth Fund (Y2Yf) in Ethiopia as part of the area of work on Advancing Young People’s Engagement and Meaningful Participation under the PROSPECTS Partnership Programme. The PROSPECTS Partnership Programme is funded by the Government of the Netherlands and builds on the combined strengths, experience, and values of the IFC, the ILO, the UNHCR, UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Dutch Government to develop a new paradigm in responding to forced displacement crises. The PROSPECTS new area of work entitled “Advancing Young People’s Engagement and Meaningful Participation in the PROSPECTS Partnership” is being implemented by the ILO, UNICEF and UNHCR. The objective is to empower and meaningfully engage young people in forced displacement contexts so that they develop their skills and confidence to lead socio-economic and cultural activities, start an enterprise, address protection concerns, volunteer in their communities, advocate on issues that are important to them, and provide input to programming, including PROSPECTS. Detailed information about this call is found in the attached Call for Proposal Please read the Call for proposal carefully and make sure that your project addresses all the required information before submitting. The application templates are linked in the call for proposal document. Please download and complete these templates following the indicated instructions. Deadline for submission: Midnight EAT, 15 September 2023. To apply, please download the application documents below !!

  2. Workplace training manual for policy development and programme implementation addressing gender-based violence and sexual harassment in the workplace in Zimbabwe

    31 August 2023

    The Training Manual for workplace policy development and programme implementation on gender-based violence (GBV) & sexual harassment was developed to provide guidance to the world of work for standardized education and awareness training to eliminate violence and harassment in Zimbabwe’s workplaces. The manual is aligned to ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206. It is linked to the national Strategy for the Elimination of Sexual Harassment and Gender Based Violence in the Workplace in line with ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206. The Strategy seeks to protect workers in the world of work and provides a guiding framework for the development of workplace policies on sexual harassment.

  3. Feasibility study on the enrolment of refugees and asylum seekers in the Egyptian Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS)

    29 August 2023

    This study presents a review of the situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt to assess the feasibility of including them in the universal health insurance scheme (UHIS) launched in 2018.

July 2023

  1. A holistic approach for the elimination of child labour and its roots causes in supply chains: Mainstreaming the promotion of the MNE Declaration in the ACCEL-Africa project

    28 July 2023

  2. Assessment of Green Technical and Vocational Training and Skills development in Ethiopia

    27 July 2023

    This report is the result of desk research, field work and on-line survey carried out on the issue of green TVT and Skills development in Ethiopia. The assessment was commissioned by ILO’s Global Programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning (GPSL3) Ethiopia component.

  3. From Data to Action: Accelerating Labour Market and Migration Initiatives in Djibouti

    25 July 2023

    Identifying existing strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities within the country's data collection and analysis frameworks

  4. A Visionary Path Towards Fair and Ethical Recruitment in Africa

    25 July 2023

    developing a robust Fair Recruitment Strategy designed specifically for Africa.

  5. Advancing Skills Development and Migration: Fostering Collaboration for Positive Impact in Kenya

    25 July 2023

    Skills development within the context of labour migration

  6. Promoting Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for African Migrant Workers

    25 July 2023

    Fair recruitment, international labour standards (ILS), union-to-union agreements, and monitoring and reporting

  7. Enhanced Coordination for Improved Labour Migration Governance in East and Horn of Africa

    25 July 2023

    A series of National Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings on labour migration

  8. Empowering Migrant Workers: Achieving Results for the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

    25 July 2023

    Establishing a comprehensive strategy for the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

  9. Bridging Perspectives and Building Solutions: Towards Inclusive Labour Migration in East & Horn of Africa

    25 July 2023

    "Opportunities and challenges on Labour Migration: An Experience-Sharing Forum among East African Countries"

  10. Fair Recruitment Practices in Ethiopia

    25 July 2023

    Enhancing the capacity of Private employment agencies (PrEA) in Ethiopia

  11. Building Partnerships to Advance Rights-Based Approach to Labour Migration in Somalia

    25 July 2023

    A Knowledge Sharing workshop on ratification, domestication, and reporting of International Labour Standards social dialogue & tripartism

  12. Uganda LMIS Workshop Paves the Way for Comprehensive and Dynamic Labour Market Information System (LMIS)

    25 July 2023

    Achieving the integration of Labour Migration Indicators into the development process of the Ugandan LMIS.