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Subregional tripartite workshop on promoting decent work in the forest sector, with a focus on reforestation

The ILO organized a Subregional tripartite workshop on promoting decent work in the forest sector, with a focus on reforestation, in Arusha, Tanzania, from 7 to 9 March 2023. The workshop concluded with the agreement on building blocks for advancing decent and sustainable work in the forest sector in the sub-region.

ILO- ITUC Africa

High level panel on Migrant workers' contribution to the development of the African continent

As part of the commemoration of International Migrant Day 2022, the ILO, in collaboration with ITUC-Africa, organises a High-Level Panel to emphasise migration's contribution to development and to empower migrant workers.

#EndChildLabour2021

Africa marked the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa and the Day of the African Child!

The African Union, ILO and UNICEF held a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, who discussed strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based on the 2020 Global Estimates on Child Labour and related recommendations, which had been launched by the ILO and UNICEF on 10 June.

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

Trade union unity and principles of freedom of association in Eastern Africa

Freedom of association refers to the right of workers and employers to create and join organizations of their choice freely and without fear of reprisal or interference. This includes the right to establish and affiliate to confederations and international organizations. Linked to freedom of association is the right to collective bargaining, which allows workers to negotiate their working conditions freely with their employers.

Seminar on Sustainable Development in Postal Services in African countries

Organized by the Universal Postal Union, Pan African Postal Union (PAPU) and La Poste (France), in cooperation with UNI Global Union and the ILO (Yaoundé and SECTOR).