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METI Programme
Investment and Employment
2nd Regional Technical Training of the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment programme
Consultation on draft “Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on external employment” with Egyptian Ministry of Labour officials.
THAMM Programme “Capitalization, Results, and Perspectives” Ceremony
As the “Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa” THAMM Programme is coming to an end by 31 October 2023 after three years of implementation in Egypt, the Government of Egypt, the European Union (EU) and Germany in coordination with the implementing agencies (ILO, IOM and GIZ), organized a “Capitalization, Results, and Perspectives” Ceremony.
One-day Sensitization Meeting on “How to shift towards skills anticipation for labour mobility” in Cairo, Egypt
The Government of Egypt in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) organized a one-day Sensitization Meeting on “How to shift towards skills anticipation for labour mobility” on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 in Cairo.
Sensitization workshop on “Fair recruitment, labour inspection and private recruitment agencies- validation of understanding and way forward”
In collaboration with the Ministry of Labour (MoL), the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the overall framework of the "Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa" Programme holds a Sensitization workshop on “Fair recruitment, labour inspection and private recruitment agencies- validation of understanding and way forward”
ACCEL Africa Regional Conference: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains
The 2nd THAMM Regional Conference on Mobility Schemes between North African and European Countries opens in Cairo on 30 January 2023
This conference, jointly organized by the ILO, IOM and GIZ, and with the support of ENABEL and OFII, brought together more than 150 face-to-face and 65 online people from all North African countries, many European countries. Participants represent government actors, the private sector, vocational training, public employment services, and social partners from Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as EU Member States.
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.
Capacity-building workshops for 96 labour inspectors held by the CONMIGO Project
THAMM contributes to a series of capacity-building workshops for 96 labour inspectors held by the CONMIGO Project
Labour migration
COP27: ILO events on labour migration and climate change
METI Programme
Regional technical training on trade and employment for specialists from Southern Mediterranean countries
Global Learning Exchange Series on Digital Wage Payments
Promoting workers’ well-being and sustainable enterprises through digital wage payments: Experiences from the garment industry in Jordan and Egypt
The ILO's Global Centre on Digital Wages for Decent Work, the Better Than Cash Alliance, Better Work and BSR organized an online event on 23 March, "Promoting workers’ well-being and sustainable enterprises through digital wage payments: Experiences from the garment industry in Jordan and Egypt".
Financial key performance indicators for inclusive insurance
The ILO's Impact Insurance Facility and the Financial Services Institute (linked to the Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt) will organize the training Financial key performance indicators for inclusive insurance from 14 to 17 February via Zoom. The language of instruction is English. The course is offered with support from the German Corporation for International Cooperation.
#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.
Market-based livelihoods interventions for refugees and host communities
This training course supports practitioners working with refugee communities in the design of livelihood interventions based on a solid understanding of market trends and demand. It applies the "Making markets work for the poor" (M4P) approach and draws upon the experiences and lessons learnt from joint UNHCR-ILO pilot projects that have tested the added value of market assessments and value-chain analyses in promoting the livelihoods of refugees in different countries.
Access to decent work for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
The course aims to strengthen the capacities of policy-makers and practitioners in adopting measures to facilitate the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market, and in promoting inclusive employment strategies and policies.
Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA)
South-South and Triangular Cooperation Skills Forum
The event aims to address the discussion on skills development with a focus on job rich sectors. It seeks to promote the ILO Centenary Declaration with a strong focus on Skills development, through peer learning between Middle Eastern and North African constituents – at national and sector levels.
Youth at Heart Virtual Forum 2020: ILO's session on decent jobs for youth
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up the Youth at Heart virtual forum to address the issues affecting youth around the world. This session will feature an interactive conversation with young people about solutions, including youth-led, to the challenges posed by COVID-19 on themselves and their peers.
Launch event of the programme “Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa” (THAMM) in Egypt
The Government of Egypt, the European Union and Germany officially launched today the programme “Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa” (THAMM) in Egypt in coordination with the implementing agencies: ILO, IOM and GIZ.
ILO PROSPECTS in Egypt trains 171 potential enterprise development trainers from NGOs
In the framework of the PROSPECTS programme, the ILO in Egypt rolled-out nine Training of Trainer (ToT) workshops over two months and trained 171 NGO professionals on enterprise development. The aim is to support the eventual integration of refugees and host communities into the labour market.