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ILO launches an innovative approach to facilitate enterprise formalization in Cabo Verde
With 8 out of 10 economic units operating in the informal economy globally, what can countries do to promote the transition to formality and improve the livelihoods of billions? Which enterprises are most likely to formalize?
ILO and Portugal sign cooperation agreement on Social Protection
On Tuesday 14 June in the framework of a High-Level Conference organized by the ILO Office in Lisbon and the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal, the International Labour Organization has signed a cooperation agreement with the Strategic and Planning Office of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal to implement the Phase 3 of the ACTION/Portugal project on “Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste".
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 2: Towards an inclusive and gender-transformative SSE: a thinking lab
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - High level panel 1: A human-centred recovery. Impacts of and responses on the COVID-19 crisis
ILO and Finland sign cooperation agreement on Trade for Decent Work
On Monday 19 July, the International Labour Organization has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland to further support the application of the ILO Fundamental Conventions in EU trading partner countries through improved labour relations and working conditions.
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Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director for Africa at the event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
I commit the Office to work as one ILO to mainstream child labour issues into all relevant areas of work of the Abidjan Declaration implementation plan, in order to maximize our contribution to ending child labour in Africa. We will work closely with our tripartite Constituents to do so
AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss 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.
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Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.
The ILO participates in the 4th World Forum on Local Economic Development to discuss roles of SSE in achieving SDGs at local level
The ILO participates in the 4th World Forum on Local Economic Development to discuss roles of SSE in achieving SDGs at local level
Middle-income countries: African tripartite constituents endorse the “Praia Consensus”
The first tripartite meeting on ILO’s strategy for Decent Work in Middle-Income Countries of Africa held from 27-28 June in Praia, Cabo Verde, adopted the pragmatic plan by urging member states, social and development partners as well as regional institutions to support its implementation.
Cabo Verde ratifies the ILO Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
The Republic of Cabo Verde is the 67th ILO member State to ratify the Convention
Angola presents the Brasilia Declaration on combating child labour through South-South cooperation on behalf of the CPLP
5th African University on Youth and Development
Young African and African Diaspora leaders, gathered at the Conference on Post-2015 Agenda on Population/Youth Employment, adopted the Declaration of Mindelo entitled “Decent Work for Youth Development” to promote youth employment, good governance, education and environmental sustainability.
ILO consults African youth on jobs crisis
The ILO dedicates the month of March 2012 to hold national events in 12 African countries from the five sub-regions to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.