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EU and ILO to improve the employability of Youth NEETs in the MENA region
A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.
Fifth UfM Trade and Investment Forum
Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?
Fifth UfM Trade and Investment Forum
Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?
The ILO’s Director of the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, Sangheon Lee, advocates for stronger alignment of trade, investment and employment policies for translating economic opportunities into decent employment realities during the 5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum.
Joint ILO – IFAD event
ILO calls for strengthened partnerships to promote decent work for youth in rural Africa
The ILO and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) gathered Governments’, workers’ and employers representatives from Africa and key stakeholders to discuss how integrated agribusiness hubs can support decent jobs for young people in the region.
First regional knowledge-sharing workshop on the impact of trade and investment policies on productive and decent employment in the Southern Mediterranean countries
ILO leads MENA leadership programme to promote a just transition to a green future of work
Worker, employer and government representatives from the region met online to gain a better understanding gained a better understanding of how to shape policies to implement climate change commitments.
Request for Quotation
Support the design and development of a multi-country monitoring, evaluation and knowledge learning system for ProAgro YOUTH
The ILO is seeking to recruit a service provider (firm) to support the design and development of a multi-country monitoring, evaluation and knowledge learning system for the “ProAgro YOUTH: Support to integrated agribusiness hubs in Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar and Malawi” project.
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New EU-ILO partnership to improve occupational safety and health in the Mediterranean region, notably through strengthened labour inspectorates
The project will benefit workers in vulnerable conditions, such as women and young workers, with a focus on the agricultural sector in Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia)
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ILO Constituents Re-affirm the Importance of Social Dialogue as a path towards formalization and Decent Work for Youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
The ILO Constituents agreed to a framework for action in the region on the 2nd day of the first regional meeting of the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Project, which took place in Algiers, in collaboration with the Algerian Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security. SOLIFEM is co-financed by the European Union and the ILO.
Road to COP28: Just Transition for Arab States
The ILO hosted an event at the COP27 conference to explore how to move from commitment to implementation of Just Transition policies in Arab countries.
Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region
Discussions examined the impact of climate change on migration patterns and trends to and from the Arab Region and how these patterns impact different vulnerable groups on the move.
The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
A discussion organized by the ILO examined how climate change has a profound impact on labour markets, displacement and migration, necessitating mitigation and adaptation strategies and decisive action to protect migrant workers and include them in just transition strategies.
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The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
The ILO, as one of the co-conveners of the Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), participated in the online Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region on 24 and 25 October and organized a session on ‘Migration and labour mobility as an adaptation strategy to climate change and the importance of just transitions’, bringing together ILO’s tripartite constituents who explored the numerous linkages between climate change, migration and the labour market.
Trade can generate more and better jobs in Southern Mediterranean countries
An ILO report assesses the impact of trade growth and economic development of Southern Mediterranean countries on the quality of jobs in the region, with a particular focus on women and youth, and on SMEs in the region.
Social dialogue and formalization
New ILO project works towards formalizing Lebanon’s economy through tripartite social dialogue
The Lebanon arm of the multi-country project held a two-day workshop to explore the requirements of transitioning from the informal to the formal economy in the crisis-hit country.
Launch of the project "Green jobs for young men and women in Algeria for a just transition to a sustainable work future"
On 1 and 2 June 2022, the ILO Office for Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia, together with the government of Algeria and social partners, organized a workshop to launch a project to promote green and better jobs in Algeria.
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.
#EndChildLabour2021
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
#EndChildLabour2021
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.
International Migrants Day
African journalists win awards for excellence in labour migration reporting