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Burkina Faso is a member of the ILO since 1960. Today, together with representatives of the government, of employer and worker organizations of Burkina Faso, the ILO helps to promote an environment conducive to the creation of decent jobs, especially for young men and women, in urban and rural areas, including those living with a disability, and aims to strengthen and extend social protection systems in the country.

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The Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) is being set up in Burkina Faso
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Social protection

The Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) is being set up in Burkina Faso

Towards SDG Target 8.7: prevention and elimination of child labour in Burkina Faso’s cotton production sector.
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Towards SDG Target 8.7: prevention and elimination of child labour in Burkina Faso’s cotton production sector.

Projects and programmes

Sparking Disability Inclusive Rural Transformation (SPARK)

Sparking Disability Inclusive Rural Transformation (SPARK)

Green Works Based on Labour-Intensive Local Technologies in Burkina Faso

Green Works Based on Labour-Intensive Local Technologies in Burkina Faso

Events

Strengthening apprenticeship systems in the informal economy in Africa to promote quality, innovation and transitions to formality

Regional workshop

Strengthening apprenticeship systems in the informal economy in Africa to promote quality, innovation and transitions to formality

Publications

Green Jobs Assessment Model: Sustainable Tourism in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Green Jobs Assessment Model: Sustainable Tourism in Burkina Faso

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

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