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

Five decrees implementing on the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) adopted by the Council of Ministers

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
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#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

Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
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#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.

AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
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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.

SKILL-UP NIGER: Towards empowering women victims of modern slavery through skills development
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SKILL-UP NIGER: Towards empowering women victims of modern slavery through skills development

The International Labour Organization (ILO), with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have launched a project in Niger to empower victims of forced labour through skills development.

ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa
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ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa

The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28 participants from national statistics offices, labour ministries and regional workers and employers' organizations of the Economic Community of the West Africa States (ECOWAS) and the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) in Africa.

UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
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UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger

UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
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UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger

ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 4
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ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 4

The way forward to advancing cooperatives in Africa: Interviews with African cooperative leaders
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The way forward to advancing cooperatives in Africa: Interviews with African cooperative leaders

In September 2016, three cooperative leaders from the United Republic of Tanzania and Niger participated in a study tour to Japan to get exposed to lessons learned from Japanese cooperative enterprises and share cooperative experiences between the countries.

Niger signs up to end modern slavery
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Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention

Niger signs up to end modern slavery

Niger has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 ILO Forced Labour Convention, as part of a renewed global effort to eradicate modern slavery. The Protocol, a legally binding instrument, brings the existing convention into the modern era, with new provisions on prevention, protection and victims’ access to remedies.

ILO, EU and project countries discussed how to monitor progress on employment and decent work
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ILO, EU and project countries discussed how to monitor progress on employment and decent work

On 18 and 19 November 2013, a final conference took place on the ILO-EU joint project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work” (MAP), funded by the European Commission.

36th ordinary governing body session of the African Regional Centre for Labour Administration (CRADAT)
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36th ordinary governing body session of the African Regional Centre for Labour Administration (CRADAT)

The 36th ordinary governing body session of CRADAT was held on the theme "Labour Administration for Africa's Development".