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Understanding informality and child labour in sub-Saharan Africa

This study examines the interrelationship of child labour and informality in 22 sub-Saharan countries.

Challenges and opportunities to advance decent work in five countries and supply chains: A synthesis report

This report summarizes the findings from rapid assessments and deep-dive research into decent work challenges and opportunities in five sectors and countries: coffee in Colombia, electronics in Viet Nam, fisheries in Namibia, rubber gloves in Malaysia and textiles and clothing in Madagascar.

Basic employment conditions for decent work

This leaflet highlights the basic employment requirements/conditions for decent work in Namibia for both onshore and offshore employees based on National and International Labour Standards.

Namibia field guide on labour inspections on board fishing vessels

This guide aims to ensure effective compliance with applicable labour laws and regulations on board fishing vessels. It is intended to be a basic field guide for carrying out labour inspections on fishing vessels in Namibian ports (Walvis Bay and Lüderitz) to ensure quality and consistent visits by inspectors.

How to stay safe while working on a fishing vessel at sea

This leaflet highlights the basic occupational safety and health requirements/conditions for ensuring safety for fisheries while working on a fishing vessel at sea based on National and International Labour Standards.

Comparative Study of Rapid Assessments of Reskilling and Upskilling Needs due to the Covid-19 Crisis

Africa

Sustainable supply chains to build forward better

Deep-dive research into decent work challenges and opportunities in Namibia’s fishing supply chain

This report provides an evidence base to support government and industry stakeholders in developing tools and policy advice and capacity-building initiatives to advance decent work in response to the COVID-19 crisis, making supply chains more resilient, fair and sustainable.

Namibia 2013/2014 National Profile on Occupational Safety and Health

Namibia Decent Work Country Programme 2019 - 2023

Rapid assessment of reskilling and upskilling needs arising from the effects of the COVID-19: Namibia

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Building a Future on lessons learned from the Zimbabwe Labour Market (2010 - 2020)

Ten Year Action Plan on the Eradication of Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery In Africa (2020-2030): Agenda 2063-SDG Target 8.7

The Action Plan seeks to contribute to and support the acceleration of progress towards the achievement of the Agenda 2063 – SDG 8.7 target. This involves ending child labour by 2025 and forced labour, human trafficking and modern slavery by 2030. The target population are children, women and men who are victims of or vulnerable to the forms of exploitation addressed by the Agenda 2063 - SDG 8.7 target.

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The impact of HIV on care work and the care workforce

This publication provides an overview of the gaps and challenges in six sub-Saharan African countries (Liberia, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia). By providing a picture of front-line prevention and treatment policies, this working paper assesses the socio-economic consequences of low antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage as well as the key role of the health workforce in international testing and treatment targets (90-90-90). The impact of HIV on caregivers’ working status and their employment opportunities is also reviewed through an empirical analysis.

Maternity income protection in Southern and Eastern Africa. From concept to practice

This publication is part of a collaboration of the ILO with the Eastern and Central Africa Social Security Association (ECASSA) to encourage the move from employer liability systems to social insurance based systems and to provide universal and comprehensive coverage.

Wages in Africa

Recent trends in average wages, gender pay gaps and wage disparities

This publication depicts the evolution of real average wages since the global economic crisis of 2008, offering insights into the economic context for Africa and also presenting an overview of existing wage disparities within countries, including those related to gender.

National Profile on Occupational Health and Safety 2013/2014 - Namibia

The profile is an inventory of all the tools and resources available in the country to manage OSH, the level of performance of these resources; and the description of the magnitude of the current situation and trends in terms of occupational accidents and diseases. It provides basic data on the key parameters that affect the sound management of OSH at both national and enterprise levels. Therefore, it presents the identified gaps and needs for further development of existing legal, institutional, administrative and technical infrastructure related to the management of OSH.

Namibia 2013/2014 National Profile on Occupational Safety and Health

The national profile aims to provide information about the occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation, policy review mechanisms, infrastructures, collaborative structures, activities of various partners in occupational safety and health, human resources, actors, statistics and indicators of OSH, general demographic data, problems and challenges, as well as the needs for future development in the specific country. This information also serves as a basis for the updating and further development of the national policy and programme on occupational safety and health of the country.

The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Namibia

This report is designed to stimulate debate and to provide an evidence base for policy reforms for an environment more conducive to the promotion of sustainable enterprises in Namibia.

Summary report: Cooperatives’ competitiveness potential for trade in SADC countries

The objectives of the research are to determine what opportunities exist for agricultural cooperatives to export, with what products, and to which markets from which SADC countries. The external constraints to increasing cooperative share of export markets and the ability to be competitive in the SADC, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and EU markets have been identified as critical considerations in prioritizing the products, markets and countries.

Assessment of public employment services and active labour market policies in Namibia

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 231