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ILO Working paper 109

Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional and labour relations regimes in six African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa with a special emphasis on promoting decent working conditions for Local and Regional Government (LRG) workers.

Equipping South Africa’s workforce for a just transition through up-skilling and re-skilling: Identification of target occupations and skills levels

The ILO is seeking the support of a service provider to identify sectors, value chains, occupations and skills that are affected by the South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) 2023-2027 and subsequent JET Implementation Plan adopted by Cabinet in November 2023.

SCORE Training

ILO and Government of Flanders join forces to strengthen productivity in South Africa

SCORE Training is set for implementation in SMEs within the clothing and textiles manufacturing sector over the course of the year.

An update on how productivity and decent work are being boosted in South African SMEs

ILO's Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa partners with Productivity SA and the South African Footwear and Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) to promote technical capabilities, advance productivity growth and increase exports

Coordination with the Limpopo Department of Public Works Roads and Infrastructure

Planning session

Country Study

The employment effects of industrial symbiosis networks in the South African informal sector

This report deals with the employment effects of industrial symbiosis in the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in South Africa. It focuses on the textile and construction value chains and formalization.

Request for Proposals (RFP): Scoping exercise of the leather and footwear sector in Lesotho

The ITC and ILO are requesting proposals from registered service providers

Request for Proposals (RFP): Textile & clothing value chain mapping and analysis of demand and supply relations between Basotho firms and foreign owned firms operating in Lesotho and their export markets

The ITC and ILO are requesting proposals from service providers

Decent Work in Construction project engages SMME's in Ethekwini

Fact finding mission in Kwazulu Natal Province

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work South Africa

From shop floor to success: Understanding productivity and decent work challenges in South African SMEs

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work South Africa

Factory Visits: Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Project Advisory Committee

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work South Africa

From shop floor to success: Understanding productivity and decent work challenges in South African SMEs

A focus on Child Labour in the Agricultural Sector

Launch of project in South Africa

Employment-Intensive Investment Programme in South Africa

The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is a short to medium term intervention of the Government of South Africa which seeks to address the triad national challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality through employment creation in provision and delivery of public infrastructure works by application of labour-intensive methods.

ILO/EIIP support to the Expanded Public Works Programme in South Africa

ILO/EIIP is providing support to the Expanded Public Works Programme in key thematic areas including Policy Development and Promotion, Skills/Capacity Development, Project Management and Technical Support, Research and Innovation, and Advocacy and Partnership.

Limpopo Improve Your Business Training

South Africa

An appraisal of EIIP’s longer-term development impacts

The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of how the project implementation related activities of the Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) generate long-term development impacts which arise out of: (a) the benefits for users and the wider society of the improved assets, and (b) the employment and increased incomes of those employed on projects.

Improved productivity evidence for better policy making in South Africa

In this interview, Mothunye Mothiba, Chief Executive Officer of Productivity South Africa, discusses how partnering with the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work team will improve productivity analytics to support policy work involving key government, business and workers’ organizations in 2024.

National Workshop on Sustainable and Responsible Business Practices for the realization of decent work

South Africa

ILO South Africa promotes entrepreneurship for productivity growth and decent work

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa engaged with entrepreneurs at Chamdor Automotive Hub to identify and address vital training and business development needs. This partnership aims to drive productivity growth and foster decent work opportunities.