Webinar: EU-AFD Research Facility on Inequalities: Multidimensional inequality in Western Africa
Social inclusion
As part of the ILO’s Women at Work Centenary Initiative, the ILO has produced this report that highlights key gender gaps and obstacles to decent work for women. Read it here.
There are 1.8 billion young people aged 15-29 in the world today. Most have to contend with a precarious labour market, with the prevalence of unemployment, underemployment and informal jobs. If these young people are to successfully transition into adulthood, with secure livelihoods, youth and especially youth employment must be a key priority of the development agenda.
370 million people in over 90 countries identify themselves as being indigenous. They represent humanity in all its diversity but they all have in common the fact that they are the most excluded, discriminated, threatened and often the poorest communities worldwide. The EU is supporting tools and initiatives to understand better indigenous peoples needs in order for them to claim their rights and not be left behind.
A regional project in five African countries, co funded by the EU and jointly implemented by 14 government and civil society organisations, interviewed 22 000 domestic workers and their employers. Through advocacy campaigns, governments agreed to legalize and integrate millions of domestic workers in accordance with ILO Conventions.
A new four-year project supported by the EU kicked-off in Brussels, bringing together key stakeholders, vowing to make cotton production sustainable, free from child and forced labour.
Deadline to apply is 15 February 2019.
The VET Toolbox promotes demand driven and inclusive vocational education and training by working with partner countries to strengthen their capacity to implement VET and labour market reforms, enhancing labour market relevance and employability for all.
The EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa, aims to increase economic and employment opportunities and inclusion for youth and vulnerable groups.
In West Africa, more than two million children work in cocoa plantations. The European Commission gathered stakeholders at a workshop and produced a report with presentations, discussions and recommendations that is now available online.
Interview with Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation and Development.
An initiative of the European Commission seeks to enhance knowledge and understanding of economic and social inequalities in order to better respond to this complex development challenge.
Every three years, Heads of States and Governments from Africa and the EU meet to take stock of progress made in the implementation of commitments and to provide political guidance for future work. In 2017, the theme of the summit will be ‘investing in youth’.