Resources on social protection

  1. Conclusions: First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference concludes in Abidjan

    21 October 2023

    ILO and social partners call to joint action to the challenges facing African migrant workers in Africa.

  2. First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference Kicks Off in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

    18 October 2023

    ILO and African Union Commission join forces to protect migrant workers' rights

  3. The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy

    28 March 2022

    The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.

  4. The report on “Assessment of the needs of social economy units and identification of priority value chains for the creation of decent jobs in Cameroon” has been released

    17 December 2021

    The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA) of Cameroon and the ILO conducted a study on evaluation of the potential of the Social Economy in Cameroon.

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

    18 June 2021

    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.

  6. The Validation Workshop of the evaluation of the potential of the Social Economy in Cameroon was held virtually on 27 April 2021

    26 May 2021

    The workshop was co-organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts of Cameroon (MINPMEESA) to discuss and validate the results of the study on "The evaluation of the needs of social economy units and the identification of priority value

  7. Social protection in action: Exploring public options of social health protection for refugees in West and Central Africa

    27 April 2020

    Since 2014, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have worked together in line with their respective mandates to strengthen access to decent work among refugees, especially as regards income generation and social protection. This partnership has led to the elaboration of joint technical studies in a number of West and Central African countries.

  8. Small and medium enterprises’ response to HIV and AIDS

    14 July 2016

    This brief is intended for SMEs and a wide range of stakeholders who work with SMEs with a view to strengthening their response to HIV and AIDS.

  9. Decent Work and Sustainable Development in Cameroon

    02 June 2016

    A collective UN system response to national priorities focussed on employment and social protection helps advance the goal of social justice through decent work says Najat Rochdi, UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator/UNDP representative in Cameroon.