Programmes and projects

Technical cooperation programmes and projects implemented are one of the main means of action to support constituents in promoting decent work in the African region and to give effect to the Decent Work Agenda in Africa 2007-15.

Since 2002, a total of 560 technical cooperation programmes and projects have been approved for the African region, with a total budget of US$545.2 million. Practically all countries in the region have benefited from such interventions. As of December 2011, there were 205 active technical cooperation projects being managed by the ILO in the African region.

2025

  1. Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Project Phase II

    1 July 2022 - 31 March 2025

    The BRMM Phase II programme, a three-year prolongation of the BRMM Phase I programme funded by the UK-FCDO is focusing on strengthening the capacities of countries in East and Horn of Africa to govern labour migration by using evidence-based policies, enhancing migrant workers' qualifications and skills, and actively engaging the social partners.

2024

  1. All Hands in Kenya: Advancing Labour Standards Through Cooperative Action

    1 December 2020 - 1 December 2024

    All Hands in Kenya: Advancing Labour Standards through Cooperative Action, is a four-year project funded by The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), through U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL).

  2. Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa (ADWA') Phase II

    1 January 2022 - 30 September 2024

    Funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the ADWA’ project works at the policy level in order to support evidence-based decisions on key dimensions of the Decent Work Agenda.

  3. Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa (ADWA')

    30 November 2018 - 30 September 2024

    Funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the ADWA’ project works at the policy-making level in order to support evidence- based decisions on key dimensions of the Decent Work Agenda.

  4. JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

    1 September 2019 - 31 August 2024

    The JEUN’ESS project aims to create decent jobs for young people in disadvantaged areas and support the transition to the formal economy through the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The project proposes an approach based on the promotion and strengthening of collective entrepreneurship through SSE organizations and mechanisms.

  5. JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

    1 September 2019 - 31 August 2024

    The JEUN’ESS project aims to create decent jobs for young people in disadvantaged areas and support the transition to the formal economy through the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The project proposes an approach based on the promotion and strengthening of collective entrepreneurship through SSE organizations and mechanisms.

  6. JLMP Action (Catalytic Actions for the AU/ILO/IOM/UNECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa)

    1 November 2021 - 30 June 2024

  7. ProAgro Ethiopia – ‘Promotion of Decent Work in Agribusiness’ Project

    15 June 2020 - 14 June 2024

    The Project aims to support the Government of Ethiopia by contributing to the creation of more and better jobs for women and men in the agribusiness sector. Its approach is based on two principles: it will both “push” people into the labour market, by providing them with the skills needed to access employment or start their business, and “pull” them, by supporting enterprises and value chain development so that the private sector can grow and provide more and better jobs. In carrying out its work, the project focuses on building the capacity of national, regional, and local stakeholders to develop and implement policies aimed at boosting the job creation potential of the agribusiness sector.

  8. Supply chains for a Sustainable Future of Work – Project linked to Fisheries in Namibia

    1 January 2021 - 30 March 2024

2023

  1. Skills Initiative for Africa Project

    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023

    A Continental Programme of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Development Agency (NEPAD), financed by the European Union and the German Government

  2. Southern Africa Migration Management (SAMM) Project

    1 June 2020 - 31 December 2023

    The SAMM Project is implemented by the ILO in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)