The International Labour Organization’s 14th African Regional Meeting (ARM) will review the progress made by African countries over the last four years in implementing the Decent Work Agenda in the light of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union Agenda 2063. This progress will build on the 2015 Addis Ababa Declaration and be discussed in the latest Report of the ILO Director-General.
WHO: The 14th African Regional Meeting will bring together the ILO’s tripartite constituents representing Governments, workers and employers from 54 African countries, as well as representatives of international organizations, intergovernmental and non-governmental, invited by the Governing Body. Full list of participants.
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The Meeting of the International Labour Organization will take place in the Palais des Congrès at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
unprecedented levels, a serious lack of jobs, especially for young Africans, and growing inequalities in access to basic social protection, the Director-General’s report to the Conference will formulate key policy recommendations for inclusive growth and social progress in Africa. The outcome of the meetings will include an action plan for the continent for the next decade.
The Official Opening and Closing Ceremonies and five Plenary Sessions will be open to media and streamed live on the meetings website, www.ilo.org/afrm14. The Opening Session and the “Presidential Panel on the Future of Work We Want for Africa” take place on Tuesday, December 3. Thematic sessions on “International Labour Standards, Social Dialogue and Gender Equality in the Realization of Decent Work Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals”, “Making Decent Work a Reality for Africa’s Youth”, “Skills, Technological Pathways and Productivity for a Brighter Future of Work in Africa” and “Transforming Africa’s Informal and Rural Economy for Decent Work” will take place on Wednesday, December 4 and Thursday, December 5. The Closing Ceremony takes place on Friday, December 6. Download the agenda.
