ILO Horn of Africa

Official account of the ILO CO for the Horn of Africa 🇪🇹 🇩🇯 🇸🇩 🇸🇸 & 🇸🇴: Promoting social justice & decent work. Country Director @KhumbulaILO

[ILO Prospects @IloProspects]

@ilo Delegates from 🇪🇹 🇰🇪 🇷🇼 🇺🇬 are returning home with new integrated public employment service strategies—enhanced by digitalization, inclusive outreach, and employer engagement in forced displacement contexts.

[ILO Prospects @IloProspects]

That’s a wrap!

The @ILO regional training on Shaping & Managing Effective Public Employment Services in the East & Horn of Africa concluded in Addis Ababa, . 👇

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

From classroom practice to workplace readiness, core skills are taking root in Hawassa.

Through the @ilo Global Skills Programme in #Ethiopia, TVT trainers completed practical sessions to embed core skills in teaching and assessment, with action plans for their workplaces.

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

🤝𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐃 #𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫��𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧.

In #Juba, South Sudan 🇸🇸, experts from @IGADSecretariat and @AddisILO are engaging key social partners, including the private sector and workers' organizations—to build consensus and strengthen advocacy for the ratification and implementation of the IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons.

During consultations with representatives of the South Sudan Business Community and the South Sudan Workers' Trade Unions, a common message emerged: effective implementation of the Protocol will facilitate cross-border trade, enhance labour mobility, and unlock opportunities for businesses, traders, and skilled workers across the region.

#IGADMigration #RisingWithIGAD #OneRegionOneFuture

[IGAD Secretariat @IGADsecretariat]

🎥 2025 IGAD Media Awards Winner Spotlight Series | Stories That Move Our Region
#IGADMediaAwards2026

Some of the most important stories are often the ones that go untold.

As we hear from Michael Wambi, a journalist from #Uganda and an #IGAD Media Awards 2025 winner, we are reminded that beyond the headlines are stories of drought, resilience, innovation, and hope waiting to be told.

Wambi says:

"The stories are out there. Stories of resilience, stories of hope. We need to tell them."

What story are you telling?

📌 Submit your story:
https://t.co/jFyIrqYgH0

📅 Submissions close: 31 July 2026

@AddisIlo

#IGADMediaAwards2026
#RisingWithIGAD
#OneRegionOneFuture

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

Advancing the IGAD #FreeMovement Regime in South Sudan 🔄 | #IGADMigration

📍 Day 2 Recap

The @IGADSecretariat and @AddisILO team continued their engagements with key stakeholders in @SouthSudanGov on the ratification and domestication of the IGAD #FreeMovement regime.

Among the day's key meetings was an engagement with Hon. Wek Mamer Kuol, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, who expressed support for advancing the ratification process through the Council of Ministers, the Legislative Assembly, and the Office of the President.

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[ILO - Labour Migration East and Horn of Africa @EHoALabourMig]

The @FCDOGovUK Deputy Director for #Migration, Mr. Jack Joseph, paid a courtesy visit to @AddisIlo to discuss support for safe, orderly, & regular migration in the #EastandHornofAfrica.
The discussion highlighted #BRMM programme's achievements in labour migration governance 🧵1/2

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

🌍Advancing the #FreeMovement of Persons Regime in the IGAD Region 🔄| #IGADMigration

𝟭/ Experts from @IGADSecretariat and @AddisILO are in Juba, South Sudan 🇸🇸, engaging with key stakeholders on the ratification and domestication of the IGAD Protocol on Free Movement of Persons by the @SouthSudanGov.

At the inception meeting, the #IGAD delegation, led by Action Coordinator @LucyDaxbacher, together with #ILO Chief Technical Officer, Ephrem Getnet, met members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Legislation and Justice and the Council of States’ Legal Affairs Committee to advance dialogue on the Protocol’s adoption and implementation.

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

Core skills power employability & future ready learning

Through @ilo Global Skills Programme in #Ethiopia, funded by @noradno about 35 TVT trainers in Hawassa are strengthening core skills in teaching, curricula & assessment.

💼 Employability
🌱 Green skills
🚀 Decent work

[ILO Prospects @IloProspects]

ILO, through PROSPECTS and @ITCILO, has opened a regional training in Addis Ababa to strengthen Public Employment Services in the East and Horn of Africa.

[UN Ethiopia @UNEthiopia]

🌍 On #WorldRefugeeDay, #UNHCR High Commissioner @BarhamSalih, @UNEthiopia Head @Ozonnia Ojielo, @RRSEthiopia, regional officials & stakeholders joined refugees & host communities in Benishangul Gumuz, #Ethiopia to celebrate their strength, courage & hope for a better future.

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

Today in Addis Ababa, @ILO under @IloProspects concluded a TVT workshop for trainers & curriculum experts.

The training strengthened core skills integration in curriculum design, delivery & assessment, helping prepare job-ready graduates for Ethiopia’s changing world of work.

[ILO - Labour Migration East and Horn of Africa @EHoALabourMig]

Migration stories shape public understanding and influence decisions.

Through the @ilo #BRMM programme supported regional media forum in #Mombasa, 🇰🇪, journalists from Eastern Africa are strengthening their skills in reporting on labour migration and countering misinformation.

[IGAD Health & Social Development Division @IGADHealthS]

#IGADMigration

In Djibouti, the @Addisilo team has concluded a three-day Implementation Support Mission alongside the IGAD team under the #EU–#IGAD–#ILO action, “Towards Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance (FMPT II) in the IGAD Region.”

The ILO delegation was led by Ephrem Getnet, Chief Technical Advisor, while @LucyDaxbacher, Programme Coordinator for FMPT II, represented the Director of Health and Social Development.

The mission provided an opportunity to take stock of progress achieved so far, address implementation priorities, and agree on a roadmap for the next six months to advance the action’s objectives across the IGAD region.

#IGADat40

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

3/3 The workshop will help validate findings, build consensus & identify practical pathways for wage adequacy, transparency and governance.

At the opening, @KhumbulaILO said:

“Well-designed wage systems can drive economic transformation, productivity growth & social progress.”

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

🌿@ILO and @ehpeaorg are convening today in Addis Ababa to advance fair and transparent wage systems in Ethiopia’s horticulture sector.

Wage systems can strengthen decent work, responsible business and competitiveness.

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

2/3 Horticulture is:
🌱 A major source of wage employment, especially for women
📦 A strategic export sector
👥 A driver of jobs, livelihoods and enterprise sustainability

Today’s dialogue moves from evidence to shared action.

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

Not playing. Not learning. But working.

This is still the reality for 138 million children in child labour worldwide.

As the world comes together around football, we are raising the red card to child labour.🟥

Join the campaign to #EndChildLabour

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

On #DomesticWorkersDay today, we're spotlighting a daycare centre for domestic workers in Addis Ababa 🇪🇹

With support from the Government of #Norway, the @ilo & partners helped to ease one of the biggest barriers women face: access to childcare.

Watch below����

@NorwayinAddis

[ILO Horn of Africa @AddisIlo]

The @ILO Siraye’s Strengthening Climate-Resilient Leather, Textile & Garment Industry in🇪🇹 Project, financed by @JapanEthiopia, is conducting a SCORE refresher ToT.

This will help create:
🛡️Safer workplaces
🌱Greener factories
🏭Stronger enterprises
👷‍♀️Better working conditions