… stigations were underway to determine the cause of the crash, while the injured were transported to nearby hospitals.Informal labour accounts for nearly 67 percent of employment in Egypt and nearly the entire agricultural sector, according to the International Labour Organization …
… The International Labour Organization reports that 53 million young people in sub-Saharan Africa were not in employment, education or training in 2023. …
… The concept was later adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), whose 1972 report on urban employment helped shape global understanding of the informal sector.According to Dr. …
… The concept was later adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), whose 1972 report on urban employment helped shape global understanding of the informal sector.According to Dr. …
… A 2025 International Labour Organization (ILO) assessment examining access to complaints and remedies for migrant workers in Kenya and Uganda identified gaps in the legal and institutional systems intended to protect migrant workers and provide avenues for redress. …
… According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the persistence of child labour is closely linked to poverty, lack of access to quality education, inadequate social protection systems and weak enforcement of labour laws. …
… As Continental Chair, Mwadime is expected to spearhead efforts to deepen collaboration among Sub-Saharan African countries in promoting quality apprenticeships in line with the International Labour Organization’s Recommendation 208. …
… nistry was in the final stages of preparing instruments for submission to Cabinet in line with the Treaty Making and Ratification Act and other legal requirements. “I am equally pleased to inform our workers that, following my directive to ratify International Labour Organization …
At least 18 people, many of them children aged 13 to 14, were killed on Tuesday when two pick-up trucks carrying agricultural day labourers crashed in northern Egypt's Ismailia governorate. Egypt's health ministry reported 47 total casualties, including about 30 injured; dangerously overcrowded pick-ups are a regular mode of transport for millions of Egyptian informal workers despite safety risks.
At least 18 people, many of them children aged 13 to 14, were killed on Tuesday when two pick-up trucks carrying agricultural day labourers crashed in northern Egypt's Ismailia governorate. Egypt's health ministry reported 47 total casualties, including about 30 injured; dangerously overcrowded pick-ups are a regular mode of transport for millions of Egyptian informal workers despite safety risks.
An opinion piece argues that as unemployment collides with automation and artificial intelligence, Kenya should move towards a three-day workweek to share limited economic opportunities more equitably and reduce factors like human trafficking that stem from idleness.
Dr. Mary Kinyanjui argues that Kenya's informal economy, which employs an estimated 15 million people representing about 85 per cent of the workforce, remains the backbone of the country's economy yet receives limited policy and institutional support despite its critical role in creating employment and sustaining livelihoods.
Dr. Mary Kinyanjui says Kenya's informal economy, which employs an estimated 15 million people or about 85 per cent of the workforce, remains the backbone of economic growth yet receives limited policy support. She notes the informal sector encompasses mama mboga traders, jua kali artisans, dressmakers and other businesses that operate legally under county regulations.
A Congolese national who entered Kenya in 2019 seeking tailoring work found himself in western Kenya facing exploitation and poor living conditions instead of promised employment in Nairobi. The article examines how migrants' vulnerable immigration status can be used against them across African migration corridors.
AI is fundamentally reshaping digital careers rather than eliminating them. The World Economic Forum projects technology will create 170 million new jobs globally by 2030 while displacing 92 million, resulting in a net increase of 78 million jobs, with AI specialists, Big Data specialists, FinTech engineers and software developers among the fastest-growing occupations.
The United Nations marked World Day Against Child Labour by revealing that nearly 138 million children globally remain engaged in child labour, including 54 million performing hazardous work. Rights groups and international organizations are renewing calls for urgent action, noting that while progress has been made, the pace remains too slow to meet international targets.
Kenya's Principal Secretary for Labour and Skills Development, Shadrack Mwadime, has been unanimously elected Continental Chair of the Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) at the network's annual meeting in Abuja, succeeding Nigeria's Prof. Idris Mohammed Bugaje.
Kenya will host a National Qualifications Conference in Nairobi on May 12–14, 2026, bringing together policymakers, regulators, employers, academics, and development partners to reimagine how qualifications are defined and linked to employment. The event, organised by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority, reflects on over a decade of the Kenya National Qualifications Framework and aims to make the qualifications system more responsive to labour market needs.
President William Ruto announced a 12 per cent increase in general wages and a 15 per cent increase in agricultural wages during Labour Day celebrations in Vihiga County. The announcement comes as the Central Organisation of Trade Unions had requested a 23 per cent wage increment.
UN rights experts urged Saudi Arabia to dismantle its kafala sponsorship system, which binds foreign workers to employers, citing abuse and exploitation of an estimated 16 million migrant workers. The experts noted that despite labour reforms announced in 2021, reports of wage theft, workplace violence, and worker deaths continue.