Cabo Verde
Cape Verde has been a member of the ILO since 1979. Today, the country recieves technical and support from the ILO through a Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) focused on two main priorities: employment creation and social protection. Other initiatives facilitated by the ILO include support for SME development, promoting youth employment, enhancing vocational training, combatting child labour, and the creation of a national registry for social protection programs to aid cash transfer implementation.
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Latest news and stories

ILO launches an innovative approach to facilitate enterprise formalization in Cabo Verde

ILO and Portugal sign cooperation agreement on Social Protection

Labour statistics

National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
Labour relations and working conditions
Trade for Decent Work
Child labour: PALOP Project
Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lusophone Countries in Africa (PALOP) Project

Development Cooperation Dashboard

The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Cabo Verde.
Events
ILO- ITUC Africa
High level panel on Migrant workers' contribution to the development of the African continent
Publications
South-South and Triangular Cooperation
CPLP-ILO Cooperation
Ten Year Action Plan on the Eradication of Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery In Africa (2020-2030): Agenda...


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