International Labour Organization Cairo Office

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🏭 Egypt's marble sector: Experts convene to enhance decent work 🏭 As part of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) project "Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt," the project team conducted a field visit to Shaq El Thaban to assess the marble sector.   The visit included Marlen de la Chaux, Technical Officer for Productivity and Working Conditions from ILO HQ in Geneva; Nashwa Belal, PE4DW Project Manager; and Valentina Verze, Enterprise Development and Job Creation Specialist, both from the ILO Cairo Office, alongside consultants, experts, and sector programme officials.   During the visit, discussions focused on improving working conditions and productivity in this vital sector, as part of a comprehensive plan to enhance its contribution to Egypt’s economy.   The PE4DW project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, with funding from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation - Cairo Office. The project aims to address and improve the factors driving productivity and decent work conditions in two key industrial sectors in Egypt: marble and leather tanning, with plans to expand to the furniture sector at a later stage. Future efforts include focusing on building the capacity of national stakeholders and working directly with participating enterprises. SME Productivity & Decent Work 🔗 Learn more here: shorturl.at/QGCsk

📢 The International Labour Organization Cairo Office's project, Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt (PE4DW), is seeking offers for interpretation services for several events to be held throughout February 2025. Interpreters and relevant equipment will be required. 🔗 Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/lBHms 📧Contact: pe4dw.egypt@ilo.org ⌛Submission deadline: 23 January 2025 Submit your bid to the above email no later than 15:00, Egypt local time. Late bids will be rejected. Failure to comply with the requirements of this RFQ and its Annexes may render a bid ineligible for consideration.

📢 The International Labour Organization's Cairo office's regional project, Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood (SOLIFEM), is seeking quotations for hosting a two-day event in Cairo celebrating the project's closing. 🔗 Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/SN8ok ⌛Event dates: 19 - 20 February 2025 📧Contact: solifemeg@ilo.org 🗓️Submission deadline: 21 January 2025 Submit your bid to the above email no later than 12:00 p.m., Egypt local time. Late bids will be rejected. Failure to comply with the requirements of the RFQ and its Annexes may render a bid ineligible for consideration.

📢 The International Labour Organization Cairo office's Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Small Industries and Streets by Supporting the Implementation of the National Action Plan in Egypt project under the slogan Empowerment Through Education and Learning (ETEL Egypt) is seeking quotations for hotel services during a two-day workshop held in Cairo end of this month. 🔗 Learn more: 👉 shorturl.at/H4WBN 🗓️Dates: 28 - 29 January 2025 📧Contact: cai-accel@ilo.org ⌛Submission deadline: 22 January 2025 Submit your bid to the above email no later than 16:00, Egypt local time. Late bids will be rejected. Failure to comply with the requirements of this RFQ and its Annexes may render a bid ineligible for consideration.

🌐 Behind every employment statistic are real lives, real challenges and real opportunities for change. 👥 Young people in low-income regions are feeling the greatest impact of declining labour force participation. Meanwhile, high-income countries are seeing gains, partly driven by older workers and women re-entering the workforce. ❓How can we bridge this divide and create equitable opportunities for all? Our new International Labour Organization report explores the global trends shaping the future of work, from youth unemployment to the potential of green jobs, and the steps needed to create a more equitable and sustainable world of work. ✅ 🔗 Read the World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2025 report now: https://ow.ly/W1ik50UHvST

📢 The International Labour Organization's flagship programme Better Work, jointly managed by the IFC - International Finance Corporation, is seeking car rental services to accompany the project team during advisory/assessment visits to factories inside and outside Cairo Governorate. 🔗 Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/CICbX 📧Contact: egypt@betterwork.org 🗓️Submission deadline: 26 January 2025 Submit your bid to the above email no later than 16:00, Egypt local time. Late bids will be rejected. Failure to comply with the requirements of the RFQ and its Annexes may render a bid ineligible for consideration.

🏭 Field visit to the heart of leather tanning in Egypt 🏭 As part of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) project "Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt" - SME Productivity & Decent Work - (PE4DW), a technical field visit was organised to Egypt's Robbiki Leather City to assess the leather tanning sector, marking one of the first key activities since the project launched in December 2024.   The visit included the ILO Cairo Office's PE4DW team, productivity and occupational safety and health experts from the ILO HQ in Geneva, as well as a group of local consultants, experts, and programme managers.   During the field visit, the team reviewed the current status of the leather tanning sector and discussed ways to enhance productivity and working conditions, offering effective and sustainable solutions to support enterprises in this industry. A field tour to several tanneries was also conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced in workplace operations. This will form part of the project's preliminary evaluation to design activities to be implemented moving forward.   The PE4DW project is implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Industry and funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation - Cairo Office. The project aims to address and improve the factors driving productivity and decent work conditions at both the sectoral and enterprise levels in two key industries in Egypt: leather tanning and marble, with plans to expand to the furniture sector at a later stage.  🔗 Learn more here: shorturl.at/QGCsk

📢 The International Labour Organization's Cairo office's regional project, Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood (SOLIFEM), is seeking event management services for several workshops to be held in Cairo during the first quarter of the year. 🔗 Learn more 👉 shorturl.at/ldUCM ⌛Duration: 21 January - 15 March 2025 📧Contact: solifemeg@ilo.org 🗓️Submission deadline: 19 January 2025 Submit your bid to the above email no later than 10:00, Egypt local time. Late bids will be rejected. Failure to comply with the requirements of the RFQ and its Annexes may render a bid ineligible for consideration.

What are the biggest sources of stress that pose risk to #MentalHealthAtWork? ❓️ Low Job clarity 🚧 Organisational injustice ☣️ Poor working environments 💵 Underpaid and undervalued 🚨 Harassment and bullying 📝 High or low lob demands 🚫 Discrimination and inequality What can we do? At the International Labour Organization, we believe in the need to protect and promote mental health through prevention efforts and improved organisational policies and mechanisms, including effective training for employees and managers. It is crucial that we support people with physical and/ or mental health conditions to thrive at work. Together, we can promote cultures of justice and decent work in all our workplaces.