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ILO presses Malawi govt to increase allocation to social protection programmes

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) have joined forces to push the Malawi Government to increase budgetary allocations to social protection programmes. ILO national project coordinator, Reagan Kaluluma, argued on Thursday that contrary to other people’s assertions that such programmes could promote laziness and dependency among beneficiaries, the initiatives […]

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MCTU to report Malawi govt to ILO in Geneva: Demands Minister Chiumia’s apology over ‘barbaric acts’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) has demanded an open apology from Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia and government spokesperson  condemning  Chiumia’s conduct  where she ordered the arrest of 14 National Registration Bureau otherwise they will take  the matter to  Geneva during International Labour Organization General Assembly. MCTU is also demanding immediate […]

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‘You are doing a great job, guys’: Ecam, ILO salutes Malawi business journalists on child labour reporting

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam) have hailed business and economics journalists in Malawi for spearheading transformation on child labour issues in various private and public sectors. This follows a media orientation in Blantyre, this week, which was organised by ILO to equip journalists with news skills of reporting […]

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New ILO boss to focus on youth employment in Malawi

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The new International Labour Organisation (ILO) country director responsible for Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia has says Youth Employment will be his one of the priority areas of focus for Malawi. Alexio Mushindo the new ILO director for the three countries, currently in Malawi for talks with number of partners and Government officials has been introduced […]

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Combating child labour key to achieving quality education in Malawi -ILO

By Nyasa Times Reporter

International Labour Organisation (ILO) Chief Technical Advisor in Malawi, Khalid Hassan, has said combating child labour is the key to the country’s achievement of quality education and reducing poverty. He was speaking in Lilongwe on the sidelines of Youth Empowerment and Civic Education (YECE) launch  of its Strategic Plan for 2014-18. “Child labour should be […]

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ILO to use Malawi a model for community colleges

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has said that it plans to use Malawi as a model in Africa for the establishment and implementation of community colleges. ILO Director General Assistant Director General also Regional Director for Africa Aeneas Chapinga Chuma told journalists in the capital Lilongwe  after expressing the organisation’s commitment to President Peter Mutharika […]

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Malawi labour policy to be ready before end this year

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The final draft of the National Employment and labour policy which seeks to address labour market failures and stimulate private sector investment will be ready before the end of this year. Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Labour, James Kalilangwe made the remarks Wednesday July 4 when he was opening the stakeholders meeting on the […]

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