About the Office

The ILO Regional Office for Africa is located in Addis Ababa , home to the African Union (AU) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The Regional Office is responsible for planning and coordinating the work of ILO's network of 13 offices throughout Africa . At the regional level it works closely with the AU and ECA, and through them with the Regional Economic Communities, to promote decent work in Africa.

ILO's work in Africa is guided by the Plan of Action adopted by the African Union Head of States and Governments' Summit on Poverty Alleviation and Employment ( Ouagadougou , September 2004). It aims at placing employment at the centre of national, regional and continental development frameworks and policies. At the country level this is done through the development and implementation of Decent Work Country Programmes, which are increasingly becoming part of national development frameworks and poverty reduction strategies.