AU-ILO-IOM-ECA jointly launch national program

The Catalytic Actions of the Joint AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Programme on the Governance of Labour Migration for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP Action) project was launched in Ethiopia on July 25, 2022. ‘JLMP Catalytic Action’ is one of several projects making up the AU-ILOIOM-ECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP) and was launched in 2015 to implement the 5th Key Priority Area of the Declaration and Plan of Action on Employment, Poverty Eradication and Inclusive Development adopted by the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments in 2015. The Programme aims to strengthen the governance and regulation of labour migration in Africa, in line with the First 2023 Ten Year Plan of the AU’S Agenda 2063 and of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).

This was the latest national launch for selected African Union Member States and Regional Economic Communities (RECS), following similar unveilings in Malawi, Cote d’ivoire and Cameroun over the past few months.

The ceremony was attended by officials of the African Union Commission (AUC), the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the Embassies of German, Switzerland and Sweden, who are funding the Programme, as well as the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Deutsche Gesellschaftfür Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), who are implementing partners. Also in attendance were representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) and various labour organizations.