Young woman worker in Egypt
Young woman worker in Egypt © ILO

Egypt joined the ILO on 19 June 1936. The ILO supports government, workers' and employers' organizations in Egypt in the application of Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy: Egypt’s vision 2030. The organization's office in Cairo was established in 1959. More about the ILO Office in Cairo.

Egypt: Labour market indicators

Egypt: Labour market indicators

Labour market statistics from ILO Statistics Database

Latest news and stories

Egypt and ILO strengthen maritime labour standards following convention ratification
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MLC 2006

Egypt and ILO strengthen maritime labour standards following convention ratification

Celebrating Egypt's sustainable champions for formalization practices
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SOLIFEM Project

Celebrating Egypt's sustainable champions for formalization practices

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Workers on a construction site at the Airport Tower
Development cooperation dashboard

Development cooperation dashboard

ILO programme areas in Egypt

Projects and programmes

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt: Improving productivity and strengthening working conditions in key industrial sectors

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt: Improving productivity and strengthening working conditions in key industrial sectors

Promoting employment and training for youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean

Promoting employment and training for youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean

Publications

Improving social health protection for refugees in Egypt through their inclusion in the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) scheme

ILO Brief

Improving social health protection for refugees in Egypt through their inclusion in the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) scheme

Combatting child labour in the cotton value chain in Egypt through the development of cooperatives

ACCEL Egypt

Combatting child labour in the cotton value chain in Egypt through the development of cooperatives

Events

2024 Jobs and Development Conference

#Jobs4Dev

2024 Jobs and Development Conference

ILO partners in Egypt

Contact

Decent Work Team (DWT) Cairo Office for North Africa and ILO Country office for Egypt and Eritrea

Tel : +202.27369290, +202.27350123
Fax : +202.27360889, +202.27362358
Email : cairo@ilo.org

9, Dr. Taha Hussein st., Zamalek, Cairo 11211, Egypt

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