International Labour Organization Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa Visits Zambia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Fanfan Rwanyindo Kayirangwa arrives in Zambia on Sunday 14 July 2024 for a two-day official visit.

During her visit, Ms. Kayirangwa will hold high-level meetings with the tripartite partners among them the Zambia Federation of Employers and the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions.

Director for the ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, Wellington Chibebe, says the visit will help strengthen United Nations partnerships with stakeholders in the labour sector.

“We are happy that the Regional Director will be in Zambia to witness ILO and wider UN support in the areas of decent work and the promotion of social dialogue, and other respects,” said Mr. Chibebe.

Ms. Kayirangwa is expected to meet senior Government officials that include the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Honourable Brenda Tambatamba, MP.

As part of her appreciation of ILO support in the labour sector, the Regional Director will undertake a site visit to Varum Beverages Zambia Limited which is an ILO Social Protection Project Disability inclusion intervention area.
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For further information contact:
Allan Mulenga
Communications Assistant
ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
LUSAKA. Mobile number: +260 977 811 021; Email: mulenga@ilo.org
ILO in Zambia:
Zambia has been a member of the ILO since 1964. Today, the country receives technical assistance from the ILO to advance social justice and the creation of decent work. The support is provided through direct support to constituents or via development cooperation projects and programmes that enhance the country’s Decent Work Agenda.