Guebray Berhane
@guebrayberhane
Senior Advocacy & Campaigns Officer @ilo | Frmr Regional Comms @ILOAfrica | Ex @AFP & @bbcafrique | #PanAfricanist | RTs not endorsements | Views are my own.
#DYK : Your country's economy can โ๏ธ while #jobs โ๏ธ. But a rising #GDP means NOTHING to unemployed workers. ๐กEconomic growth โ progress if: ๐นWages stagnate ๐นJobs disappear ๐น#Inequality โ๏ธ โ๏ธ Quality job creation matters! ๐ง#Podcast @ILO @IEJ_SA: bit.ly/4czWzdq

Since 2000, child labour has nearly halved, dropping from 246 to 138 million children, according to the latest @ilo/@UNICEF report. Every child deserves a childhood! ๐ธ Letโs accelerate action to #EndChildLabour by 2030. buff.ly/audSaRv
Decent Work is a human right. Learn how @ilo has championed social justice and decent work for all for more than 100 years๐ buff.ly/MEFtOwE
2๏ธโฃnd fastest of all time ๐ฅ ๐ช๐นโs Gudaf Tsegay storms to 4:11.88 in the mile to set a world lead, meeting record and national record at @London_DL ๐ช #DiamondLeague
"๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐." - Nelson Mandela Nelson #Mandela International Day is marked on 18 July, Mandela's birthday. โก๏ธ buff.ly/8M2nYFl
From AI ethics to digital inclusion, #WorldYouthSkillsDay2025 brought powerful voices together at UN HQ to spotlight the skills youth need to thrive. Thank you to @Portugal_UN, @SLUNNewYork, @felipepaullier, @ilo, @UNESCO & all speakers for a dynamic discussion! #YouthLead
Fridayโs #MandelaDay is an opportunity to honour Mandela's commitment to freedom, justice & equality. Each of us can learn from & be inspired by Nelson Mandelaโs legacy, and take action to achieve a better future for all people. un.org/en/events/mandโฆ
"Only 35% of #SDG targets are on track or making moderate progress. Nearly half are moving too slowly. And 18% are going in reverse." @antonioguterres speaks to the press at the launch of the Annual Progress Report on the Sustainable Development Goals.
๐This year marks 10 years of World Youth Skills Day. We celebrate not just the progress, but the momentum. โจ From #digitalskills to AI literacy, the present and future of decent work starts with youth, and it starts now! #WYSD2025 #YouthSkillsDay
From safety to equality, every worker's right is non-negotiable. ๐
Despite progress, too many children still work in mines, factories, or fields, often in hazardous conditions to survive. To #EndChildLabour within the next five years, current progress would need to be 11 times faster. More in @ilo & @unicef report: buff.ly/yRI6bPK
#DecentWork is a rightโnot a privilege. Everyone, everywhere deserves fair wages, safety, and dignity at work. The global push continues. Itโs time to turn promises into progress. ๐ช
Cooperatives offer a path that places people at the ๐ of progress. They do more than provide goods or services. They bring people together around shared values & give members an equal say. Let's promote coops as a people-centred catalyst of change! #CoopsDay2025 @UN4Coops
What were the biggest takeaways from #RDW2025? We asked participants on the last day of the conference. Hereโs what stuck with them. ๐ #DecentWork
What does #DecentWork mean to you? We asked participants from around the world at #RDW2025 to sum it up in one sentence. Hereโs what they said ๐
Why does it matter to talk about work, rights & regulation now โ and why here at the ILO? Day 1 of the #RDW2025 conference sets the stage for big questions about the future of #DecentWork ๐
๐Starting today Experts from around the world are gathering at the ILO for the Regulating for #DecentWork Conference. The focus: how labour regulations can drive equity, inclusion, and decent work in a changing world of work. ๐บ Watch live: ow.ly/YrlT50Wgz76
Proud to launch the Sevilla Platform for Action on Financing Social Protection, with the Global Partnership for #USP2030. It will be vital in supporting countries to create the fiscal space needed to extend social protection by at least 2 percentage points per year. #FFD4
The new ILO Convention on biological hazards (C.192) sets the first global standard to protect workers from viruses, bacteria & other risks at work. ๐ก What does it require from governments and employers? Have a look: ow.ly/sv0L50Wc819
MSMEs account for 70% of total employment globally, yet face an uphill battle. At the ILO, weโre committed to fostering coordinated action to empower MSMEs and unlock their full potential as engines of transformation, driving job creation and inclusive growth. #MSMEDay2025