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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

Labour legal assistance office opened at South Benha Primary Court
1. A group of professionals in suits and ties standing together in a well-lit conference room.

ADWA’ project

Labour legal assistance office opened at South Benha Primary Court

ILO joins launch of second phase of Egypt’s “Be Ready” initiative
Group photo of international and national partners, government officials, and participants on stage at the launch event of Egypt’s “Be Ready – 1 Million” initiative in Cairo, April 2025.

ILO joins launch of second phase of Egypt’s “Be Ready” initiative

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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

Promoting Safe and Healthy Workplaces in the Southern Mediterranean – Phase II

EU-ILO Partnership

Promoting Safe and Healthy Workplaces in the Southern Mediterranean – Phase II

Economic and social empowerment for families

Child labour

Economic and social empowerment for families

Publications

Informal economy diagnostic study in Egypt

SOLIFEM project

Informal economy diagnostic study in Egypt

Government spending on education and skills, and the educational requirements of the labour market in Egypt

ILO ADWA' and the Ministry of Finance

Government spending on education and skills, and the educational requirements of the labour market in Egypt

Events

Exchange on enterprise tools and approaches adapted and applied in contexts of forced displacement

Dialogues on displacement - Perspectives from ILO practitioners

Exchange on enterprise tools and approaches adapted and applied in contexts of forced displacement

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 : [email protected]

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

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