{"id":24221,"date":"2023-03-25T06:41:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T06:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/labour-minister-phila-buthelezi-meets-ilo-director-general-gilbert-houngboappreciates-financial-support"},"modified":"2023-03-25T08:14:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T08:14:49","slug":"labour-minister-phila-buthelezi-meets-ilo-director-general-gilbert-houngboappreciates-financial-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/labour-minister-phila-buthelezi-meets-ilo-director-general-gilbert-houngboappreciates-financial-support","title":{"rendered":"Labour Minister Phila Buthelezi meets ILO Director General Gilbert Houngbo,appreciates financial support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Phila Buthelezi,the Minister of Labour and Social Security held a private meeting with the Director General of the International Labour Organization(ILO)Gilbert Houngbo, Government online platforms reported on Thursday afternoon.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, this has been on the margins of the ongoing ILO Governing Body meeting in Geneva,Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmong other things, the Minister expressed Government&#8217;s appreciation to ILO for the continued technical and financial support in the implementation of the country&#8217;s Decent Work Country Programme 2022-2025,particularly in supporting programmes like the ongoing legislative reforms, establishment of an Unemployment Benefit Fund and conducting an imperial study to ascertain the feasibility of introducing a national minimum wage,amongst others.The Minister also expressed appreciation for the appointment of Philile Masuku to be the ILO Country Director for the Zimbabwe-based ILO Office, which covers Zimbabwe and Namibia. Philile Masuku was previously a Counsellor based in the Embassy of Eswatini in Geneva, Switzerland,\u201d reads the Government online report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Phila Buthelezi,the Minister of Labour and Social Security held a private meeting with the Director General of the International Labour Organization(ILO)Gilbert Houngbo, Government online platforms reported on Thursday afternoon. 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