Challenges and Opportunities in the World of Work in Africa
Hilma Mote is the Regional Desk Officer for Africa at the International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), based in Geneva, Switzerland. In this role, she advises senior ILO management on key policy issues and coordinates work between ACTRAV and Workers' organizations across Africa, ensuring alignment with the broader ILO-ACTRAV agenda. She oversees initiatives in areas such as multilateralism, the 2030 Agenda (SDGs), decent work, promotion of decent work in the rural economy and labour safeguards in trade and investment agreements. Hilma also plays a critical role in developing and supporting Decent Work Country and Regional Programs, focusing on the needs and actions of Workers’ organizations.Previously, Hilma was the founding Executive Director of ITUC-Africa’s Labour Research and Education Institute, based in Lomé, Togo, and served as the first female Director of the Labour Resource and Research Institute, a prominent trade union policy think-tank in Namibia.