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  1. Regional employers receive training on lobbying and advocacy

    Employers’ organizations from Arab countries are presented with enhanced training methods to influence policy and agenda setting.

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    Palestinian Authority to adopt private sector social security scheme by 2015

    02 December 2013

    The National Social Security Committee has unveiled a proposed social security scheme covering pensions, and maternity and employment injury benefits to be financed by both employers and workers

  3. Facilitators from Lebanon and Jordan receive working conditions and enterprise development training

    Representatives from public and private organizations that support small and medium enterprises in Lebanon and Jordan receive training on methods to employ the ILO’s Work Improvement in Small Enterprises programme.

  4. Seminar aims to enhance the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace

    01 December 2013

    The ILO gathers employers to share experiences on how to make workplaces more inclusive for people with disabilities in the Arab States region.

  5. Arab countries receive training in disability inclusion practices

    Employers, government representatives and organizations providing disability services from Arab countries are trained in labour market methods of inclusion for persons with disabilities.

  6. Message from ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of World AIDS Day

    29 November 2013

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    ILO: Employment crucial for successful HIV/AIDS treatment

    27 November 2013

    New ILO study finds that people with jobs are more likely to keep to HIV treatment.

  8. Private sector social security scheme proposed in the occupied Palestinian territory

    A social security scheme developed by the ILO through a participatory process with workers, employers and government officials will be presented and discussed with decision makers involved in social security policy.

  9. Gaza begins Local Economic Recovery activities with ILO support

    25 November 2013

    The ILO’s International Training Centre begins value chain development training aimed at post-conflict job creation and economic growth in Gaza’s fisheries.

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    ILO meeting: Decent work in the chemical industry

    25 November 2013

    Representatives from more than 30 countries meet in Geneva this week to discuss some of the challenges facing an industry that employs nearly 20 million people worldwide, including the shortage of skilled workers.