Factsheets and briefs

2024

  1. Publication

    Factsheet – ILO in Syria Early recovery through community resilience in earthquake-hit areas (February – December 2023)

    23 February 2024

    In response to multiple earthquakes that devastated Northern governorates of Syria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) mobilized internal crisis response funds to embark on employment-intensive infrastructure and livelihoods recovery initiatives in Aleppo, one of the worst-hit areas. Collaborating closely with UN and other humanitarian entities, the ILO's multifaceted response aims to address the staggering impact on employment, livelihoods, and infrastructure, ushering in a phase of resilience building across the region through the world of work.

2023

  1. Publication

    United Arab Emirates: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  2. Publication

    Qatar: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  3. Publication

    Oman: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  4. Publication

    Lebanon: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  5. Publication

    Kuwait: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  6. Publication

    Saudi Arabia: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  7. Publication

    Jordan: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  8. Publication

    Bahrain: Regulatory Framework Governing Migrant Workers

    14 December 2023

    The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.

  9. Publication

    Infographic: EXPANSION OF LEGAL COVERAGE

    25 October 2023

  10. Publication

    Infographic: New reforms for the extension of social protection to migrant workers in the GCC countries

    25 October 2023

  11. Publication

    Infographic: Gaps in access to social protection of Nepalese migrant workers in the Gulf countries

    25 October 2023

  12. Publication

    Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the formal private sector in the GCC countries.

    25 October 2023

    The infographic charts the systems of social protection available for workers in the private sector in each country of the GCC.

  13. Fact sheet

    Employment-intensive afforestation activities in Irbid, Jordan

    10 October 2023

    As part of its Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan - Phase VI (2022-2024), funded by the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Development Bank (KfW), the ILO is creating short term employment opportunities for refugees and host communities through the planting of trees in the Irbid governorate.

  14. Fact sheet

    Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan – Phase VI

    10 October 2023

    Between 2022 and 2024 the ILO, with funding from the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Development Bank (KfW), is implementing an Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan - Phase VI that aims to provide short term employment opportunities to refugees and host communities. Besides generating critical income support for families to cope with economic difficulties, the programme aims to help build Social Cohesion, Peace and Stability through green jobs and sustainable projects.

  15. Publication

    Infographic: Synthesis of recent studies relating to the SP-CVA nexus in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    30 September 2023

  16. Publication

    Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the Arab World

    07 June 2023

    The factsheet highlights important points such as the coverage for old age, disability, and survivors, employment injury, sickness, medical care, maternity, unemployment, and family benefits.

  17. Publication

    Is the social protection system for private sector workers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory fit for purpose?

    17 May 2023

    Key insights from a recent evaluation show gaps with existing employer liability schemes

  18. Briefing note

    ILO work under the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus in the Arab States, with a focus on Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes (2022)

    28 March 2023

  19. Briefing note

    The background to the ILO-Qatar technical cooperation programme

    20 February 2023

    This note sets out the steps taken under the ILO supervisory mechanism and the subsequent negotiations that lead to the opening of the Project Office in Qatar in 2018. It summarizes some of the key developments under the technical cooperation programme.