ILO in the Arab States

Social Security

Palestinian Authority to adopt private sector social security

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

New ILO report

ILO: Employment crucial for successful HIV/AIDS treatment

"It is clear from the report that employment, and the role of the workplace more broadly, are vital to meeting the goal of treatment for 15 million people living with HIV by 2015,” says Alice Ouédraogo, Chief of ILOAIDS.

26-28 November 2013

ILO meeting to discuss decent work in the chemical industry

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.

More and better jobs

Labour standards increasingly included in bilateral and regional free trade agreements

ILO report shows free trade agreements with measures relating to labour standards are on the rise and recommends measures to improve their effectiveness.

Social Security Scheme by 2015
HIV treatment and employment
Decent Work in the Chemical Industry
Free trade agreements

The ILO Regional Office for Arab States promotes decent work in the Levant and the Gulf, covering 11 countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain. ILO activities in the occupied Palestinian territory are also part of the Regional Office portfolio.

What's new

Jordan enhances gender neutral job evaluations

09 December 2013

The ILO, Jordan’s National Committee for Pay Equity and various employment specialists attend a workshop to bolster pay equity and gender neutrality in the private education sector.
Employers and governments reinforce the role of the private sector in Arab society

09 December 2013

Employers’ organizations, chambers of commerce and senior government representatives from across the Arab region gather in Yemen for the second Arab Forum on the New Role of the Private Sector in Development and Employment.
Communities hosting Syrian refugees build capacity to create jobs and enhance productivity in Jordan

08 December 2013

Selected organizations and facilitators will receive training in value chain development to stimulate job creation and build national capacity to respond to increased labour supply resulting from the Syrian refugee crisis.

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Publications

Equal Pay - An introductory guide

Ensuring that the work done by women and men is valued fairly and ending pay discrimination is essential to achieving gender equality.
Tricked and Trapped: Human Trafficking in the Middle East

This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East, both women and men.
Freedom of association for women workers in EPZs: A manual

This manual is an easy-to-use, practical tool for trade unions to reach out to women workers in Export Processing Zones to inform them of their rights and engage them in activities that promote freedom of association and organizing as a key means to improve their working conditions.