ILO in the Arab States
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Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states
Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.
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ILO and German officials meet Beirut blast clear-up workers
Workers mobilised as part of the International Labour Organization’s Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme are contributing to the city-wide clear-up operation.
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COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 per cent of youth
The disproportionate effect of the pandemic on young people has exacerbated inequalities and risks reducing the productive potential of an entire generation, according to the International Labour Organization.
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As jobs crisis deepens, ILO warns of uncertain and incomplete labour market recovery
The International Labour Organization’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 finds its impact on the world of work was more severe than previously estimated, and offers three scenarios for the second half of 2020.
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Article
How decent work supports Jordan’s most vulnerable communities
20 October 2020
A programme implemented by the ILO and supported by Germany through the German Development Cooperation (KfW Development Bank), helps some of the country’s most vulnerable groups, including Jordanian nationals and Syrian refugees.
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Social Security in Oman
Oman’s new unemployment insurance scheme will reduce COVID-19 labour market shocks – PASI General Manager
16 October 2020
Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) General Manager Dr. Faisal Abdullah Al Farsi speaks to the ILO on Oman’s long-awaited unemployment insurance scheme.
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Oman institutes its first unemployment insurance scheme
16 October 2020
Through a royal decree, Oman institutes a long-awaited unemployment insurance scheme, developed by the Public Authority for Social Insurance with support from the ILO.
Publications
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Social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisis in the MENA/Arab States region
This policy brief provides a summary of the main social protection measures that were adopted by the countries in the MENA/Arab States region in immediate response to the pandemic.
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Rapid Diagnostic Assessment of Employment Impacts under COVID-19 in Lebanon
The COVID-19 pandemic emerged in Lebanon at a time when the country was grappling with its worst economic and financial crisis in decades. Lockdown measures have further hampered economic activity and left various groups of workers severely affected.
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ILO’s support to Syrian refugees and host communities: Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt
Within the framework of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), the ILO is facilitating equal access to labour markets and promoting decent work for all – prerequisites for enhancing resilience and reducing aid dependency.