ILO in the Arab States

Pay Equity

Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Jordan

Research on wages in the private education sector unveiled by the ILO and the National Steering Committee on Pay Equity.

Tricked and Trapped

Tricked & Trapped: Human Trafficking in the Middle East

This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East.

Migrant workers

Migrant workers in Jordan are making their voices heard

ILO looks at the impact of legislation allowing migrant workers in Jordan to join trade unions.

Pension reform

Lebanon’s long awaited pension reform within reach

For workers in the Lebanese private sector, retirement age means facing an uncertain future.

Gender Pay Gap
Tricked and Trapped Report
Migrant workers in Jordan are making their voices heard
Lebanon’s long awaited pension reform within reach

The ILO Regional Office for Arab States strives to promote decent work in the Levant and the Gulf. The Regional Office in Beirut covers 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.

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Apprenticeship Systems in the Arab States

17 May 2013

ILO hosts regional tripartite meeting on apprenticeship system reform in the Arab States
Women and Economic Empowerment in the Arab Transitions

15 May 2013

An expert meeting, beginning on May 21 in Beirut, will make the case that gender blind economic policies hurt Arab economies and societies

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Key resources

Crisis response

Recovering from the crisis: A Global Jobs Pact

The Pact was adopted by the International Labour Conference at its Ninety-eighth Session in Geneva in June 2009.
The Declaration

ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

The Declaration was adopted by the International Labour Conference at its Ninety-seventh Session in Geneva in June 2008.