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A centre for migrant workers in Jordan

19 August 2015

Tens of thousands of migrants work in Jordan's fast-growing garment sector, but many of them face difficult living and working conditions. The ILO is working to change that, and has established a workers' center in Jordan's largest industrial zone. (Closed Captions available)

Building Hope and Opportunity: The Al Hassan Workers' Center

14 March 2015

Tens of thousands of workers are employed in Jordan's fast-growing garment sector. Eighty percent of these workers are migrants. In an effort to improve their living and working conditions, the International Labour Organization initiated the establishment of a workers' center in the largest industrial zone in Jordan.

Lebanon: What challenges for Domestic Workers?

09 February 2015

The first Domestic Workers‘ Union in Lebanon was launched in January. More than 220,000 domestic workers face many challenges in Lebanon. Anna Biondi, Deputy Director of the ILO Bureau for Workers ‘Activities (ACTRAV), gives her views about the challenges faced by domestic workers as well as the support they are getting from the ILO.

Panel on “Arab Youth - Aspiring for Social Justice'': Mr. Marouen Cherif, Coordinator of Young Workers in Tunisia

09 June 2011

During this panel discussion on DATE, Marouen Cherif (Tunisia), Young Workers’ Coordinator, Tunisian General Union of Labour (UGTT), recalled that the demonstrations in Tunisia were launched under the slogan “work is a right”, and the protests were caused by a number of economic problems, such as regional development inequalities, the lack of a substantial job creation policy, and low purchasing power.

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