All news: State of Libya
From data to action: Strengthening MENA youth employment policies through better evidence
A regional workshop organized by the ILO and the EU strengthened national capacities to measure and apply a key statistical tool to drive more effective employment and activation policies across the MENA region.
ILO and EU strengthen regional momentum for Second Chance Schools
The ILO and the European Union brought together key stakeholders from the MENA region to strengthen regional cooperation around Second Chance Schools as a central lever for policies to integrate NEETs.
Institutional capacity building
A stronger voice for employers in eastern Libya
With ILO support, the Tobruk Chamber of Commerce is strengthening its leadership and capacity to represent the private sector. The training equipped participants with the tools to build stronger, more responsive employer organizations across Eastern...
Institutional capacity building
Benghazi employers are moving towards stronger representation
Institutional capacity building
Libyan employers take steps toward stronger representation
Libyan employer organizations gain new skills and tools with support from the ILO
METI Project
Paving the way for employment-centered trade and investment policies in METI II
Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment (METI), a four-year regional programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), has officially concluded. The closing event, held from 10 to 12...
Institutional capacity building
Strengthening employers' voice in Libya
General Libyan Union of Chambers of Commerce (GLUCC) rolls out further training to its members on effective management of employer and business membership organizations (EBMOs)
METI Project
Towards METI’s project closure: Workshop on sustainable supply chains and financing
The programme for Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) marked the beginning of its final activities on 10th December, celebrating the achievements of this four-year initiative. Participants from...
ILO regional seminar tackled NEET challenges to boost youth employment in the southern Mediterranean
Under the EU-funded regional project in support to Youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean, the ILO and ITCILO organised a regional training seminar for effective policy-making to engage Youth NEETs.
General Libyan Union of Chambers of Commerce (GLUCC) trains its members on how to effectively manage an employer and business membership...
ILO joins forces with Libyan employers to build the capacity of Libyan employers on effective management of employer and business membership organizations.
ILO Launches New EU-funded Regional Programme for Youth NEETs in Southern Mediterranean
The ILO held an online launching event for the EU-funded regional Youth NEET programme in the Southern Mediterranean region, a ground-breaking initiative designed to support young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET).
METI programme
Second regional technical training on employment and investment in the southern Mediterranean countries
EU and ILO to improve the employability of Youth NEETs in the MENA region
A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.
Fifth UfM Trade and Investment Forum
Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?
The ILO’s Director of the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, Sangheon Lee, advocates for stronger alignment of trade, investment and employment policies for translating economic opportunities into decent employment realities...
First regional knowledge-sharing workshop on the impact of trade and investment policies on productive and decent employment in the...
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ILO Constituents Re-affirm the Importance of Social Dialogue as a path towards formalization and Decent Work for Youth in the Middle East...
The ILO Constituents agreed to a framework for action in the region on the 2nd day of the first regional meeting of the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Project, which took place in...
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The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
The ILO, as one of the co-conveners of the Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), participated in the online Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region on 24 and 25 October and organized a...
AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...
#EndChildLabour2021
World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...
#EndChildLabour2021
Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.