All news: State of Libya
COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...
Middle East and North Africa
Conflict and mass displacement increase child labour
Conflict and crisis in the Middle East and North Africa has led to an increase in child labour across the region, including in children’s involvement in armed conflict and other illicit activities, a new report finds.
ILO, UNESCO and UN-HABITAT launch consultations on a “Regional facility for urban crisis recovery and reconstruction in the Arab States”
International Women's Day 2018
Improving job opportunities for rural women through better results measurement
The ILO and IFAD supported Taqeem Initiative pilots innovative M&E strategies for women and youth in the MENA region.
Youth and Employment in North Africa Conference
ILO to host the first High-Level Conference on Youth and Employment in North Africa
COOP Champions
Karim Toumi, ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...
ILO Director-General welcomes Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
The Nobel Peace Prize 2015 was awarded to National Dialogue Quartet "for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011". Read the ILO's reaction.
Mr. Peter Van Rooij is appointed as the New Director of the ILO Cairo Office
The ILO Director- General Guy Ryder has appointed Mr. Peter Van Rooij as the New Director of the ILO Cairo Office.
Ban urges greater investment to tackle global epidemic of youth unemployment
At a time when the international community is struggling to generate more jobs, especially for young people, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Governments to invest more in youth employment initiatives and promote decent work...
OIC member-states adopt action plan
The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Framework Document on Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ended in Baku on June 18.
ILO launched a three year project to enhance the governance of labour migration in Egypt
The ILO launched a new project to enhance the governance of labour migration in Egypt, on Monday 17 February in Cairo. The project is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Questions and answers on the ILO response to challenges in the Arab World
On 8 July 2011, the International Labour Organization (ILO) hosted a meeting on “The Arab World, Towards a New Era of Social Justice”, which brought together representatives of countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the...
Statement by Juan Somavia Director-General of the International Labour Office on the situation in Libya
Statement by ILO Director-General on the situation in Libya
Statement by the ILO Director-General on the situation in Libya
The Director-General of the ILO, Juan Somavia, associates himself fully with the grave concern and condemnation expressed by the Security Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the dramatic situation in Libya.
Libya Situation: ILO Concerns