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Palestinian cooperative leaders conclude study tour to Italy to advance inclusive economic development
The initiative aimed to strengthen the cooperative ecosystem in Palestine by learning from Italy’s long-standing experience in cooperative development and support post-conflict recovery
Human-centred and employment-rich recovery key to building resilient Palestinian labour market, says ILO Regional Director
The ILO Regional Director for Arab States reinforced the UN agency’s support to its emergency employment programme and labour market recovery initiatives during a recent visit to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
SOLIFEM Project concludes with regional meeting on formalization, social dialogue, and employability
Regional guidelines adopted to sustain progress across the Southern Neighbourhood.
Employers engage in advancing formalization efforts across the Southern Neighbourhood Region
ILO and Al-Quds University pledge to empower Palestinian youth through innovative cooperative models
The ILO and Al-Quds University signed an agreement to empower young Palestinian women and men with the skills, knowledge and resources they need to build and sustain cooperatives, with funding from Italy.
ILO and Spain conclude project to enhance market access for Palestinian agricultural cooperatives
The project’s closing ceremony showcased how strengthening agricultural cooperatives in the West Bank – by improving their marketing infrastructure, skills and digital capabilities – increases their capacity to create sustainable jobs and drive...
Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024
Empowered by the ILO: Haya Said Sheikh's sweet success with Quick Sesame
Haya Said Sheikh, through her business Quick Sesame, has successfully introduced healthy, sugar-free versions of traditional Palestinian sweets. With the support of the ILO's Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) entrepreneurship training...
Indonesia and ILO sign grant agreement to support emergency response programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a landmark agreement to provide critical support for the recovery phase of the ILO’s Emergency Response Programme in the Occupied Palestinian...
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...
Gaza: ILO resumes activities with emergency employment programme
The initiative marks a critical step in addressing the devastating socio-economic impact of the ongoing crisis on workers, employers, and their families while restoring vital services for the community.
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...
Palestinian authority allocates domestic funding for social allowances supporting persons with disabilities and older persons in the West...
The rollout of lifecycle grants provides critical support to vulnerable groups amidst the ongoing crises, laying the groundwork for establishing rights-based social protection floors in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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ILO training brings together Jordanian and Palestinian trainers to support SMEs
The Training of Facilitators provides select local professionals with skills to boost entrepreneurship and drive economic growth amid regional challenges.
A year of war: Unemployment surges to nearly 80 per cent and GDP contracts by almost 85 per cent in Gaza
A new ILO bulletin outlines the unprecedented devastation a year of war has wreaked on jobs, livelihoods and the economy at large in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Humanitarian, development and peace actors join hands to boost decent work amidst crisis and fragility in the Arab region
The ILO and the Nexus Academy brought together stakeholders from the Arab region and beyond to boost coherence on employment and social protection amidst crisis and fragility in the Arab region, at an event funded by the Government of Sweden.
SOLIFEM regional workshop enhances capacity for formalization
Humanitarian and development partners set joint priorities for cash assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Workshop series co-creates vision of how to deliver social protection and cash assistance more effectively along the nexus, in order to meet the needs of the Palestinian people
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).
The ILO and Japan conclude project empowering Palestinian women and youth in agriculture
The project promotes inclusive markets and agricultural value chains that increase productivity and sustainable decent work opportunities for women and youth, particularly those with low incomes, in the Jordan Valley and Jericho.
Beyond the crisis: strengthening nexus coherence for social protection in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Coordination between humanitarian and development actors is critical to the emergency response in the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip