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COOP Champions
Rawand Al-Madmouj
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...
Occupied Arab Territories
Palestinian economy will not grow if restrictions on it remain, ILO says
The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for the lifting of restrictions on movement, employment and economic activity, in order to increase opportunities for decent work.
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ILO to publish report on the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories
The ILO will launch its annual report on the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories on Thursday 6 June 2013.
ILO: Apprenticeships can be a route to decent work for Arab youth
Regional seminar brings together employer, worker and government representatives to upgrade apprenticeship systems in the Arab states.
Kuwait renews support for ILO programmes in occupied Palestinian territory
Kuwait’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, Ambassador Dharar Razzooqi, presented a US$500,000 cheque to ILO Director General Guy Ryder on Wednesday (February 20), renewing Kuwait’s support for the ILO’s activities in the occupied Palestinian...
Refugees
Palestinians in Lebanon working under precarious conditions
Restrictions in Lebanon do not exclude Palestinian refugees from the labour market but lead to exploitative conditions, a new ILO-EU study says.
Palestinians in Lebanon working but under precarious conditions
Restrictions on the Palestinian right to work lead to exploitative conditions but do not shut them out of the labour market, says ILO-CEP-EU study.
Youth suicide underlines ILO call for action on jobs in the occupied Palestinian territory
The recent suicide of a young jobseeker in Gaza City has highlighted the serious concerns raised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) about the precarious situation of workers in Gaza and the West Bank.
The situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories remains precarious, ILO says
Realities of the occupation on the ground and the expansion of Israeli settlements, leading to a shrinking space for Palestinian, makes the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories extremely worrying and precarious.
ILO hosts Atayeb Palestine charity lunch at Tawlet, as part of the Palestinian Women's Economic Empowerment Project
ILO and Souk El Tayeb will host a charity lunch at Tawlet on Sunday (February 26) featuring traditional Palestinian dishes prepared by women from the Ain al-Helwe and Nahr al-Bared camps.
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Kuwait contributes US$500,000 to promote decent work in the occupied Palestinian territory
Kuwait grants ILO half a million dollars to promote Palestinian job creation, social dialogue and social protection.
Kuwait contributes US$500,000 to promote Decent Work in the occupied Palestinian territory
Kuwait contributed US$500,000 on Monday (November 14) to support the ILO’s Palestinian technical cooperation programme targeting enhanced job creation, social dialogue and social protection efforts in the occupied Palestinian territory.
A Decent Work approach to state-building in the occupied Palestinian territory
Labour rights, jobs and social protection are at the heart of the ILO’s new Decent Work Strategy for the occupied Palestinian territory (2012-2014) set to launch by early 2012.
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Palestine: A new ILO decent work strategy (2012-2014) will be launched in early 2012 for the occupied Palestinian territory.
The story of Umi Saodah: Tortured and trapped in war-torn Palestine
“I’m still angry and cannot forget what they have done to me,” Umi Saodah, a 34-year-old, recalled. It’s still crystal clear in her mind how four family members of her employer tortured her two years ago. “They showed no mercy. If they were living...
Palestinian Fund for Employment and Social Protection revived by ILO-Palestinian Authority Agreement
Palestinian Labour Minister Ahmed Majdalani and ILO Regional Director for the Arab States Nada al-Nashif signed an agreement on Thursday (June 9) for the revitalization of the Palestinian Employment and Social Protection Fund, as part of efforts to...
Minister of Labour signs the decree implementing the Labour Law amendments for Palestine Refugees
The Lebanese Minister of Labour in the caretaking government Boutros Harb signed on Tuesday (22nd of February) a decree implementing amendments to the Labour Law that were adopted last August, thus facilitating access of Palestinian Refugees to work...
ILO expands portfolio of technical cooperation in the occupied Palestinian territory
The International Labour Organization will announce plans to expand its portfolio of activities in the occupied Palestinian territory on Monday (November 15), before representatives of the Palestinian Authority, governments, employers’ and workers’...
Improving access to employment for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
The employment services project which opens today in Saida aims to provide job placement services for Palestinian job seekers is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project is managed by the International Labour...