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Decent Work Country Programme

Iraq and ILO pledge to further decent work in the country

The International Labour Organization and tripartite partners sign the country’s first Decent Work Programme at a ceremony in Baghdad.

PROSPECTS: How the ILO is innovating in project design to support refugees and host communities

ILO PROSPECTS is pioneering a “One ILO” integrated and innovative approach to project design, bringing together ILO technical departments, the social partners and field offices.

ILO signs new agreement with the Netherlands on forced displacement response

PROSPECTS Partnership: Putting decent work at the nexus between humanitarian action and development cooperation

Promoting Formal Employment in Arab States (Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq): Transition from Informal to Formal Economy

ILOITC training examines informal employment in the Arab region, in particular in the context of crisis- impacted countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan and offers a platform to discuss ways to promote formal employment and enterprises, to...

South-South and Triangular Cooperation Knowledge Sharing Workshop

The Beirut workshop focused on mainstreaming Decent Work in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab Region

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

ILO fosters south-south cooperation to promote decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities 

Constituents from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey came together in Jordan to discuss the promotion of decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities in the region, as part of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiative between...

ILO fosters South-South cooperation on decent work and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The workshop brought together tripartite constituents from six Arab States to exchange country experiences to integrate sustainable development goals, decent work and employment into the national policy planning processes.

South-South and Triangular Cooperation study tour

Study tour from Central Statistical Organization (CSO) from Iraq to visit the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) in Lebanon

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.

Constituents from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey came together in Turkey to discuss the promotion of decent work for refugees and host...

Building on the outcomes of the 2015 “Regional Dialogue workshop on labour market impact of the Syrian refugee crisis”, the SSTC initiative between Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey aims at assessing achievements, key challenges, and lessons learned...

Domestic workers

“Thank you Soma”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth

On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the ILO premieres a new documentary that aims to challenge common perceptions about migrant domestic workers.

Domestic workers

“Thank you Soma - شكراَ صوما”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth

On the occasion of International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO will premiere a new documentary film that aims to change the narrative about migrant domestic workers in the Arab States region.

ILO fundamental Conventions

Iraq completes its ratification of all ILO Fundamental Conventions

On the sidelines of the 107th International Labour Conference, Iraq completes ratification of ILO Convention 87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize.

ILO, UNESCO and UN-HABITAT launch consultations on a “Regional facility for urban crisis recovery and reconstruction in the Arab States”

ILO supports Iraq in developing new social security law

A tripartite workshop for high-level Iraqi officials was the last in a series of events organized by the ILO to support the Government of Iraq in drafting its new social security law, which, once adopted, will be the first to cover all public and...

Developing trade unions capacities to promote social protection floor in Iraq

The workshop objective is to bring together the Leaders of the four main national trade union centers to discuss the unions’ policy and future strategy in relation to social protection and the new draft law.

ILO’s Know About Business programme conducts ground-breaking activities across Arab States region

Entrepreneurship education promoted in the Arab Region through a number of capacity building workshops targeting technical and vocational education teachers using the ILO Know About Business Programme (KAB).

High female education and low labour participation rates: IFAD and ILO tackle the “MENA gender paradox”

Issue explored at policy forum facilitated by a grant-funded project on gender monitoring and evaluation in the Near East and North Africa.

Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region Conference

ILO launches “Jobs Make the Difference” report

The ILO, in partnership with UNDP and WFP, launches a report which focuses on expanding economic opportunities for Syrian Refugees and host Communities in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.

ILO activities to implement Iraqi Kurdistan employment policy unveiled

Iraqi Kurdistan Minister of Labour and Social Affairs opened a two-day workshop aimed at employers’ organizations where the ILO’s activities to implement the Kurdistan Regional Government Employment Policy were announced.