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Workshop builds capacities of Jordanian flower farmers

The ILO, in cooperation with the Palestinian Trade Center (PalTrade), held a training workshop to build the capacity of ـJordanian flower producers, with a focus on boosting export potential and tapping into new export markets.

Trade can generate more and better jobs in Southern Mediterranean countries

An ILO report assesses the impact of trade growth and economic development of Southern Mediterranean countries on the quality of jobs in the region, with a particular focus on women and youth, and on SMEs in the region.

Better Work Jordan, partners examine working conditions at non-garment factories

Programme assessment report: Significant non-compliance issues, particularly in occupational safety and health systems

Ministry of Labour inspectors start specialised OSH training

Better Work Jordan/ILO conducts NEBOSH course in partnership with ministry

Second meeting of the Policy Working Group in Jordan

International labour standards conference in Jordan: Elimination of discrimination and violence against women key to empowerment

Representatives of government, House of Representatives, employers, workers, and CSOs discuss means to promote decent working conditions for women

Graduation ceremony for participants of ILOs ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project

Under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Khaled Al-Hanaifat, the International Labour Organization, held a graduation ceremony for a group of trainees of ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project, who were linked...

Better Work Jordan helps fashion designers learn from garment exporters

Better Work Jordan urges CSOs, media to strengthen workers’ voices

Programme, civil society organisations, and media outlets discuss working condition and compliance in the garment sector

Better Work Jordan, partners discuss assessment of worker dormitories

Programme-commissioned engineering firm presents recommendations for improving structural integrity of worker dormitories in garment sector

Better Work Jordan, trade union join hands to implement strategic plan in garment sector

Two-year partnership MoU aims to improve communication and engagement with garment workers, advance sector industrial relations, and enhance worker grievance mechanism

Representatives from the Jordanian Social Security Corporation visit Turkey to exchange knowledge on the extension of coverage and...

The five-day study visit offered insights into best practices that will support the SSC efforts in extending coverage to all workers and drafting the new health insurance bylaw.

Launch of the METI programme and first meeting of the Policy Working Group in Jordan

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), a chance for career growth, change and inclusion

The ILO’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) project is supporting hundreds of Syrian and Jordanian workers access formal employment and decent work in targeted governorates in Jordan, through skills development, coaching and mentoring, and final,...

Jordan and ILO sign agreement to support the extension of social security coverage and promote formalization

The project will help extend social protection to Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers, including refugees, by subsidizing contributions and providing income support to promote their participation in the national social security system.

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Young people address challenges and explore opportunities of transition from learning to employment in the Middle East and North...

Home to the highest rates of unemployed youth in the world, the region needs to create more than 33.3 million new jobs by 2030.

ILO supports Occupational Safety and Health across cooperatives in Jordan

A week-long training workshop focused on ILO’s “Practical Occupational Safety and Health Training for Cooperatives in Agriculture,” a training tool for partners providing advisory and training services for cooperatives in Jordan.

ILO and UNICEF join forces to support youth through job search activities in Jordan

With support from the Government of the Netherlands, the collaboration will build the capacity of 300 Syrian and Jordanian youth on job search and employability related skills. 


Better Work Jordan, national partners discuss need for sustainable MHPSS service delivery to garment workers

Workshop examines key findings of the study, “Assessment of Knowledge, Perceptions, and Attitudes of Mental Health: The Garment Industry in Jordan”

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