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Opportunities for extending social security coverage in Jordan

New ILO report identifies challenges and opportunities in expanding social security coverage for workers in Jordan.

ILO COOP 100 – ILO PROSPECTS Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts

The webinar was organized by ILO COOP and ILO PROSPECTS to highlight the role and contributions of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations (SSEOs) in forced displacement contexts, and the work of both field practitioners...

ILO Voices | Livelihoods for refugees

A refugee mother determined to provide despite COVID-19

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers' hours were reduced at the farm in Jordan where Syrian refugee Fatima Hussein Al Ahmad lives and works. Resourceful and determined, she found alternative ways to earn money to buy milk for her baby...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

ILO and the Jordan’s TVSDC collaborate to re-engineer core services for better quality

The EU and UN agencies bolster social protection and decent jobs for Jordanians and refugees

The EU joins forces with ILO, UNHCR, and UNICEF to enhance vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees’ access to dignified livelihood opportunities.

ILO, the Netherlands and international partners join forces to support refugees and host communities in Jordan

Bringing together the ILO, IFC, UNHCR, UNICEF and the World Bank, the Prospects Partnership aims to provide conditions for refugees and host communities to access quality primary education and vocational training; secure and retain decent...

Supporting the cooperative movement in Jordan

Steering Committee for the Jordan Cooperative Development Strategy holds meeting with ILO to discuss strategy development and way forward.

Thirty-one trainers complete My.Coop training of trainers programme on managing agricultural cooperatives in Jordan

A virtual ceremony was held marking the end of the online training course for participants in Jordan.

ILO: Jordan’s maternity protection regulation key step forward

Newly-endorsed regulation seeks to empower and retain working mothers in labour force

How decent work supports Jordan’s most vulnerable communities

A programme implemented by the ILO and supported by Germany through the German Development Cooperation (KfW Development Bank), helps some of the country’s most vulnerable groups, including Jordanian nationals and Syrian refugees.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

STED technical research finalized in Jordan

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

COVID-19 implications on the Garment & Leather and the Chemicals & Cosmetics sectors.

COVID-19 pandemic

Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states

Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

Employers Take the Lead in Qualifications’ Development for TVET

ILO and CBI sign MoU to boost decent working conditions for farm workers and improve export opportunities for SMEs to foreign markets

The agreement will help enhance economic opportunities and decent work, through joint collaboration at export, farm and sectoral level.

Jordan - Towards developing demand-driven qualifications for the Chemicals and Cosmetics Sector

Syria: IV Brussels Conference

Statement by the ILO Director-General to the Brussels IV Conference supporting Syria and the region

“Let us focus on building back better with a human-centred approach with and for refugees and their host communities,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has said to the Brussels IV Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, convened...

Signing grant agreement between Italian Government and ILO supporting “Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate-job generation...

A new intervention in Jordan will provide employment and livelihood opportunities through labour-intensive approaches and business development support.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Syrian refugees, host communities and enterprises in Jordan and Lebanon

Recent assessments by the ILO highlight emerging challenges facing vulnerable workers and businesses as a result of the pandemic.

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ILO to hold virtual, Global Summit on COVID-19 and the World of Work