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Better Work Jordan holds its eleventh Annual Stakeholders' Forum

Better Work Jordan’s annual forum calls for strengthened efforts to sustain progress in working conditions and building more partnerships to ensure the sustainability of compliance in the garment industry in Jordan.

ILO and Swiss Embassy in Jordan Screen Documentary: “Thank you Soma - شكراَ صوما” on International Domestic Workers’ Day

The screening and panel discussion were organised by the ILO and Swiss Embassy to raise awareness around migrant domestic workers’ rights through the relationship between migrant workers and Arab youth.

World Day Against Child Labour

Jordanian youth highlight plight of working children through artistic performances

The performances were part of an event marking this year’s World Day Against Child Labour.

World Day Against Child Labour

World Day Against Child Labour sheds light on working children in Jordan’s agricultural sector

ILO Jordan holds events for children working on farms to highlight importance of education on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour.

Infrastructure and productivity in Jordan

Supporting farmers in water-scarce Jordan through ILO’s labour-intensive approach

An ILO project in Jordan supports hundreds of local farmers with the construction of rainwater cisterns to help improve infrastructure and agricultural productivity.

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

Advancing decent work and better living conditions for workers in Jordan’s agricultural sector

Representatives from the Kingdom of the Netherlands visit refugee farm workers being supported by ILO interventions aimed at improving working and living conditions for workers in the agricultural sector.

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...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

Jordan develops Occupational Standards for the Chemicals and Cosmetics Industry

The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) “Applying the G20 Training Strategy Project”: A Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation” funded by the Russian Federation, and the “Technical Assistance to the Skills for Employment and Social...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

ILO hosts the first-ever national social dialogue to strategize Jordan’s Sector Skills Councils’ knowledge sharing strategy

The International Labour Organization (ILO), under the umbrella of the “Applying the G20 Training Strategy: A Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation” (Phase 2) Project (the G20TS Project) in close collaboration with the European Bank for...

ILO and Jordan celebrate agency’s centenary   

Folklore dancing, unveiling of traditional mosaic and discussions on Jordan’s role in advancing social justice were among the celebration’s highlights.  

ILO Centenary

24 hours, 24 destinations, 2 Arab States – ILO’s marks its 100 birthday with ‘virtual’ global tour stops in Lebanon and Jordan

As part of a live 24-hour “Global Tour” of national events in 24 countries, governments, workers and employers marked the ILO Centenary in Jordan and Lebanon by showcasing the agency’s work on the promotion of decent work.

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.

Strengthening cooperatives in Jordan to improve livelihoods and advance decent work for Jordanian workers and Syrian refugees

Drawing on the earlier work and pilot interventions, the ILO will further strengthen cooperatives in Jordan within the framework of a new Dutch-funded project on advancing decent work for Jordanian workers and Syrian refugees in the agriculture...

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

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.

Building skills and promoting employment for Jordan’s female plumbers

Safaa is one of Jordan’s few female plumbers. She runs her own company and was recently supported by the ILO through training to help develop her skills and boost her employability.

Decent jobs are crucial to build long-term social and economic solutions for the Future of Syria and the Region

The creation of decent jobs and skills development are key to build resilience in Syria’s neighbouring countries, said ILO Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships, Moussa Oumarou, at the third Brussels conference on ‘Supporting...

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

ILO and Germany pen agreement to bolster decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities

The ILO and Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding which seeks to support job creation in response to the refugee crisis and forced displacement in Jordan, Lebanon, and...

Labour migration governance

Good governance can protect migrants’ labour rights in the destination country

Reporting Labour Statistics to the ILO for better SDG monitoring in Arab States

An ILO-led workshop held in Amman, Jordan, focused on strengthening the capacities and promoting peer-to-peer learning amongst Arab countries with regards to statistical methods and sources to compile datasets relevant to the decent work.