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ILO response to Syria refugee crisis

ILO chief to visit Jordan to examine effects of refugee crisis on labour market

As jobs and employment take centre stage in the global response to the Syria refugee crisis, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder will visit Jordan to discuss employment options for refugees and ways to address the...

Norway funds ILO project to improve working conditions for women in Jordan

Norwegian-funded project seeks to empower women working in private companies and private schools to negotiate for better working conditions in terms of fairer remuneration; human resource policies and child care facilities.

Jordan seals commitment to implementing unified contract for migrant garment workers

Jordan stakeholders sign a landmark commitment to implement the unified contract by the beginning of 2016.

Building bridges: livelihoods festival promotes ties between Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities

Workshops : Training social partners on apprenticeships

Amman 9th – 11th Nov. , 2015 (trade unions) Amman 23th – 25th Nov. , 2015 (employers)

Olive festival boosts agricultural sector in northern Jordan

The ILO is supporting Irbid’s annual Olive and Rural Produce Festival as part of itsefforts to help communities most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

ILO and IYF join forces to tackle child labour and help young workers at risk of exploitation in Jordan

The initiative aims to upgrade informal apprenticeships to create decent work opportunities for vulnerable youth, including working children in Jordan.

ILO co-hosts discussion on promoting sustainable livelihoods for Syrian refugees and host communities

The ILO joins FAO and WFP in hosting a roundtable discussion on livelihoods during the Resilience Development Forum for Syrian refugees and host communities, organized by UNDP and hosted by the Jordanian government.

Festival promotes pomegranate industry in northern Jordan

The ILO and Directorate of Agriculture back event to support Jordanian communities most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

Pay discrimination

Giving private-sector teachers in Jordan a voice

A group of Jordanian teachers are making their voices heard to end gender-based pay discrimination and unfair working conditions in the private education sector through a community organizing campaign.

National Committee for Pay Equity: Gender-based discrimination in the workplace must end

The National Committee for Pay Equity and the ILO host symposium to improve working conditions for women in Jordan.

Palestinian employers gather in Jordan to forge unified recommendations on draft social security law

As the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) prepares to roll out a historic comprehensive social security system to cover all private sector workers and their family members, the ILO gathers Palestinian employer representatives at a workshop to...

Press Release

Collective bargaining and social dialogue highlighted in workshop as vital tools to ensure good industrial relations in MENA region

The ILO brings together employer and union representatives from the MENA region to explore successful collective bargaining and bipartite social dialogue structures and practices in selected sectors.

Youth employment

Jordan: Eager teens enthused by entrepreneurship education

Teachers were trained and nearly 550 Jordanian youth learned how to set up and run a business through the “Know about Business” course, a joint ILO, non-profit and government collaboration which fills a big gap in entrepreneurship education.

Syrian refugee crisis

High-level policy meeting calls for reversal of negative labour market impacts of Syrian refugee crisis on host nations

High-level representatives from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt have gathered under the banner of the ILO to exchange experiences and formulate sustainable policies and programmes that respond to the labour market impacts of the Syrian...

Child labour

Denmark-led programme funds ILO project to combat child labour in Jordan and Lebanon among Syrian refugees and host communities in need

The Denmark-led Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP) has funded an International Labour Organization (ILO) project to combat rising child labour among Syrian refugees and host communities through labour policy reform and technical...

Child Labour

Jordan marks World Day against Child Labour

Jordan marks World Day against Child Labour with the launch of a new anti-child labour government website as well as a series of musical and theatrical performances aimed at raising awareness on the issue in the country.

Study

Informally employed Syrian refugees, working under harsh conditions, further strain Jordanian labour market

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in neighbouring Jordan has increased unemployment in areas in which they are highly concentrated, and further strained the host country’s infrastructure, resources and public services. This has...

Informal economy

Jordan endorses a national framework for regulating the informal economy

The national framework backs an integrated approach for upgrading the informal economy in Jordan through supporting informal enterprises and workers alike

Meeting of Tajikistan’s Tripartite Working Group

On April 14, the second meeting of Tajikistan’s Tripartite Working Group created within the framework of the ILO project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy. Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation” took place in a conference hall of...