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ILO trains industrial workforce in Jordan to strengthen safety culture, advance decent work

Participants from garment, engineering, plastics and chemical sectors gain hands-on training under an EU-funded project.

Childcare access improved for Female workers in a Jordanian industrial zone

With funding from the EU, the ILO and employer representatives from the garment sector renovated a nursery in Al-Dhulayl Industrial Zone, channelling decent work to advance gender equality and productivity.

How contribution subsidies like Jordan’s Estidama++ are redrawing the social protection map

Subsidies for social security enhance affordability for vulnerable workers and drive the expansion of inclusive coverage

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ILO shares lessons from PROSPECTS to advance support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

The new report and an upcoming digital learning portal highlight lessons from five years of implementation under the PROSPECTS programme, offering practical insights and tools to strengthen inclusive, sustainable support for refugees and host...

“Through their Lens" photography exhibition: Syrian refugees share glimpses of their lives in Jordan

The initiative, which included training refugees on photography and storytelling techniques, is the result of joint efforts under the Netherlands-funded PROSPECTS partnership, offering insights into the lives of those struggling with displacement.

We are no longer just caregivers. We have become educators and mentors

Jordanian nursery care provider Alaa Al-Shamali tells how ILO training, through the Norway-funded Equality@Work project, has equipped her with new skills and transformed her approach to childcare.

Strengthening labour standards through dialogue

ILO workshop engages government and social partners in Jordan in an EU-funded initiative.

From safety nets to pay checks: Jordan's holistic blueprint for workforce transformation

Pioneering reforms have enhanced social protection, boosted labour market transparency and enabled thousands to secure decent, formal employment in Jordan, with the European Union (EU) funding.

ILO, UNICEF, and the European Union (EU) mark close of landmark project, leaving legacy of inclusive growth in Jordan

German Development Bank and ILO spotlight inclusive green jobs and sustainable development in Jordan

A joint mission to Jordan highlighted the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme's (EIIP) transformative progress in creating green jobs, improving municipal infrastructure, and empowering micro-entrepreneurs to bolster the country's economic...

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Jordan adopts key amendments to Cooperative Law with ILO support

Revised law enhances cooperative governance, promotes inclusion, and introduces new support mechanisms to boost the sector’s contribution to decent work and inclusive development.

Jordan’s occupational safety and health inspection capacity bolstered through training initiative

Under an EU-funded programme, the ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour are equipping labour inspectors with training needed to obtain globally recognised qualifications in health, safety and environmental management.

ILO-supported programme is changing lives in Jordan through social protection

Donor delegations hear worker and employer accounts of how the ILO-supported Estidama++ programme is expanding social protection across the country

Vocational training boosts jobs and futures for youth in Jordan

Over 400 young women and men graduate from EU-funded vocational training programme for Jordanians and Syrian refugees.

ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour engage youth on workplace safety

An awareness workshop introduced young people to occupational safety and health principles, delivered under an EU-funded and ILO-implemented project.

FAIRWAY migration

ILO expands FAIRWAY programme to advance decent work for African migrant workers in the Arab States

New four-year initiative to support African migrant workers targets key sectors such as care and construction to address rights gaps and enhance regional cooperation.

ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour mark International Day for Safety and Health at Work

A seminar, organized under an EU-funded and ILO-implemented project, focused on strengthening occupational safety and labour rights in key Jordanian industrial sectors.

Specialized training tackles violence and harassment in the world of work in Jordan

The ILO and national partners hold a training workshop that coincides with World Day for Safety and Health at Work and International Workers' Day to promote a to promote a safe and violence-free working environment.

Global Disability Summit 2025

Advancing disability inclusion in the global labour market

People with disabilities make up an estimated one billion, or 15 per cent, of the world's population. The right of people with disabilities to decent work, however, is frequently denied.

From unemployment to agricultural entrepreneurship in Jordan

Omar's story of how determination and support from the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme transformed him from an unemployed graduate into a thriving entrepreneur, impacting his community through sustainable agriculture and beekeeping.