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Skilling migrants: A triple win for government, migrant workers and employers
The International Labour Organization calls for collaboration and knowledge sharing among key stakeholders to ensure skills training and recognition for migrant workers.
Kuwait Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and ILO Regional Director discuss strengthening cooperation to advance decent work in the Gulf...
Kuwait’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Sabeeh and ILO Regional Officer for Arab States Ruba Jaradat meet during an official visit by the Minister to the ILO regional office in Beirut.
ILO’s Asia Pacific labour conference agrees to enhance labour migration governance in the interrelated regions of Asia and the Arab States
The meeting discussed issues affecting employment and the world of work in the Asia, Pacific and Arab States including labour migration.
ILO encourages unions to adopt new approaches to communication
ILO, regional Arab trade unions re-think communication strategies and practices in a fast changing media landscape.
ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East
The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.
ILO Regional Director for Arab States conducts official visit to UAE and Kuwait
ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat conducts official visit to the UAE and Kuwait, to promote cooperation between the Organization and the two GCC countries.
Decent Work for Domestic Workers
ILO gathers regional and international stakeholders to explore establishing migrant domestic worker cooperatives in the Middle East
Domestic worker cooperatives have been set up in many places around the world, but they do not exist in any of the Arab States. A recent study launched by the ILO looks into the cases of Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait, to see if the region is ready for...
Decent Work Objectives
ILO to bolster international labour standards and occupational safety and health in Kuwait
The International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) sign a technical cooperation agreement to advance the work of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower.
OIC member-states adopt action plan
The first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Framework Document on Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ended in Baku on June 18.
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Kuwait contributes US$500,000 to promote decent work in the occupied Palestinian territory
Kuwait grants ILO half a million dollars to promote Palestinian job creation, social dialogue and social protection.