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UNICEF and ILO convene a skills roundtable to discuss strategic directions for TVET sector in Lebanon

The roundtable brought together major development partners to reflect on a future course of action to address labour market needs in the current crisis situation in the country in order to build back better

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 7: SSE as tool for social cohesion, peace and resilience

ILO promotes productivity on Lebanon farms through modern greenhouse initiative

The ILO is piloting an initiative to test the impact of modern greenhouses on productivity and working conditions on selected farms in Lebanon, which have been affected by the financial and economic crisis in the country.

UN Secretary-General visits ILO employment creation project in northern Lebanon

As part of a four-day official trip to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited a joint ILO-UNDP project that is creating jobs and rehabilitating the Tripoli waterfront.

Enabling access to justice for African domestic workers accused of ‘absconding’ and ‘theft’ in Lebanon

The FAIRWAY Programme supported the Ethiopian community organization ‘Egna Legna Besidet’ to provide legal aid to more than 200 African migrant domestic workers, in order to clear the path for their return home.

UNICEF and ILO in partnership with the European Union launch a new national disability allowance to provide cash support to people with...

Increasing collaboration and quality in Lebanon’s TVET sector

The ILO is supporting School Advisory Boards in Lebanon through capacity building initiative for their members to improve the quality and relevance of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the country.

Fostering entrepreneurship in Lebanon’s TVET sector

The ILO, with contributions from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, is building capacity of TVET teachers through a number of workshops to mainstream entrepreneurship education at technical schools in Lebanon and equip youth with the...

Lebanon Minister of Labour visits ILO for talks on new government decent work priorities

Lebanon’s newly appointed Minister of Labour has met with ILO Regional Director for the Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat to outline cooperation on the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda.

COVID-19: ILO Monitor – 8th edition

ILO: Employment impact of the pandemic worse than expected

Ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, ILO warns on stalled global labour market recovery and significant disparities between advanced and developing economies.

Training by ILO, ACTED to promote social solidarity through joint income-generating activities in Lebanon’s agriculture sector

An initiative aimed at fostering social solidarity and promoting decent work through the development of joint income-generating initiatives launched its first training for vulnerable communities in Lebanon.


Skills Academy Lebanon completes training series for TVET practitioners and stakeholders

With support from the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, UNICEF and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, key TVET stakeholders and partners in Lebanon have recently completed online training package under Skills Academy Lebanon organized by ILO...

Occupational safety and health

WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year

The first WHO/ILO global estimates on disease and injury in the workplace outline the level of preventable premature deaths due to exposure to work-related health risks.

World Social Protection Report 2020-22

More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.

ILO and FAO in Lebanon, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, join forces to support vulnerable farmers through agricultural...

The collaboration will support small-scale famers to meet their basic agricultural needs, contributing to safeguarding jobs and promoting decent employment for Lebanese host community members and Syrian refugees employed in the agricultural sector.

Employment Promotion

Mounting challenges have dire effect on Lebanon’s most vulnerable workers

A new assessment by the ILO evaluates the level of vulnerability and informality among the most disadvantaged Lebanese citizens and Syrian and Palestinian refugees, amidst the increased challenges brought by the financial and economic crisis,...

Businesses struggle to build back from the Beirut blast

A year on from the blast that devastated large parts of Beirut, the ILO is working to help small businesses across the Lebanese capital affected by the explosion. Many were already struggling to survive due to COVID-19 anti-infection measures and...

Our impact, their voices

Missed schooling opportunities spur Iman to reach new learning milestones

A multi-agency programme has provided hundreds of vulnerable Yemenis with life skills, financial literacy, theoretical instruction and on-the-job training, providing them with the means to secure a sustainable income.

Labour migration

Global labour migration increases by five million

A new ILO report estimates that between 2017 and 2019 the number of people migrating for work internationally increased from 164 to 169 million.

Join the ILO’s global campaign for ratification of Violence and Harassment Convention

Public urged to take part in the campaign to raise awareness of violence and harassment in the workplace and to encourage their governments to ratify ILO Convention No. 190.