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Lebanese and Syrian entrepreneurs showcase creativity during business plan competition

The winners of the competition will benefit from seed funding and coaching by the ILO for a period of six months that will help them set up their own businesses.

World Refugee Day: The power of inclusion

World Refugee Day, 20 June, is the international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape persecution,...

Domestic work – Convention C189

10 years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work

On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.

World Day Against Child Labour

Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

ILO's My First Business training programme promotes entrepreneurship among young Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees

With support from the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO has trained over 650 vulnerable women and men, the majority of whom are youth, on its My First Business entrepreneurship training programme, promoting livelihoods and decent job creation...

ILO and Lebanon pledge to cooperate on improving rural livelihoods

The collaboration builds on the ILO’s work to improve livelihoods and resilience and the Ministry of Agriculture’s priorities in improving food security and rural development, and assisting poor farmers in developing agricultural infrastructure.

WESO Trends 2021

Slow jobs recovery and increased inequality risk long-term COVID-19 scarring

ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs.

Our impact, their voices

Khuloud’s story: Addressing gender stereotypes and improving livelihoods through skills development

The ILO is training Syrian and Lebanese youth in skills that are aligned with labour market needs while simultaneously promoting women’s inclusion in “non-traditional” courses for better employment opportunities.

New ILO-UNICEF report: Lebanon must prioritize investment in a social protection floor

With Lebanon facing an unprecedented culmination of economic, social and political crises, a new report outlines how establishing life-cycle social grants could lay the foundations for a new social contract that is both sustainable and...

How a social protection floor can help address Lebanon’s crises

A new policy note by the ILO and UNICEF explores policy options and costs for core life-cycle social grants that will lay the foundations for a new social contract that is both sustainable and people-centred in Lebanon.

Improving livelihoods and helping reconstruct Beirut through skills development – Samir’s story

The ILO has provided market-relevant skills training for Syrian and Lebanese youth that also supported the reconstruction of buildings affected by the Beirut explosion.

Success stories shed light on how decent employment improves the lives of refugees and their hosts

The ILO, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and UNICEF held a side event at the fifth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region,” hosted by...

Success stories shed light on how decent employment improves the lives of refugees and their hosts

The ILO, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and UNICEF held a side event at the fifth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region,” hosted by...

A knowledge exchange with ILO Ankara: Learning from each other and sharing experiences to support the creation of decent work opportunities...

The ILO Office in Turkey and the PROSPECTS programme jointly organized a webinar to exchange knowledge and experiences on how to foster an enabling environment for the socio-economic inclusion of refugees and vulnerable host community members.

Vocational education and training

New academy builds capacity for effective and efficient skills development in Lebanon

The ILO has launched the Skills Academy Lebanon to build the capacity of partners in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector, through a customised, online training programme and coaching services.

ILO COOP 100 – ILO PROSPECTS Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts

The webinar was organized by ILO COOP and ILO PROSPECTS to highlight the role and contributions of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations (SSEOs) in forced displacement contexts, and the work of both field practitioners...

Social Protection

ILO’s engagement on Social Protection Reform in Lebanon

Workers, experts and academics, as well as organizations for the elderly and for people with disabilities, have come together to voice their needs and recommendations for a comprehensive social protection reform in Lebanon.

Lebanon launches “Code of Conduct” for on-the-job vocational training programmes

The document, developed by the ILO and UNICEF in collaboration with Lebanon’s ministries of Labour and of Agriculture, provides guidance to employers engaged in workplace-based learning programmes that provide vocational education students with...

COVID-19 pandemic

Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states

Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.

ILO and Lebanon issue guidelines for Employment Intensive Projects

The guidelines aim to reinforce cooperation and harmonization between the Lebanese government, NGOs and development partners, and provide guidance on planning and implementation of EIPs.