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COVID-19: ILO helps keep reconstruction workers safe and healthy after Beirut blast

The ILO is promoting occupational safety and health standards for the protection of those involved in the demolition and reconstruction of buildings affected by Beirut explosion.

Supporting small and medium-sized businesses in Lebanon’s agriculture and agro-food sectors

A new initiative by the ILO will provide small and medium agricultural and food processing companies with training and technical support to improve their business continuity, resilience and decent job retention in response to the multiple crises...

Lebanon takes crucial first step towards dismantling Kafala in Lebanon

The new Revised Standard Unified Contract for the Employment of Domestic Workers is a crucial first step in dismantling the kafala system in Lebanon

ILO and CBI sign MoU to boost decent working conditions for farm workers and improve export opportunities for SMEs to foreign markets

The agreement will help enhance economic opportunities and decent work, through joint collaboration at export, farm and sectoral level.

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ILO and German officials meet Beirut blast clear-up workers

Workers mobilized as part of the ILO’s Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme are contributing to the city-wide clear-up operation.

Increasing resilience and business continuity in Lebanon’s TVET sector

The ILO has developed an online version of its Arabic-language “Know About Business” entrepreneurship programme to enable remote entrepreneurship education.

Employment Intensive Infrastructure

ILO creates decent jobs to support Beirut explosion clearing operations

The International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon to clear rubble in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion.

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Safe Resumption of EIIP Projects in Lebanon

New guidelines are being employed to ensure the safe resumption of work in the field.

Syria: IV Brussels Conference

Statement by the ILO Director-General to the Brussels IV Conference supporting Syria and the region

“Let us focus on building back better with a human-centred approach with and for refugees and their host communities,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has said to the Brussels IV Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, convened...

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Impact of COVID-19 on Syrian refugees, host communities and enterprises in Jordan and Lebanon

Recent assessments by the ILO highlight emerging challenges facing vulnerable workers and businesses as a result of the pandemic.

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ILO assesses impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers

Rapid assessment highlights impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable workers and small-scale businesses in Lebanon

The assessment examines how the crisis has affected employment and livelihoods of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugee workers, as well as the new challenges now facing small-scale enterprises in an already fragile economy.

ILO in Lebanon issues guidance to families and other employers of migrant workers in light of COVID-19

The pandemic has compounded a political and financial crisis in Lebanon, increasing the vulnerability of migrant workers, especially those employed inside family homes.

ILO and SDC launch new programme to protect migrant workers in vulnerable situations in the Arab States, with a focus on workers from Africa

The FAIRWAY Programme, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by ILO, responds to the need to ensure decent work for migrant workers, including in sectors where they are at high risk of exploitation, such as...

Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working...

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ILO and Lebanon Ministry of Labour to host national dialogue on reforming Kafala

Stakeholders will take part in a national consultation to discuss short and long-term measures to ensure decent work for migrant workers in Lebanon.

ILO Regional Director Jaradat welcomes Lebanon’s Minister of Labour Yammine at the ILO’s regional headquarters

The visit was the first by the newly-appointed minister to the ILO Regional Office for Arab States in Beirut.

Lebanon launches the results of the Labour Force and Households Living Conditions Survey for 2018 - 2019

The Central Administration of Statistics launches the main results of the Labour Force and Households’ Living Conditions Survey, which was carried out with the technical support from the ILO and funding from the EU.

Protecting the most vulnerable: Why protecting the rights of migrant workers remains a critical priority

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat reflects on the importance of International Migrants Day for millions of workers in the Middle East

Arab States pledge to reduce gender pay gap in the region

The joint ILO, UN Women and OECD Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) saw high-level offcials from across the Arab States reigion commit to pay equity between women and men