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ILO Chief Guy Ryder to discuss labour issues with Lebanese host communities and Syria refugees, ahead of signature of MOU with Lebanon

Following the visit, which will also encompass a visit to a community centre for the rehabilitation of child labourers, and the location of a new labour-intensive infrastructure-building project, the ILO, Ministry of Labour and social partners will...

FENASOL supports ILO outreach to employers of domestic workers in Lebanon

Lebanese trade unionists meet to discuss strategies for engagement with employers of domestic workers

Child labour

Lebanon seeks to adopt code of conduct and coordination mechanism to address working street children

Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces, non-governmental organizations, Ministries of Labour and of Social Affairs organizations have developed a draft code of conduct and coordination mechanism to facilitate better coordination and methodologies to...

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.

Employment promotion

ILO launches first academy on decent work in fragile and conflict-affected states

ILO Regional Office for Arab States and the ILO International Training Centre in Turin have launched the first international academy to promote decent work in fragile and conflict-affected states.

Tripartism and social dialogue

ILO Study: Lebanon requires a new paradigm for trade unions to prosper

A study released by the ILO and the the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation has stated that past and current structures in the Lebanese economy and workers’ organizations have resulted in a need for unions to rethink their role and internal structures to...

ILO and partners launch first community centres in Lebanon to combat child labour

ILO Regional Office for Arab States, Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour and Beyond Association have launched the first phase of an initiative to establish community centres to combat child labour in Lebanon as part of the implementation of the National...

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 Study: Employers’ perspectives on domestic workers cast light on violations of workers’ rights

The ILO and the American University of Beirut (AUB) launch the second of two studies titled ‘Intertwined’ on migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.

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.

Child labour

Norway funds new ILO project to combat child labour in Lebanon

A new Norwegian-funded ILO project will work to withdraw hundreds of Lebanese and Syrian children from hazardous working conditions and protect thousands of others from engaging in especially the worst forms of child labour.

Our impact, their voice

Refugee crisis: Child Labour in agriculture on the rise in Lebanon

Host to hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the war in neighbouring Syria, Lebanon has witnessed a rise in child labour in recent years, largely in the hazardous agricultural sector.

Regional constituents examine good practices in combating child labour

Workshop brought together government, employer, worker and NGO representatives from the region to share knowledge on ways to tackle child labour.

ILO and UNICEF raise awareness on child labour in Lebanon’s agriculture sector

A joint workshop by the two UN agencies sheds light on the prevalence and hazards of child labour in northern Lebanon’s agriculture sector, on the rise partly due to the Syria refugee crisis.

Youth employment

ILO to increase evidence on what works for youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa

Lebanon Minister of Labour meets with ILO Regional Director to discuss draft plan for national Decent Work Country Programme

Minister Sejaan Azzi meets with ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat and members of the ILO regional team to discuss implementation of a comprehensive national programme to deliver ILO support to Lebanon.

ILO training initiative

Women in agriculture: Cooking their way to empowerment and visibility

An ILO initiative in north Lebanon is training women on food preparation and marketing, to help them make a living, market excess produce, and carve a visible role for themselves in the agricultural sector.

Child labour

ILO and Ministry of Labour launch tools to boost fight against child labour in Lebanon

The Guide on Decree 8987 and the National Awareness Raising Strategy on the Worst Forms of Child Labour are set to advance efforts to radically reduce child labour in Lebanon.

ILO training workshop tackles child labour in agriculture in Lebanon

Hosting over 1.1 million registered Syrian refugees, Lebanon has seen a huge rise in child labour in recent years, much of it under hazardous conditions in the agricultural sector. An ILO “training of trainers” workshop took child labour...

Syrian refugee crisis

High-level policy meeting calls for reversal of negative labour market impacts of Syrian refugee crisis on host nations

High-level representatives from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt have gathered under the banner of the ILO to exchange experiences and formulate sustainable policies and programmes that respond to the labour market impacts of the Syrian...