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Ministry of Labour and ILO to examine challenges, opportunities for Decent Work in Lebanon

The Ministry of Labour and the ILO launched a public consultation on the state of the Lebanese labour market on Wednesday (September 26), ahead of the publication of a joint report that examines employment creation, social protection, social...

Workshop on Developing Code of Conduct and Monitoring Mechanism for Syndicate of the Owners of the Workers Recruitment Agencies in Lebanon...

In the context of the EU-funded project "Promoting Rights of Women Domestic Workers/PROWD," the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States (ILO-ROAS) is collaborating with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...

Child Labour entrenched in Lebanon’s deprived regions, says ILO-USJ research

Deteriorating socio-economic conditions and school drop outs have led to a nationwide increase in child labour, particularly in the North and Beqaa, according to two studies launched by the International Labour Organization and the Université Saint...

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How the ILO supports change in the Arab world

The world has been transfixed in admiration at the courage of the women and men who have taken to the streets across the Arab States over the past year. Farah Dakhlallah, ILO Regional Outreach and Advocacy Officer in Beirut, reports from Yemen and...

Green Jobs Kick-Off Workshop in the Arab States: The Lebanon Case Study

Representatives from international organizations, ministries, business, labour and environmental groups will gather at the UN House, Beirut, on July 28-29 for a two-day workshop organized by the ILO, UNDP and ESCWA. The workshop, which is the first...

Vocational training for the construction sector to boost social and economic recovery and employment generation in southern Lebanon

More than one thousand Lebanese will have benefited from the ILO project ‘Skills development, employment services and local economic recovery for the construction sector in south Lebanon’ when a further 287 trainees receive a proficiency certificate...

Improving access to employment for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

The employment services project which opens today in Saida aims to provide job placement services for Palestinian job seekers is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project is managed by the International Labour...

Enterprises in Lebanon 2006-2007

On the occasion UN Day, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are launching a joint publication focusing on the impact of the July 2006 war on micro and small enterprises: “Enterprises in...