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Urgent reforms are needed to restore adequate coverage by Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund

A study by the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States outlines the results of a first-of-its-kind assessment of the financial situation of Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund.

New agricultural sector OSH guide and training launched in Lebanon

The ILO “Occupational Safety and Health Guide in Agriculture” is set to increase OSH efficiency and boost the provision of safe workplaces to guarantee the workers’ health and the sector’s productivity

The Ministry of Social Affairs introduces a social protection programme for people with disabilities in Lebanon

In partnerships with UNICEF and the ILO and through European Union funding

First regional knowledge-sharing workshop on the impact of trade and investment policies on productive and decent employment in the...

Lebanon launches new app on rights and responsibilities at work in Lebanon

The app, developed by the ILO in partnership with Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour, UNICEF, worker and employer organizations and other key stakeholders, aims to strengthen decent work practices in the country.

ILO launch new Work-Based Learning manual to improve skills training and employment prospects in Lebanon

The manual aims to harmonize approaches to work-based learning in the country and provide Lebanon’s workers with the skills that the economy demands.

New Report Outlines Labour Market Needs in Lebanon’s Plastic Sector to Improve Skills Match

ILO leads MENA leadership programme to promote a just transition to a green future of work

Worker, employer and government representatives from the region met online to gain a better understanding gained a better understanding of how to shape policies to implement climate change commitments.

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Brighter light and higher hopes: Solar energy systems keep technical schools running in Lebanon

The ILO provided a number of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools with solar systems in Lebanon to keep their doors open and trained their students on solar panel installation and maintenance to build their skills and help...

Trade union federations in Kenya and Lebanon sign Memoradum of Understanding (MOU) to support and empower African workers in Lebanon

In November 2022, the Kenyan Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K) and the National Federation of Worker and Employee Trade Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL) committed to inter-union collaboration on both sides of the migration corridor to create...

ILO PROSPECTS undertakes training workshop for agricultural cooperatives in Lebanon

Under PROSPECTS Lebanon, the ILO organized a 4-day training in Beirut, Lebanon on 5-8 December 2022. The aim of the training was to support selected agricultural cooperatives in Beqaa, Akkar and North-Lebanon, and help them overcome challenges...

EU and ILO pledge to increase access to job and livelihoods opportunities for all vulnerable people in Lebanon

A new ILO project, funded by the EU, will work to improve the living conditions and resilience of vulnerable people throughout Lebanon.

EU and ILO pledge to increase access to job and livelihoods opportunities for all vulnerable people in Lebanon

A new ILO project, funded by the EU, will work to improve the living conditions and resilience of vulnerable people throughout Lebanon.

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ILO Constituents Re-affirm the Importance of Social Dialogue as a path towards formalization and Decent Work for Youth in the Middle East...

The ILO Constituents agreed to a framework for action in the region on the 2nd day of the first regional meeting of the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Project, which took place in...

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How PROSPECTS Partnership helps build resilience of hosts and refugees communities in Lebanon

Despite facing one of the worst socio-economic crisis in decades, Lebanon continues to host one of the highest number of refugee populations. The PROSPECTS Partnership supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands is providing education, employment and...

Youth Agri Market: a launching platform for entrepreneurs in Lebanon

Amid Lebanon’s multifaceted economic crisis, a joint collaboration between the ILO and UNICEF helped youth in the country achieve their entrepreneurial aspirations

ILO launches mapping of training and post-training service providers in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour for the Government of...

The mapping aims to help local organizations navigate and maximise support currently available in the country and, in the longer term, develop a comprehensive, cross-sector referral services network to further facilitate partnership and...

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Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region

The Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), co-convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization...

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The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change

The ILO, as one of the co-conveners of the Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), participated in the online Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region on 24 and 25 October and organized a...