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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...

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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...

Joint Statement by the ILO and UN Women on the occasion of the Global Day of Action for Care

Twenty Lebanese entrepreneurs win ILO competition for best business idea

Winners of the “Women do Business Experience” were granted a seed fund each, in a competition aiming to encourage entrepreneurship in some of Lebanon’s most disadvantaged areas.

Building skills and empowering young people in Lebanon – Rabih’s story

The ILO has provided market-relevant skills training for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees to improve their employment prospects.

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New skills and a brighter future – Mohammad’s story

The ILO is training Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees in skills that are in demand in the labour market to improve their employment prospects.

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Linking Lebanese hosts and Syrian refugees with jobs and labour market

In June 2022, the ILO and partners met with Lebanese and Syrian farm and plant nursery owners and workers and visited a skill-training centre in the north of Lebanon, who have benefitted from the activities of the mulit-agency PROSPECTS programme

Private sector engagement key to skills development in Lebanon

The ILO and Safadi Foundation engage the private sector in every step of the design and implementation of vocational training to help create the workforce that the country’s labour market needs and build effective pathways for employment.

On-the-job training

ILO training initiative brings new agricultural skills to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

As Lebanon continues to reel under a multifaceted economic crisis, a competency-based training course conducted by the PROSPECTs programme gave Lebanese and Syrian trainees key skills needed to advance their career in Lebanon’s vital agricultural...

Social dialogue and formalization

New ILO project works towards formalizing Lebanon’s economy through tripartite social dialogue

The Lebanon arm of the multi-country project held a two-day workshop to explore the requirements of transitioning from the informal to the formal economy in the crisis-hit country.

ILO and UNICEF launch reports on labour market needs to improve skills training and employment prospects in Lebanon

Two labour market assessments, developed by ILO and UNICEF in collaboration with national and local partners, recommend potential business and training opportunities in Lebanon in response to the compounded crisis in the country.

Steps towards digitalizing skills system in Lebanon

Building skills and promoting (self)employment among young people in Lebanon – Nouthayba’s story

Nouthayba Hawchar, who was recently supported by the ILO through training to help develop her skills, found employment and set up her own business.

Empowering women and improving livelihoods thorough skills development in Lebanon

The ILO is training Syrian and Lebanese youth in skills that are aligned with labour market needs while simultaneously empowering women and supporting their participation in technical and vocational training programmes

Older people in Lebanon face desperate circumstances due to lack of basic social protection guarantees

A new report by HelpAge International and the ILO draws on the testimonials of older people who convey the severe hardships they face because of the lack of an adequate social protection system in Lebanon.

ILO Voices | Disaster recovery

How work gave me purpose after Beirut blast

On August 4, 2020, large parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, were devastated by a massive explosion in the port. For Hani Baltaji, the rebuilding of a municipal police station has not only helped towards Beirut’s recovery, but also his own.

Lebanon and the ILO release up-to-date data on national labour market

Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics and the International Labour Organization (ILO) release the findings of the Lebanon Follow-up Labour Force Survey -January 2022

Safety and security in Lebanon

Lebanese capital police hub restored by the ILO following Beirut port explosion

The restoration of the building housing Beirut’s municipal police force is a critical step towards maintaining the safety and security of the city and its population and has created scores of decent jobs for local residents.

ILO supports key partners to deliver employment and career guidance in Lebanon

A three-day training focused on ILO’s “Career Guidance and Employment Services: How to Choose my Future Profession,” a training tool for institutions providing employment and career guidance for jobseekers.

Competency-based vocational training programmes launched in Lebanon by Safadi Foundation and ILO

The programmes will train young women and men on agri-food processing, welding, plumbing, and elderly home caregiving, including post-COVID-19 care.