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ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

ILO launches first of its kind employment platform that targets both Syrian refugees and Jordanians

The new service aims to boost job matching and training opportunities for both Jordanian and Syrian workers and job-seekers from across different sectors. 

Labour inspection

ILO conducts a tripartite workshop in Syria focused on labour inspection

The ILO training-of-trainers workshop in Damascus focused on labour inspection, gender equality, child labour as well as occupational safety and health.

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

Employment promotion and decent work for Jordanians and Syrian refugees in Jordan’s agricultural sector

Norwegian delegation visits sites of ILO initiatives that help workers access jobs in the sector of agriculture and forestry as part of the agency’s response to the refugee crisis in Jordan.

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

“Made in Jordan": EU trade agreement creates opportunities in manufacturing sector

Two ILO projects financed by the European Union and the Kingdom of the Netherlands seek to find ways to boost employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians and increase Jordanian manufacturing exports to the European market as part of the...

Domestic workers

“Thank you Soma”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth

On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the ILO premieres a new documentary that aims to challenge common perceptions about migrant domestic workers.

Domestic workers

“Thank you Soma - شكراَ صوما”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth

On the occasion of International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO will premiere a new documentary film that aims to change the narrative about migrant domestic workers in the Arab States region.

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Working together in Lebanon

Women and men, Syrian refugees and host communities work alongside each other building an irrigation channel as part of an ILO project in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.

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Pathways to Decent Work for Syrians and Their Host Community Members in Turkey

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Stemming the brain drain: Improving skills for migrants and refugees

An ILO initiative is helping migrants and refugees get recognition for their existing skills and learn new ones – creating a ‘brain gain’ for them and their host countries.

My.Coop – Building capacity of cooperatives towards involving Syrian refugees and Jordanian farmers in agricultural value chains

My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package was adapted to the Jordanian context and rolled out with cooperatives in northern Jordan to improve their capacities to help Syrian refugees and Jordanian farmers participate in...

Roads for farmers and jobs for the community

An ILO project has worked to build and rehabilitate agricultural roads to serve farmers in northern Lebanon, while at the same time creating short-term jobs for both the local population as well as displaced Syrians in the area.

Apprenticeship scheme offers Jordanian and Syrian women chance to sell to IKEA

A new ILO-supported sewing and embroidery apprenticeship programme in Jordan aims to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for vulnerable Jordanian and Syrian women.

Skill certification programme improves opportunities of employment for Jordanian and Syrian workers

The ILO in Jordan is working with Syrian refugees and Jordanians, the majority of whom are employed in the construction sector, to boost their employment prospects through its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programme.

Jordan’s Princess Basma lauds ILO efforts to develop refugee and local women’s skills

HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal attended a ceremony to mark the completion of an ILO-supported electrical training programme for women in Jordan. The training programme aims to boost employment among Jordanian and Syrian women through skills...

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

Inadequate employment conditions persist in Jordan’s agricultural sector – ILO study

A new ILO study into employment conditions in Jordan’s agricultural sector found insufficient labour protection for agriculture workers, as well as evidence of child labour in the sector.

Seminar Series on Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls

Seminars were organised with the participation of beneficiaries who completed the on basic life skills and vocational training courses in the SADA Women Development and Solidarity Centre under the “Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and...

ILO Response to the Syria Refugee Crisis

Employment gives Syrian refugee women in Jordan “second chance”

The ILO and partners are helping Syrian refugees find jobs in Jordan’s garment sector, as part of efforts to implement an agreement between the EU and Jordan to relax rules of origin.

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

Jordan issues first e-work permit for Syrian refugees in construction

The new electronic system was introduced after 16,000 flexible work permits were issued in the sector in one year, as part of an ILO-coordinated agreement between the Ministry of Labour and the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU) 

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International Labour Organization (ILO) organised occupational safety and health (OSH) training seminars towards employers, Syrians under...

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

ILO, Jordan to expand green employment project for Jordanians and Syrian refugees

The ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Agriculture agree to implement the second phase of a project to boost decent jobs through green works and labour-intensive employment in agriculture and forestry.