All news: Yemen
Entrepreneurship initiative aims to strengthen businesses, create jobs and support economic recovery in Yemen
ILO and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Taiz are equipping business women and men with practical tools to grow stronger enterprises while building a national network of qualified entrepreneurship trainers to expand support for businesses...
New report
AI-driven transformation puts jobs, inequality and skills at a crossroads in the Arab region
A new report outlines diverging AI futures for jobs, growth and inequality in the Arab region. Proactive and inclusive policy measures are needed today, ILO Regional Director Ruba Jaradat says during an Arab Forum for Sustainable Development special...
Employers’ and business membership organizations
Chamber of Commerce of Aden and ILO join efforts for humanitarian relief and economic recovery
The ILO is building the institutional capacity of employers’ organizations like the Aden Chamber and Yemeni Chambers of Commerce and Agriculture (FYCCI), enabling them to lead dialogue, advocate for business interests, and drive inclusive recovery...
Employers and Business Membership Organization - capacity building
ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities concludes two online validation workshops on strengthening labour functions in employers’...
Strengthening labour functions in employers’ and business membership organizations in the Arab States
New ILO factsheets reveal linkages between climate challenges and green job opportunities in the Arab States region
New ILO country factsheets present a concise overview on key employment, environment, and climate data for the Arab States region.
ILO report
Digitalization and artificial intelligence promise to boost jobs in the Arab States – but they must be managed inclusively
Report highlights need for policies that are inclusive for women, youth and vulnerable groups and ensure a just digital transition.
Women empowerment in Yemen
Ismahan’s journey to success in home appliance maintenance
Ismahan, a mother of three young boys, lives in the small Yemeni village of Al-Sunnah. She shares her inspiring journey of pursuing an unconventional career in her community, working in home appliance maintenance.
Apprenticeship in Yemen
Hilal: A journey from vulnerability to empowerment
One young man’s life is transformed through a vocational apprenticeship project by the ILO and the Social Development Fund, funded by the EU and Sweden, to empower youth amid the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
ILO Launches SIYB Training of Trainers Programme to Bolster Entrepreneurship in Yemen
Supported by funding from the EU and Sweden, this training programme marks a crucial step in expanding the cadre of qualified SIYB trainers, strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem across Yemen.
Yemeni Experts Complete ILO-Supported Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Training
ILO’s comprehensive Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Training empowers thirty Yemeni experts and equips them with vital skills to enhance national resilience and oversee recovery efforts.
Advanced training programme in solar energy
ILO and FYCCI launch advanced solar energy training programme to empower technicians and strengthen Yemen's renewable energy sector
This programme, with funding from the EU and Sweden, represents a significant step toward building local expertise in renewable energy solutions.
Humanitarian, development and peace actors join hands to boost decent work amidst crisis and fragility in the Arab region
The ILO and the Nexus Academy brought together stakeholders from the Arab region and beyond to boost coherence on employment and social protection amidst crisis and fragility in the Arab region, at an event funded by the Government of Sweden.
Unlocking Opportunities: Empowering Youth and Women in Yemen
Through emergency employment, entrepreneurship training, and apprenticeship programmes, the joint ERRY III project has transformed the lives of vulnerable youth and women in Yemen. Six young women and men share their inspiring stories of resilience,...
Empowering Yemeni Women in the Contracting Sector: A Leap Towards Gender Equality
The story of engineer Kariman Atef, a woman contractor who has successfully bid to rehabilitate a rainwater control and redistribution channel in Al-Khodad village, Lahj Governorate as part of the ILO’s support for the Public Works Project (PWP) in...
ILO field visits lay the ground for revitalizing Yemen’s ancient tradition of coffee cultivation
Ahead of implementing a new project to revive Yemen’s coffee production sector, the ILO is meeting with farmers in key coffee producing areas, to learn about the challenges they face and the support they need in order to revitalize the country’s...
The UAE introduces voluntary pensions to replace end-of-service indemnities, joining an increasing trend of reforms across the GCC countries
The new scheme has been announced with the intention to increase attractiveness and flexibility of labour markets while consolidating the protection and wellbeing of workers.
Bahrain takes leap forward in enhancing end-of-service rights for migrant workers
A new provident fund for end-of-service indemnity for migrant workers is established in the Social Insurance Organization as part of GCC-wide reforms to reform social protection systems in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
EIIP regional workshop
Employment Intensive Investment Programme workshop highlights success stories and future roadmap for sustainable development
ILO' apprenticeship training empowers Youth and women in Yemen
393 Yemeni Youth and women have been graduated with enhanced employability skills in the Hajja and Almahiwt Governorates in an important step towards fostering resilient livelihoods in the country. The initiative is part of a project funded by the...
Apprenticeship programme inspires new beginnings in Lahj Governorate, Yemen
In Radfan District, Lahj Governorate, 74 young apprentices (35 women) have graduated from a training programme to support their success in the local job market.