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Navigating hardship: Lebanon's agricultural workers in the absence of social protection
No rest in old age. The story of Chawki Boustani, who is still farming at 91
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Comprehensive Skills Training and Veterinary Services Elevate Lebanon's Dairy Farms for Decent Work
Portraits from PROSPECTS - Visualizing change in host and refugee communities
Depicting stories of host and refugee individuals with improved self-reliance and resilience, an exhibition led by ILO PROSPECTS programme at the colonnade of ILO Headquarters will underpin ILO’s approaches promoting inclusive socio-economic growth...
Empowerment through skills development
Bridging the Skills Gap in Lebanon's Poultry Sector
The training programme, run by the ILO and AVSI Foundation, adopted a holistic approach, merging theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical experience for the enhancement of decent working conditions across the sector
ILO project provides financial support and education for Lebanon’s agricultural sector
The project incorporated financial education courses and business management trainings alongside a credit scheme providing financial support to farmers and farm workers.
ILO explores transformative private sector solutions in forced displacement contexts
Through a three-day knowledge-sharing event bringing together a wide range of partners, the ILO placed the spotlight on the importance of working closely with private sector actors in forced displacement with a collective vision for sustainable and...
ILO Workshop aimed to boost agricultural cooperatives in Lebanon and Iraq and foster knowledge exchange
The PROSPECTS Programme held a Training of Trainers workshop to address the needs of agricultural cooperatives in the region, raise awareness about their work, and enhance local capacities by establishing a network of qualified trainers.
Empowerment through skills development
Lebanon’s green thumb: ILO trains workers from rural communities in landscaping activities across local agricultural schools
The landscaping and garden maintenance competency-based training aims to build capacity and develop the skills of hundreds of trainees in the agricultural sector, eventually connecting them with in-demand jobs on the market.
World Youth Skills Day
Creating new opportunities for youth with skills training
This video collage highlights the voices of youth from Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq and Syrian refugees living in these countries explaining why skills development are key to employment.
Our impact, Their voices
PROSPECTS Partnership joins efforts to increase employability and job opportunities in northern Lebanon
A programme carried out by the ILO in collaboration with the UNHCR and implemented by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), has helped hundreds of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees to hone their skills and find jobs amid the country’s multi-level...
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
Our impact, Their voices
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...
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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
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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
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...
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.
ILO promotes productivity on Lebanon farms through modern greenhouse initiative
The ILO is piloting an initiative to test the impact of modern greenhouses on productivity and working conditions on selected farms in Lebanon, which have been affected by the financial and economic crisis in the country.
Lebanese and Syrian entrepreneurs showcase creativity during business plan competition
The winners of the competition will benefit from seed funding and coaching by the ILO for a period of six months that will help them set up their own businesses.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Syrian refugees, host communities and enterprises in Jordan and Lebanon
Recent assessments by the ILO highlight emerging challenges facing vulnerable workers and businesses as a result of the pandemic.