All news: Arab States
ILO conducts refresher Training of Trainers workshop in Aden
The workshop is a step toward institutionalizing Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) packages in Yemen.
Workshop explores policy solutions for end-of-service indemnity (EOSI) system in Kuwait
The workshop aimed to inform dialogue around the limitations of current EOSI scheme, and involved workers, employers and relevant government entities in Kuwait in the identification of appropriate policy solutions at the national level.
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.
Labour Rights are Human Rights for all Workers
After the recent tragic death in Jordan of nine agricultural workers, most of whom were refugees, the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Shaza Al Jondi and Meredith Byrne* reflect on the vital need to safeguard the right of vulnerable workers...
National dialogue raises important questions on prevention and resolution of labour complaints in Jordan
The institutions for resolving labour disputes or complaints form a cornerstone of any sound labour market, preserving and promoting essential principles such as justice, fairness and harmonious relationships in the world of work.
In Lebanon ILO PROSPECTS organizes a business plan competition to select social and solidarity economy entities that will benefit from...
The business plan competition took place on 19-21 June 2023 with the participation of 37 SSE projects that aim to create decent jobs for vulnerable host communities and Syrian refugees to bring about changes in their communities.
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in companies makes good business sense
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in private sector companies in the region is both the right thing to do and a smart business move, says ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat.
Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
Ensuring the Right to a Workplace Free from Violence and Harassment
On the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), the ILO and partners in Jordan launch a social media campaign that seeks to garner backing for legislation safeguarding the rights of both women and...
ILO Voices | Labour migration
A job changed my life as a refugee
War in Syria forced Syrian Abdel Halim al Qasir and his family to flee to the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Becoming a facilitator for the ILO’s Job Search Club project and helping other refugees inside the camp find new careers and job...
Decent work key to resilience of Syrians and host communities
Syrian displaced persons and refugees, and the communities that host them, need concrete decent work opportunities, and to move from receiving assistance to generating income, the ILO says at the Brussels Conference on supporting Syria and the...
From Displacement to Decent Work: An ILO approach to building resilience
Statement delivered by ILO Deputy Regional Director for Arab States Peter Rademaker at the Brussels VII Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, on the ILO’s support to vulnerable and displaced people in Syria and neighbouring...
Our impact, their voices
Children leave work, return to school and gain access to safe spaces through ILO project in Jordan
Through the establishment of local committees and centres across Jordan, the ILO has been addressing child labour in the country’s agricultural sector. It supported communities and families to send hundreds of Jordanians and Syrian refugee children...
Development cooperation between ILO and Saudi Arabia enters new phase
A letter of intent was signed on the side-lines of the International Labour Conference to launch Phase II of a joint ILO-Saudi development cooperation programme, under which the ILO will provide support in analysis, policy and capacity development.
Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Arab region would benefit workers and economies alike
Worker, government and employer representatives explored regional perspectives on extending social protection to migrant workers in the Middle East and Northern Africa, at an ILO side event at the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo.
Investing in ECCE would create almost 6 million jobs in 12 countries in the region
The Conference discussed findings of the ILO report 2022 “Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More Gender-Equal World of Work.
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...
Just Energy Transition
Innovation challenge: Artificial intelligence and young people shall green the construction sector in Jordan
The education partnership by the Jordanian National University College of Technology and Algebra Intelligence is one of the three winners of the ILO Just Energy Transition Innovation Challenge. The project aims to improve energy efficiency in...
Recovery of Arab economies accelerating, with projections of hundreds of thousands of new green jobs
Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat led an ILO delegation to the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo, where she highlighted major labour market dynamics and trends globally and in the Arab region.
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
ILO Regional Director for Arab States completes official visit to Saudi Arabia
Regional Director Ruba Jaradat met with government, employer and worker representatives and attended the annual Islamic Development Bank meetings.
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