All news: Arab States

Agricultural workers take their first step towards unionization in Jordan

For the first time, farm workers meet with agri-food trade union representatives in Amman to discuss the future of their union membership

Producers and importers explore potential for Jordanian exports to Qatar in the cut flower industry

The ILO, in cooperation with the Palestinian Trade Center (PalTrade) and Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held a series of business-to-business meetings between Jordanian cut flower producers and Qatari companies, to explore avenues for...

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.

Better Work Jordan: PAC meeting examines preliminary studies seeking to promote decent work in garment sector

Workshop builds capacities of Jordanian flower farmers

The ILO, in cooperation with the Palestinian Trade Center (PalTrade), held a training workshop to build the capacity of ـJordanian flower producers, with a focus on boosting export potential and tapping into new export markets.

Our impact, Their voices

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.

48th Arab Labour Conference

ILO Director-General’s address to the Arab Labour Conference 2022

In a recorded video address, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder addresses Arab governments, workers and employers meeting in Cairo, Egypt, with a call to pursue with the ILO a shared mission of promoting social justice.

Better Work Jordan, partners examine working conditions at non-garment factories

Programme assessment report: Significant non-compliance issues, particularly in occupational safety and health systems

Ministry of Labour inspectors start specialised OSH training

Better Work Jordan/ILO conducts NEBOSH course in partnership with ministry

International labour standards conference in Jordan: Elimination of discrimination and violence against women key to empowerment

Representatives of government, House of Representatives, employers, workers, and CSOs discuss means to promote decent working conditions for women

Video

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

Graduation ceremony for participants of ILOs ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project

Under the patronage of the Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Khaled Al-Hanaifat, the International Labour Organization, held a graduation ceremony for a group of trainees of ‘Decent Work in Jordan’s Floriculture Sector’ project, who were linked...

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.

Expanding social insurance for agricultural workers in Middle East and North Africa countries: Identifying key constraints and discussing...

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...

Better Work Jordan helps fashion designers learn from garment exporters

Better Work Jordan, partners discuss assessment of worker dormitories

Programme-commissioned engineering firm presents recommendations for improving structural integrity of worker dormitories in garment sector

Better Work Jordan urges CSOs, media to strengthen workers’ voices

Programme, civil society organisations, and media outlets discuss working condition and compliance in the garment sector

Cooperatives

The Occupied Palestinian Territory joins the global community in celebrating International Day of Cooperatives

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.