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ILO reaffirms its commitment to supporting labour market development, job creation, and skills development in Yemen

Better Work Jordan, trade union join hands to implement strategic plan in garment sector

Two-year partnership MoU aims to improve communication and engagement with garment workers, advance sector industrial relations, and enhance worker grievance mechanism

Representatives from the Jordanian Social Security Corporation visit Turkey to exchange knowledge on the extension of coverage and...

The five-day study visit offered insights into best practices that will support the SSC efforts in extending coverage to all workers and drafting the new health insurance bylaw.

ILO Deputy Regional Director for Arab States discusses with the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in Yemen the opportunities to promote...

International Domestic Workers Day

Only six per cent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection, says ILO

Domestic workers make an important contribution to society, providing vital care for families and households, but they remain undervalued.

ILO and UNICEF launch reports on labour market needs to improve skills training and employment prospects in Lebanon

Two labour market assessments, developed by ILO and UNICEF in collaboration with national and local partners, recommend potential business and training opportunities in Lebanon in response to the compounded crisis in the country.

ILO Voices | Child labour

I had to stop school and go to work because of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Mosul in Iraq, Akram’s parents lost their income and livelihood. Akram dropped out of school to help support his family by collecting and selling scrap metal. An ILO project has helped him return to...

Decent Work in Arab States

A new pledge to advance decent work in Oman

The ILO and Omani tripartite partners have agreed to develop a new Decent Work Country Programme to promote the Decent Work Agenda in the Sultanate.

ILO Voices | Green jobs

An apprenticeship changed my life

When war broke out in Yemen, the factory where Muhammad Taher Muhammad al-Tahri worked shut down. His job search was going nowhere, until he joined an apprenticeship programme in solar panel maintenance and installation.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), a chance for career growth, change and inclusion

The ILO’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) project is supporting hundreds of Syrian and Jordanian workers access formal employment and decent work in targeted governorates in Jordan, through skills development, coaching and mentoring, and final,...

Steps towards digitalizing skills system in Lebanon

Building skills and promoting (self)employment among young people in Lebanon – Nouthayba’s story

Nouthayba Hawchar, who was recently supported by the ILO through training to help develop her skills, found employment and set up her own business.

Empowering women and improving livelihoods thorough skills development in Lebanon

The ILO is training Syrian and Lebanese youth in skills that are aligned with labour market needs while simultaneously empowering women and supporting their participation in technical and vocational training programmes

The Islamic Development Bank and the ILO invite youth-led organizations, networks and coalitions to propose innovative ideas to support a...

To assist young people in further translating their activism, commitment and creativity into action, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have designed the “IsDB-ILO Green Skills Accelerator Challenge...

Older people in Lebanon face desperate circumstances due to lack of basic social protection guarantees

A new report by HelpAge International and the ILO draws on the testimonials of older people who convey the severe hardships they face because of the lack of an adequate social protection system in Lebanon.

Jordan and ILO sign agreement to support the extension of social security coverage and promote formalization

The project will help extend social protection to Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers, including refugees, by subsidizing contributions and providing income support to promote their participation in the national social security system.

#Learning2Earning

Young people address challenges and explore opportunities of transition from learning to employment in the Middle East and North...

Home to the highest rates of unemployed youth in the world, the region needs to create more than 33.3 million new jobs by 2030.

ILO Voices | Disaster recovery

How work gave me purpose after Beirut blast

On August 4, 2020, large parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, were devastated by a massive explosion in the port. For Hani Baltaji, the rebuilding of a municipal police station has not only helped towards Beirut’s recovery, but also his own.

A human centred recovery with decent jobs is crucial in addressing plight of Syrians and host communities

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat presented a statement to the Sixth Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region.

Syria Crisis

Syrians and the communities that host them urgently need immediate decent jobs

Statement by ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat to the Sixth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”