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Decent work

Extended paternity leave urged to support parenting in Jordan

Fathers who take adequate paternity leave are more likely to be involved with their young children. This can have positive effects for gender equality in the home and at work and may indicate shifts in relationships and perceptions of parenting...

Occupational safety and health

WHO/ILO: Almost 2 million people die from work-related causes each year

The first WHO/ILO global estimates on disease and injury in the workplace outline the level of preventable premature deaths due to exposure to work-related health risks.

Decent work

Working mothers in Jordan face barriers to social protection

Maternity protection is key to achieving gender equality at work by protecting working mothers’ jobs and wages, while at the same time alleviating poverty and advancing decent work. This report emphasises the need for enhanced support for women and...

Speech of Dr. Ruba Jaradat, ILO Regional Director for Arab States at the 47th Arab Labour Conference

The speech highlights the need for a multi-pronged strategy in the Arab States region to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Social Protection Report 2020-22

More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.

Employment Promotion

Mounting challenges have dire effect on Lebanon’s most vulnerable workers

A new assessment by the ILO evaluates the level of vulnerability and informality among the most disadvantaged Lebanese citizens and Syrian and Palestinian refugees, amidst the increased challenges brought by the financial and economic crisis,...

ILO and ESCWA: Arab region registers the highest unemployment levels worldwide

A new report highlights the high levels of informal employment in the region, accounting for about two-thirds of total employment and resulting from demographic shifts, political instability and low levels of fiscal and monetary stability.

UN Network on Migration for Arab States marks World Day against Trafficking in Persons

The network calls on states in the region to take urgent action to combat trafficking in persons and identify, protect, and assist victims of human trafficking.

COVID-19

ILO and Syria work to instil measures to prevent spread of COVID-19 in the workplace

The ILO and partners spread knowledge of sanitation and safety best practices through workshops with employers’ and workers’ organizations.

Labour inspection

ILO builds the capacity of Syria’s Labour inspectorate

The ILO and partners have contributed to building the capacity of Syria’s Labour inspectorate through workshops with health and safety inspectors.

Our impact, their voices

Missed schooling opportunities spur Iman to reach new learning milestones

A multi-agency programme has provided hundreds of vulnerable Yemenis with life skills, financial literacy, theoretical instruction and on-the-job training, providing them with the means to secure a sustainable income.

Jordan launches national strategy for the cooperative movement, with ILO support

The strategy, launched under the patronage of the Prime Minister, aims to build a prosperous, autonomous, inclusive and self-reliant cooperative movement in Jordan.

International Day of Cooperatives

Statement by the ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy for the International Day of Cooperatives - 3 July 2021

Around the pandemic cooperatives, and other social and solidarity economy institutions have stepped up to support their members and communities across sectors and regions. In moving forward beyond the pandemic, it will be important that cooperatives...

Labour migration

Global labour migration increases by five million

A new ILO report estimates that between 2017 and 2019 the number of people migrating for work internationally increased from 164 to 169 million.

Join the ILO’s global campaign for ratification of Violence and Harassment Convention

Public urged to take part in the campaign to raise awareness of violence and harassment in the workplace and to encourage their governments to ratify ILO Convention No. 190.

Domestic work – Convention C189

10 years on, domestic workers still fight for equality and decent work

On the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed continued vulnerabilities of domestic workers in the labour market.

FAIRWAY celebrates 10 years since the adoption of the Domestic Workers’ Convention (189)

While significant progress has been made to promote domestic workers’ rights in the Arab States, important challenges remain, and overcoming these is part of FAIRWAY’s ongoing efforts in policy reform and capacity building.

World Day Against Child Labour

Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades

The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Global pool of multi-lingual trainers established to make finance work for refugees and host communities around the world

The capacity development of trainers in “Making Finance Work for Refugees and Host communities” aims to develop a pool of trainers to be deployed around the world to teach and technically support financial services providers in expanding their...

WESO Trends 2021

Slow jobs recovery and increased inequality risk long-term COVID-19 scarring

ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs.