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Khuloud’s story: Addressing gender stereotypes and improving livelihoods through skills development

The ILO is training Syrian and Lebanese youth in skills that are aligned with labour market needs while simultaneously promoting women’s inclusion in “non-traditional” courses for better employment opportunities.

Skills Virtual Fair

Lifelong learning is key to development and resilience in the Global South

The first ILO Skills Virtual Fair, held on 21-22 April, brought together participants from 132 countries for a series of thematic and regional sessions, as well as exhibition stands to establish skills partnerships and promote innovation in the...

The first ILO Skills Virtual Fair calls on policy-makers and training institutions to build partnerships and promote innovations to bridge...

The first ILO Skills Virtual Fair, held on 21-22 April, brought together participants from 132 countries for a series of thematic and regional sessions, as well as exhibition stands to establish skills partnerships and promote innovation in the...

The role of the South-South and Triangular Cooperation in achieving the SDGs - Human stories from 
the Arab States

COOP Champions

Amaal Bani Awwad, National Project Coordinator at ILO Jordan

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...

ILO organizes awareness raising session on the Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193)

Members of the Steering Committee overseeing the development of a national strategy for the cooperative movement in Jordan and representatives from the Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in an awareness-raising...

Improving livelihoods and helping reconstruct Beirut through skills development – Samir’s story

The ILO has provided market-relevant skills training for Syrian and Lebanese youth that also supported the reconstruction of buildings affected by the Beirut explosion.

Vocational education and training

New academy builds capacity for effective and efficient skills development in Lebanon

The ILO has launched the Skills Academy Lebanon to build the capacity of partners in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector, through a customised, online training programme and coaching services.

Second Meeting of the Steering Committee for the Jordan Cooperative Development Strategy is held

On February 18, 2021, the Steering Committee for the Jordan Cooperative Development Strategy held its second meeting to discuss the draft strategy development and way forward.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

ILO and the Jordan’s TVSDC collaborate to re-engineer core services for better quality

Webinar

Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers in, and from, the SADC and IGAD region

Opening remarks by Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa

Skills development partnerships in the Global South: A global event - an initiative led by Africa.

PROSPECTS technical webinar: Addressing transition from informality to formality in forced displacement contexts

On 5 November 2020, the ILO organised its first technical webinar on key issues relating to the transition from informality to formality in forced displacement contexts in the framework of the PROSPECTS partnership.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO COOP 100 Interview with Mounir Kleibo, Representative of the International Labour Organization in Jerusalem

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

Supporting the cooperative movement in Jordan

Steering Committee for the Jordan Cooperative Development Strategy holds meeting with ILO to discuss strategy development and way forward.

ILO COOP/SSE Chiefs across time

This page provides bibliographies of the chiefs and heads of the ILO's Cooperative, social and solidarity economy Unit (COOP/SSE)since its establishment in 1920.

Financial Education for refugees, IDPs and host communities: New addition to the ILO’s Financial Education programme

On October 16th, ILO’s financial education certified trainers completed a validation workshop for the new training programme “Financial Education for refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities”.

Thirty-one trainers complete My.Coop training of trainers programme on managing agricultural cooperatives in Jordan

A virtual ceremony was held marking the end of the online training course for participants in Jordan.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

STED technical research finalized in Jordan

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

COVID-19 implications on the Garment & Leather and the Chemicals & Cosmetics sectors.