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COVID-19 pandemic

Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states

Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.

ILO participates in a webinar on the Social economy and migrant entrepreneurship

At the webinar organized by 3 EU-funded projects, the Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department talked about the ILO approach and initiatives related to labour migration and refugee situations including responses through SSE institutions

ILO Provides Support to Cooperatives

The ILO Office for Turkey supports cooperatives and launches a series of webinars to cast light on their problems.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

Employers Take the Lead in Qualifications’ Development for TVET

New challenges, new opportunities

The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. There is probably no worker or business in the world that has not been affected. The latest ILO estimates show that working hour losses have worsened during the first...

International Day of Cooperatives

Cooperatives play an active role in tackling global crises, says ILO Director-General

By adhering to environmental standards and promoting local production, consumer and producer cooperatives can help limit greenhouse gas emissions and sustain supply chains for essential goods and services, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder, on the...

Jordan - Towards developing demand-driven qualifications for the Chemicals and Cosmetics Sector

Syria: IV Brussels Conference

Statement by the ILO Director-General to the Brussels IV Conference supporting Syria and the region

“Let us focus on building back better with a human-centred approach with and for refugees and their host communities,” ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has said to the Brussels IV Conference on supporting the future of Syria and the region, convened...

Media advisory

ILO assesses impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers

World Day Against Child Labour – responding to COVID-19 in the Arab States

On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO in the Arab States sheds light on key projects addressing child labour in the region, and measures taken in some countries to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion

Towards a Coordinated Humanitarian-Development Response to COVID-19 Crisis: Reflections from the Arab Region with an ILO Lens

The multilateral system should support Arab countries to build on humanitarian and development mechanisms and experiences developed in recent years, in order to rapidly and effectively respond to the COVID-19 health, social, and economic crisis in...

COVID-19 pandemic

ILO defers International Labour Conference until 2021 due to COVID-19

In view of the severe restrictions on travel and personal interaction implemented worldwide and the need to ensure the well-being of delegates and staff, the 109th session of the International Labour Conference will take place next year.

ILO and SDC launch new programme to protect migrant workers in vulnerable situations in the Arab States, with a focus on workers from Africa

The FAIRWAY Programme, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by ILO, responds to the need to ensure decent work for migrant workers, including in sectors where they are at high risk of exploitation, such as...

Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Jordan (Phase 2)

Jordan initiates industry-led process to develop occupational standards

A Cooperative Support Programme in the OPT is launched with support from the Italian Government

The Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has pledged to provide support to the ILO for the creation of a cooperative system and social entrepreneurship as vehicles...

New tool helps employers protect construction workers in the Middle East

The ILO and the International Organisation of Employers launch a new guidance tool to help construction companies in the Middle East expand protection of workers, including migrant workers who make up the vast majority of the sector’s manual...

World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020

Insufficient paid work affects almost half a billion people, new ILO report shows

A lack of decent work combined with rising unemployment and persisting inequality is making it increasingly difficult for people to build better lives through their work, according to the latest edition of the ILO’s global report on employment and...

Protecting the most vulnerable: Why protecting the rights of migrant workers remains a critical priority

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat reflects on the importance of International Migrants Day for millions of workers in the Middle East

Arab States pledge to reduce gender pay gap in the region

The joint ILO, UN Women and OECD Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) saw high-level offcials from across the Arab States reigion commit to pay equity between women and men