All news: Arab States

Child Labour

Towards a Trade Union policy to eliminate child labour in the Arab States

ILO launches journalism fellowship to improve reporting on labour migration in the Arab States

The programme – produced in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network – targets journalists and digital media in order to change the narrative on migration in the region.

ILO and Russian Federation discuss second phase of the project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy”

ILO officials and senior representatives of the Ministries of Education and Science, Finance, Labour and Social Protection, Foreign Affairs, Employers and Workers’ organizations and other key stakeholders involved in Skills Development met in Moscow...

International Day of Cooperatives

Cooperatives help to build inclusive economies and societies

"Let us draw on the strengths of cooperatives as we pool efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and make sure that no one is left behind," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

Campaign on Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth

Guy Ryder announces “Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth” Campaign

A unique global partnership will bring the benefits of the digital economy to young people.

COOP Champions

Rasha El-Shurafa, ILO Representative Office in Jerusalem

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 scholarship for ICA-AP Regional Cooperative Research Conference

Occupied Arab territories

ILO calls for urgent action to provide decent work for Palestinian workers

Five decades of occupation have created pervasive unemployment and a fragmented and ineffective labour market in the occupied Arab territories, rendering the reactivation of the peace process an urgent necessity, an ILO annual report says.

New ILO report

Reforming visa sponsorship systems for migrant workers can benefit destination countries in the Middle East

Reforming the current visa sponsorship arrangements that govern temporary labour migration in the Middle East would have wide-ranging benefits – from improving working conditions and better meeting the needs of employers, to boosting the economy and...

Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

G20 conference highlights importance of decent jobs for youth in the rural economy

Participants of the G20 conference “ONE WORLD - No Hunger. Future of the Rural World” call for action on youth employment in rural areas and discuss synergies with the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.

Together we can build a brighter future of work for the Arab region – ILO

The Tripartite Arab Meeting on the Future of Work brought together government, worker and employer representatives, along with youth and private sector leaders, to explore the forces transforming the world of work in Arab States, and to discuss the...

ILO launches high level meeting to discuss the future of work in Arab states

Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, opens the Tripartite Arab Meeting on the Future of Work in Beirut, Lebanon, bringing together government, worker and employer representatives to shed light on forces transforming the world of work in Arab States.

The future of work in Arab states: Working together for growth, peace and resilience

In a region facing a unique set of challenges, International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat says Arab governments, workers and employers must work together to ensure a future of decent work and social...

FENASOL supports ILO outreach to employers of domestic workers in Lebanon

Lebanese trade unionists meet to discuss strategies for engagement with employers of domestic workers

Syrian refugees

ILO’s Ruba Jaradat: We must create decent jobs, not any jobs, for Syrian refugees and host communities

The ILO’s Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat participated in a high-level panel on jobs and economic opportunities during the Helsinki Conference on Supporting Syrians and the Region from 23-24 January, at which the UN appealed for over...

Asia, the Pacific and Arab States: The world of work in numbers

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder presented his report entitled “Building an inclusive future with decent work: Towards sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific,” at the 16th Asia and the Pacific Meeting (APRM) in Bali, Indonesia last month. At...

ILO and ESCWA bring together world of work actors to explore growth-employment-poverty nexus in Arab region

The interagency expert meeting and training workshop was held at the ILO’s International Training Centre in Turin, Italy from 6-8 December.

ILO’s Asia Pacific labour conference agrees to enhance labour migration governance in the interrelated regions of Asia and the Arab States

The meeting discussed issues affecting employment and the world of work in the Asia, Pacific and Arab States including labour migration.

16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

ILO’s Asia-Pacific labour conference calls for more efforts to achieve equitable economic growth with decent work

The meeting discussed issues affecting employment and the world of work in the Asia, Pacific and Arab States.

ILO and GCC Council of Ministers of Labour sign a Plan of Joint Activities

Signing took place on the sidelines of the 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM), in a move towards more cooperation between the two sides.