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Asia labour conference opens with strong ILO Arab States participation

ILO’s 16TH Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) opens in Bali, Indonesia, to set world-of-work agendas in Asia, Pacific and Arab States region for the next five years. Delegates elected Bahrain’s Minister of Labour and Social Development...

Asia and the Pacific

Indonesian Vice President opens ILO’s 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

Indonesia’s Vice President Mohammad Jusuf Kalla and International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder opened the ILO’s 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) in Bali, with a call for a greater emphasis on social justice...

Employment promotion

ILO launches first academy on decent work in fragile and conflict-affected states

ILO Regional Office for Arab States and the ILO International Training Centre in Turin have launched the first international academy to promote decent work in fragile and conflict-affected states.

Asia, Pacific and Arab states Ministers meet to discuss job creation, equality and social justice

Policy makers, academics and civil society groups from throughout Asia, the Pacific and the Arab states will meet at the ILO 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting to discuss strategies for creating jobs and promoting equity and decent work.

ILO’s 16th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting to take place in Indonesia in December

The APRM will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from 6 to 9 December 2016.

ILO Regional Office for Arab States lauds Saudi Arabia’s National Efforts to Prepare for the Future of Work

A social dialogue forum to discuss developing the private sector’s contribution to the national economy demonstrates the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to preparing for the future of work, and to providing young Saudis with the competitive...

IFC, ILO join forces to support entrepreneurship, boost youth employment in MENA

Partnership aims to develop policies that support entrepreneurship, ensure youth have skills that are required by the market, and encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs.

ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East

The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.

World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth

Youth unemployment on the rise globally, remaining highest in Arab States

Ongoing ILO research shows that after a number of years of improvement, youth unemployment is set to rise in 2016 and young people are disproportionately affected by working poverty. Although not set to rise this year, the youth unemployment rate in...

Our impact, their voices

Helping Syrian refugees formalize their work status through cooperatives

The ILO is working with agricultural cooperatives to help Syrian refugees obtain work permits during a three-month grace period announced by the government of Jordan, in a further step to improve access of Syrian refugees to the formal labour market.

Asia Pacific Group labour ministers meet on sidelines of ILC

Ministers of labour of countries from the Middle East to Australia met to exchange ideas on generating employment for inclusive growth in the wider Asia Pacific region.

Address by Ruba Jaradat, ILO Regional Director for Arab States, at the ministerial meeting of the Asia Pacific Group of the ILO (ASPAG,)...

Global voices from the cooperative movement at the International Labour Conference 2016

Occupied Arab territories

ILO calls for renewed efforts to promote peace, decent jobs and social justice for Palestinian workers

Applying the principles of social justice and decent work could help to address persistent inequalities, tensions and vulnerability in the West Bank and Gaza.

We can turn challenges to opportunities in Arab labour market - ILO Regional Director

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat addressed the one-week Arab Labour Conference during its opening session and met regional ministers and other representatives from the Arab world of work.

Ruba Jaradat, ILO Regional Director for the Arab States, at the 43rd Arab Labour Conference

Youth employment

ILO to increase evidence on what works for youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa

ILO Regional Director for Arab States conducts official visit to UAE and Kuwait

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat conducts official visit to the UAE and Kuwait, to promote cooperation between the Organization and the two GCC countries.

Women offer untapped economic potential for the MENA region, ILO report finds

A new ILO study showcases practical solutions on how the MENA region, which has the lowest global representation for women in management and leadership positions, can capitalize on the potential women offer for the region’s economic development.

COOP Champions

Emanuela Pozzan, ILO Regional Office for Arab States

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...