All news: Arab States

COOP Champions

Rawand Al-Madmouj

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...

World Day against Child Labour

Middle East marks World Day against Child Labour on June 12

ILO and tripartite partners to mark World Day Against Child Labour in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territory.

Occupied Arab Territories

Palestinian economy will not grow if restrictions on it remain, ILO says

The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for the lifting of restrictions on movement, employment and economic activity, in order to increase opportunities for decent work.

Media advisory

ILO to publish report on the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories

The ILO will launch its annual report on the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories on Thursday 6 June 2013.

Forthcoming

ILO to publish the 2013 edition of the World of Work Report

The ILO will launch its annual report “World of Work Report 2013” on Monday 3 June 2013 at 10:00 GMT.

Labour Day

Statement by ILO Deputy Director General in Bangladesh on May Day 2013

by Mr. Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, Deputy Director General of Field Operations and Partnerships

Arab Labour Conference

Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.

Tricked and trapped: How migrant workers are getting a raw deal in the Middle East

ILO reveals how an estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East at the first-ever tripartite regional conference on human trafficking.

Ask an ILO expert

Join our Q&A session on forced labour in the Middle East

The head of the ILO Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, Beate Andrees to host a Twitter Q&A on the forced labour situation in the Middle East on Wednesday 10 April.

Joint Report

ILO and UNDP “Rethink Economic Growth” for Arab social justice

Lessons learnt from the Arab uprisings: Time for a new development model

Media advisory

ILO and UNDP to publish "Rethinking Economic Growth: Towards Productive and Inclusive Arab Societies"

The International Labour Organization and the United Nations Development Programme to launch landmark report tackling the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring.

Global Employment Trends 2013: Facts and figures for Middle East

Strengthening financial governance of pension schemes in Arab States

This course is organized by the International Training Centre of the ILO. Held in Arabic, it will provide advanced knowledge and management tools needed for the effective design,management and governance of pension schemes. The main aim of the...

Migrant workers

US$2.5 million to improve labour migration governance in the Middle East

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funds ILO initiative to improve working conditions for migrants in the Middle East.

Worker’s rights

Migrant workers in Jordan are making their voices heard

As the world marks International Migrants Day on December 18, ILO News looks at the impact of legislation allowing migrant workers in Jordan to join trade unions.

Refugees

Palestinians in Lebanon working under precarious conditions

Restrictions in Lebanon do not exclude Palestinian refugees from the labour market but lead to exploitative conditions, a new ILO-EU study says.

Regional conference on domestic work in the Arab States to convene in Cairo

Government, worker, employer representatives, civil society groups, diplomatic missions and international organizations will convene in Cairo from 22-24 October to discuss domestic work in the Arab States.

Youth suicide underlines ILO call for action on jobs in the occupied Palestinian territory

The recent suicide of a young jobseeker in Gaza City has highlighted the serious concerns raised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) about the precarious situation of workers in Gaza and the West Bank.

Time for Arabs to live up to their call for social justice by protecting vulnerable workers

Which Arab country will be the first to ratify the Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers?

The situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories remains precarious, ILO says

Realities of the occupation on the ground and the expansion of Israeli settlements, leading to a shrinking space for Palestinian, makes the situation of workers in the occupied Arab territories extremely worrying and precarious.