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Buyers’ Forum discusses challenges and opportunities in light of Syria refugee crisis

Better Work Jordan’s annual garment buyers’ forum discusses ways to boost jobs for Jordanians as well as a pilot project to integrate Syrian refugees into the sector.

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

ILO and UNICEF raise awareness on child labour in Lebanon’s agriculture sector

A joint workshop by the two UN agencies sheds light on the prevalence and hazards of child labour in northern Lebanon’s agriculture sector, on the rise partly due to the Syria refugee crisis.

Our impact, their voice

Irrigation projects aim to ease strain of Syria refugee crisis in Jordan

A labour-intensive ILO initiative to develop water catchment and drip irrigation systems is playing a pivotal role in creating decent work opportunities in northern Jordan.

Abdikadir Hussein: Tailoring a new life in Baidoa

Abdikadir Hussein Issack, a father of seven, returned from Yemen in 2013. He was born in Baidoa district, and he was blessed with four girls and three boys. During the war in Somalia he and his family migrated to Yemen as refugees.

Rahma Sheikh: From a Refugee to a successful Young Entrepreneur in Baidoa, Somalia

My name is Rahma Sheikh Abdi. I was born 1982 in Baidoa district, where I grew up with my family. I was the first born in a family of 5. I never had the opportunity to get higher education because I had the responsibility of looking after my...

High-level Section of the Governing Body

Global migration crisis: The world of work must be part of the solution

Tweets from a high-level panel discussion on the impacts of refugees and other forcibly displaced people on labour markets, which was held at the 326th session of the ILO Governing Body.

Lebanon Minister of Labour meets with ILO Regional Director to discuss draft plan for national Decent Work Country Programme

Minister Sejaan Azzi meets with ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat and members of the ILO regional team to discuss implementation of a comprehensive national programme to deliver ILO support to Lebanon.

Employment creation through Do-nou Technology

As a means to provide durable solutions to Somali refugee returnees through employment creation, the International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with Community Road Empowerment (CORE) has conducted two days training on road rehabilitation...

ILO training initiative

Women in agriculture: Cooking their way to empowerment and visibility

An ILO initiative in north Lebanon is training women on food preparation and marketing, to help them make a living, market excess produce, and carve a visible role for themselves in the agricultural sector.

European Parliament hearing

Refugees - social inclusion and integration into the labour market

At a hearing organized by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, Ryszard Cholewinski, Migration policy specialist at the ILO, discussed the integration of refugees into the labour market.

Refugee crisis

Syria: Donors must help host countries meet refugee crisis

Jobs and employment are key in the global response to the Syria refugee crisis. Ahead of a donor Conference on supporting Syria in London, ILO chief Guy Ryder visited Jordan to examine first-hand the effects of the massive refugee influx on the...

ILO response to Syria refugee crisis

ILO chief to visit Jordan to examine effects of refugee crisis on labour market

As jobs and employment take centre stage in the global response to the Syria refugee crisis, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Guy Ryder will visit Jordan to discuss employment options for refugees and ways to address the...

Child labour

ILO and Ministry of Labour launch tools to boost fight against child labour in Lebanon

The Guide on Decree 8987 and the National Awareness Raising Strategy on the Worst Forms of Child Labour are set to advance efforts to radically reduce child labour in Lebanon.

Building bridges: livelihoods festival promotes ties between Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities

Olive festival boosts agricultural sector in northern Jordan

The ILO is supporting Irbid’s annual Olive and Rural Produce Festival as part of itsefforts to help communities most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

ILO co-hosts discussion on promoting sustainable livelihoods for Syrian refugees and host communities

The ILO joins FAO and WFP in hosting a roundtable discussion on livelihoods during the Resilience Development Forum for Syrian refugees and host communities, organized by UNDP and hosted by the Jordanian government.

Cooperatives and refugees

How workers' cooperatives can help tackle the refugee crisis

On 8-10 November, an international conference in Turkey discussed, among other issues, ways in which cooperatives can help the growing number of refugees and migrants in today’s world. ILO News spoke with Simel Esim, head of the ILO’s Cooperatives...

Child Labour

Focus Group Meetings were conducted for Syrian children working on streets

ILO Office for Turkey currently carries out a “Situation Analysis for Syrian Children Working on Streets in Çankaya, Altındağ and Yenimahalle districts in Ankara” within the scope of “ILO Response to Syrian Influx in Turkey” project.