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Economic empowerment and resilience for at-risk families in Jericho and the Jordan Valley
a group of people having a beekeeping training

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Economic empowerment and resilience for at-risk families in Jericho and the Jordan Valley

PROSPECTS Digital Opportunity Accelerator
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PROSPECTS Opportunity Fund project

PROSPECTS Digital Opportunity Accelerator

A global initiative to strengthen pathways into the digital economy, enabling refugees and host communities to access, sustain and progress into sustainable jobs and livelihoods.

Weaving Hope: Upgrading Syria’s Garment Industry and Workforce
A man reaches over top of a machine at a textile factory in Syria

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Weaving Hope: Upgrading Syria’s Garment Industry and Workforce

Rebuilding Syria through green jobs and skills

Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus

Rebuilding Syria through green jobs and skills

Fostering employment, skills development, and sustainable growth in agriculture and garment sectors for communities affected by conflict in Syria

STREAM - Extending Social Protection to migrant workers and their families in the South Asia-Gulf Corridor
Migrant worker wearing yellow holding a notebook and a pen

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STREAM - Extending Social Protection to migrant workers and their families in the South Asia-Gulf Corridor

Manzuma – Innovating in markets for inclusive growth in Jordan
women working in making small baskets

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Manzuma – Innovating in markets for inclusive growth in Jordan

The project “Innovating in Markets for Inclusive Growth in Jordan” – Manzuma is an initiative implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and funded by the Regional Development and Protection Program for Jordan and Lebanon (RDPP III)....

Promoting Decent Work in the Garment Supply Chains in Syria
A man reaches over top of a machine at a textile factory in Syria

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Promoting Decent Work in the Garment Supply Chains in Syria

Decent and Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities For All
A Syrian man holding with one hand to a woodwork he had worked on, in Turkiye

Decent and Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities For All

Türkiye is the country hosting the largest number of refugees, with over 4 million refugees, including 400,000 non-Syrian refugees (mostly Iraqis, Afghans and Iranians) and 3.7 million Syrians. Of these, 2 million Syrians are of working age, but...

JustJordan – Putting the People Back in Planet and Prosperity
A man kneeling in front of rows of drying red peppers in a greenhouse, in Jordan

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JustJordan – Putting the People Back in Planet and Prosperity

Equality@Work : Advancing Healthy, Safe and Diverse Labour Force in Jordan
kids playing on the floor in their nursery

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Equality@Work : Advancing Healthy, Safe and Diverse Labour Force in Jordan

Enhancing Cooperatives’ Access to Markets for Decent Work and Resilience in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Enhancing Cooperatives’ Access to Markets for Decent Work and Resilience in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Emergency employment through rural road rehabilitation for decent jobs and livelihoods recovery
Women workers rehabilitating roads outside of Aleppo, Syria

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Emergency employment through rural road rehabilitation for decent jobs and livelihoods recovery

The road rehabilitation project in rural Aleppo improved key roads in Maskaneh and Khafsa towns, enhanced safety measures, created jobs, and provided skills training in tailoring and blacksmithing—especially for women and persons with...

Employment-intensive labour market recovery from the earthquakes in Syria
Workers on a street in Aleppo, Syria working in a cordened off section for road works

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Employment-intensive labour market recovery from the earthquakes in Syria

The project supports Aleppo’s earthquake recovery by restoring essential infrastructure, creating jobs through an Employment-Intensive Approach, enhancing labour market data collection, and strengthening social protection, with a focus on women and...

Empowering Youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean Region

Y-NEET project

Empowering Youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean Region

This regional project aims to improve the situation of young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEETs) by making public policies, practices and services more effective and responsive to their needs across eight countries in the...

Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq
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Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq

Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq
a group of people posing for a group photo during ILO’s Empowerment Guarantee Fund Launch Ceremony

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Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq

Fostering cooperative development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A local produce seller displays his dates to clients at an exhibition.

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Fostering cooperative development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The project aims to enhance the cooperative sector and promote decent jobs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through policy development, institutional strengthening, and the capacity building of cooperatives.

Building Inclusive Markets and Decent Work for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Host Communities (BOUZOUR)
female worker carrying baskets

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Building Inclusive Markets and Decent Work for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Host Communities (BOUZOUR)

Working in Freedom in Jordan's QIZs: supporting fundamental labour rights through the Al-Hassan Workers' Centre
Dance team posing for a picture on a regular Friday at the Workers Centre

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Working in Freedom in Jordan's QIZs: supporting fundamental labour rights through the Al-Hassan Workers' Centre

Strengthening formalisation pathways for MSMEs in Gaza through improved access to productivity enhancement services, and stronger MSME...

Strengthening formalisation pathways for MSMEs in Gaza through improved access to productivity enhancement services, and stronger MSME...