All publications: Kuwait
Review of National Social Protection Legislation and Legal Frameworks for Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries
Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Gulf Countries
Summary of lessons Learned, Work in Freedom Programme
This document summarises the lessons learned (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by the Work in Freedom Programme, a ten-year bi-regional programme (2013-2023) that aimed to reduce vulnerability to human trafficking and forced labour among women workers in occupations...
Social Protection
Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the...
Skills needs in Kuwait following the Covid-19 pandemic
Based on desk research and a survey of 240 firms across multiple sectors in Kuwait, carried out from October to December 2021, the report explores how the skills needs of companies in Kuwait changed following the pandemic. Providing a...
Publication
Understanding patterns of structural discrimination of migrant and other workers in some countries of South and West Asia
This background paper reviews the literature that sheds light on the structural patterns of discrimination against migrant workers in some countries of South and West Asia. It also articulates recommendations that would help officials in UN...
Information Brief: Promoting balanced media reporting on migrant workers in the Arab States
This information brief looks at how Arabic-language media in Jordan and Kuwait report on migrant workers, based on media monitoring research in 2019, and suggests recommendations to strengthen the inclusion of migrant workers in the media.
Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on...
Background paper presented at the inter-regional meeting "Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers" held on 3-4 December 2019 in...
Kuwait - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2018-2019) - P029
Kuwait - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration (2000-2019)
Kuwait - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2018)
Fact sheet
Work in Freedom Project Phase 2 Nepal Brief
Brief on the "Work in Freedom" Programme Phase 2 in Nepal. This document provides an overview of the Work in Freedom programme in Nepal.
Rules of the Game: An introduction to the standards-related work of the International Labour Organization (Centenary edition 2019)
A brief presentation of the ILO’s standards policy with a view to facilitating understanding and ownership by the ILO’s traditional constituents, as well as the United Nations system, non-specialists and the broader public.
Impact brief, Issue 13
Fostering employment through business support to young entrepreneurs in Lebanon
Berytech
Impact brief, Issue 13
Fostering employment through business support to young entrepreneurs in Lebanon
Berytech
Impact brief, Issue 12
Trade Accelerator for Young Entrepreneurs in Morocco
International Trade Centre, Morocco
Impact brief, Issue 14
Maharat Training for Employment
Business Development Center, Jordan
Impact brief, Issue 16
Realizing Innovation through Social Entrepreneurship
RISE Egypt
Impact brief, Issue 15
Establishing Day Care Centres in the Private Sector
Ministry of Labour, Jordan
Impact brief, Issue 11
Tomouh: A New Loan Product for Micro and Small-Sized Enterprises
Alexandria Business Association, Egypt
Impact brief, Issue 12
Trade Accelerator for Young Entrepreneurs in Morocco
International Trade Centre, Morocco