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Advancing livelihoods through financial inclusion in Iraq
This study was developed by the ILO under the framework of PROSPECTS, which is funded by the Government of the Netherlands. The ILO is collaborating with different partners to enhance the functioning of the private sector while addressing the...
Market systems analysis of the food service sector for employment inclusion of refugees in Egypt
This study explores the food services and restaurants sector in Cairo, Alexandria and Damietta regions of the Egypt in terms of key market constraints for SME's growth and the creation of more and better jobs for urban refugees, youth and host...
Global Synthesis Report
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice
A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan
The humanitarian development nexus in action: A review and mapping of market-led approaches in forced displacement contexts
This report provides insights and lessons learned on the implementation of market-based approaches in displacement contexts.
Refugee crisis
The role of employer and business membership organizations in promoting the labour market integration of refugees
Good practices from Colombia, Germany, Türkiye and Uganda
Extension of social protection coverage to workers in the informal economy in Sudan
This study reviews how social protection could be extended to workers in the informal economy by undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the existing social protection schemes, their design, and their delivery mechanisms in Sudan.
ILO PROSPECTS in Sudan - at a glance
This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECT programme implementation in Sudan.
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Sudan
A baseline study in the area of relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practices in terms of implementation and in relation to the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour markets, employment,...
ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan - at a glance
This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECT programme implementation in Jordan
Skills and labour market transitions for refugees and host communities
Integrated enterprise and market systems assessment on the refugee and host community livelihoods in Sudan
This report details the findings of market assessments conducted on the groundnut and sesame value chains in East Darfur and West Kordofan.
PROSPECTS in Uganda - at a glance
This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECT programme implementation in Uganda
A review of skills testing and certification in TVET in Lebanon
This report reviews the existing skills testing and certification systems of public and private technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs in Lebanon, by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the existing final summative...
The state of horticulture in Lebanon
This ILO PROSPECTS report summarizes results of a recently conducted baseline survey of horticulture farmers, workers and wholesalers in Lebanon’s Akkar and Baalbeck-Hermel regions. It serves as a baseline for ILO’s Approach to Inclusive Market...
Rapid assessment of the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on Khartoum, West Kordofan and East Darfur, Sudan
More than 1,500 households from forcibly displaced and host communities and over 460 enterprises were surveyed in the States of Khartoum, East Darfur, and West Kordofan, followed by a number of focus group discussions at different levels. The...
Report
Opportunity scouting and mapping analysis of inclusive skills and lifelong learning strategies and policies in Egypt
The report provides inclusive skills and lifelong learning implementation scenarios to address the skills mismatch and lack of decent work opportunities faced by the country.
Diagnosis on informality in targeted intervention areas of the PROSPECTS programme in Uganda
In 2020, the ILO commissioned a study on the informal economy in the forced displacement context in Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess drivers of informality in refugee settlements and host communities in targeted regions of the PROSPECTS...
Report
Refugees and the Egyptian Labour Market: An analysis of the potential role of employers’ organizations
This report aims to create the foundation for social dialogue, by better understanding the position of employers on the topic of refugees and their economic inclusion in Egypt.
Report
Quality assurance and accreditation in technical and vocational education and training in Lebanon
This report analyses quality assurance and accreditation mechanisms in Lebanon in light of regional and global best practices to inform efforts towards the development of a national quality assurance framework.
Addressing child labour among forcibly displaced and host communities in East Darfur and West Kordofan States, Sudan
A new ILO assessment involving more than 1,100 households in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and host community members in Khartoum, East Darfur and West Kordofan, has collected evidence on the magnitude of child labour among forcibly...