All publications: displaced persons + refugees

Briefing note

Employment Counselling System in Jordan - Brochure

This brochure is a guideline for job seekers, workers and employers on the use of a new employment counselling system launched by the ILO in Jordan. The system is the first of its kind to integrate web, mobile and telephone services under one...

ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan

Programme of Support to the Jordan Compact (Year in Review 2018)

The ILO Programme of Support to the Jordan Compact (POS) supports economic growth, job creation and quality service delivery in Jordan. It directly responds to ongoing labour market challenges exacerbated by the conflict in Syria and builds on a...

The Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon (EIIP)

In Lebanon, the EIIP approach aims at creating short to mid- term employment opportunities for Lebanese living in host communities and displaced Syrians through infrastructure works. The employment intensive approach is founded on Decent Work...

Employment Intensive and Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon (EIIP): Assessing the Employment Effects (January 2019)

Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme (EIIP) in Lebanon was designed to create decent short to medium-term work opportunities for displaced Syrians and members of host communities in Lebanon through infrastructure improvement. This study...

EIIP Policy Brief

Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through Green Works in agriculture and forestry

This policy brief presents a project of the ILO in Jordan to carry out Green Works and generate employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through employment-intensive investment approaches

Market systems analysis for Syrian refugees in Egypt

Lessons Learned and Emerging Good Practices of ILO’s Syria Crisis Response in Jordan and Lebanon

This report synthesizes the lessons learned and emerging good practices from the ILO ROAS interventions to promote decent work amongst Syrian refugees and host communities.

Employment Policy Brief

Job creation for Syrian refugees and host communities: Employment Intensive Investment strategies in Jordan and Lebanon

This policy paper presents the approach, experiences and lessons learned from ongoing projects and some findings of project-level evaluations in the two countries.

Decent Work and the Agriculture Sector in Jordan: Evidence from Workers’ and Employers’ Surveys

The ILO conducted a study, which provides an initial overview of employment and decent work in the agriculture sector from the point of view of 1,125 Syrian workers and their employers. It looks at workers’ employment history, work permit status,...

Briefing note

Decent Work and the Agriculture Sector in Jordan: Evidence from Workers’ and Employers’ Surveys (2018)

The agriculture sector in Jordan provides a critical source of sustenance and income, particularly for the poorest segments of society. Despite its relative level of importance, there is a lack of empirical evidence documenting employment and...

Potential Opportunities for Women’s Economic Empowerment - Potato and Leafy Green Vegetable Value Chains - Akkar, Northern Lebanon

The assessment examines the status of women in the potatoes and leafy green vegetables value chains in the Akkar region in order to highlight potential areas that will increase their visibility as valuable members of both their individual...

Market systems analysis for Afghan refugees in Pakistan

Traditional livelihoods development projects for refugees usually focus on providing direct assistance, skill development without considering the broader market systems that the refugees are part of. This broader market system includes the sectors...

Market assessment and value chain analysis for former refugees in Zambia

Brochure: Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation, 2017 (No. 205)

This brochure contains the full text of Recommendation No. 205.

Flyer: JPR Flagship Progamme

This flyer provides detailed information about the JPR flagship programme.

Market assessment in Egypt - summary report

The crisis in Syria has meant an ongoing influx of large numbers of Syrian refugees and asylum-seekers into Egypt since 2011 while the economic situation is increasingly challenging for all residents. This paper relates working constraints of the...

Work permits and employment of Syrian refugees in Jordan: towards formalising the work of Syrian refugees

The general objective of this assessment is to gain a better understanding of the impact work permits have on the employment of Syrian workers in Jordan. It utilises data gathered from questionnaires and focus group discussions with Syrian workers,...

Brief

A Challenging Market Becomes More Challenging: Jordanian Workers, Migrant Workers and Refugees in the Jordanian Labour Market

Financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the ILO has conducted a study which aims to provide practical solutions to three potentially conflicting policy aims in Jordan’s labour market: boosting Jordanian employment,...

Moving towards a child labour free Jordan - Final Evaluation Summary

Evaluation consultant: Lotta Nycander

A Guide to market-based livelihood interventions for refugees