All publications: displaced persons + refugees

Assessment of employment- intensive investment strategies in refugee-hosting communities in Ethiopia

The report identifies short- and medium-term interventions for the creation of jobs, infrastructure and other assets for host, IDP and refugee communities by means of interventions by the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

ILO Response COVID-19 update

Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations and Small-Scale Enterprises in Iraq

The objective of the assessment is to highlight the immediate effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers and their households, particularly on issues related to employment, income, economic conditions, and prospects for the immediate future. In...

Key Findings: Impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations and small-scale enterprises in Iraq

Recognising the immediate challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse impact on vulnerable individuals, households, and enterprises in Iraq, a rapid assessment on the impact of the COVID-19 was carried out in June 2020.

Brief

Impact of COVID-19 on Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon

This brief provides evidence of the impact of the pandemic on Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon, shedding light on some of the most pressing issues facing workers and enterprises.

ILO’s support to Syrian refugees and host communities: Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt

Within the framework of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), the ILO is facilitating equal access to labour markets and promoting decent work for all – prerequisites for enhancing resilience and reducing aid dependency. Building on its...

ILO’s support to Syrian refugees and host communities: Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt

Within the framework of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP), the ILO is facilitating equal access to labour markets and promoting decent work for all – prerequisites for enhancing resilience and reducing aid dependency. Building on its...

Key Findings: Impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers and small-scale enterprises in Lebanon

The assessment examines the employment status of individual workers before the COVID-19 outbreak, changes to their employment situation during the lockdown, implications on their livelihoods, as well as coping mechanisms adopted to deal with the...

Synthesis report

Paving the way for better jobs and improving livelihoods for refugees and host communities in Arua, Uganda

A value chain assessment for the employment of refugee and host communities in Arua

COVID-19: Labour Market Impact and Policy Response in the Arab States

Briefing Note with FAQs

Report

Unlocking Opportunities for decent job creation in Lebanon's horticulture sector

A market system analysis of the horticulture sector with a view to promoting livelihoods of Lebanese host communities and Syrian refugees.

Key Findings: Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers in Jordan

The objective of the assessment was to explore some of the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment situation of workers in Jordan, and provide a baseline for assessing the longer-term impacts on those workers through follow-up...

Facing Double Crises: Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers in Jordan

The current report has been developed by the ILO, in collaboration with the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research (Fafo), and focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable groups in the Jordanian labour market, including...

Social protection in action: Exploring public options of social health protection for refugees in West and Central Africa

Since 2014, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have worked together in line with their respective mandates to strengthen access to decent work among refugees, especially as...

Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working...

Synthesis report: Unlocking opportunities for decent job creation in Lebanon's horticulture sector

In order to create decent job opportunities for both Lebanese host communities and forcibly displaced Syrians, the ILO deployed its Approach to Inclusive Market Systems (AIMS) to look at ways to develop the Lebanese greenhouse horticulture sector.

Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working...

Report

Syrian Refugees in the Turkish Labour Market

This report aims, precisely, at filling the information gap by providing statistics on Syrians' living and working conditions, on possible internal migration patterns and on the impact of providing refugees with work permits.

Building inclusive markets for refugee and host communities

Brochure

ILO's refugee response in Turkey