All publications: displaced persons + refugees

Labour Force and Household Living Conditions Survey (LFHLCS) in Lebanon 2018–2019

Lebanon's Central Administration for Statistics (CAS) and the ILO have published nationally representative statistical data on the current conditions of work in the country.

EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 256

Refugees and decent work: Lessons learned from recent refugee jobs compacts

ILO-UNHCR partnership: Joint action for decent work and long-term solutions for refugees and other forcefully displaced persons

The ILO, the UN agency for the world of work, and UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, are collaborating closely to address the challenges related to large scale displacement by making access to decent work and productive employment an essential component...

Appeal: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

Within the framework of the Regional Refugees and Migrants Response Plan (RMRP), the ILO is launching an appeal to its development partners to support the response to the unprecedented refugees and migrants crisis that the Latin American region. The...

A rough guide to entrepreneurship promotion in forced displacement contexts

Flyer: Panel discussion at the Geneva Peace Week 2019 - Trade, Jobs and Peace

Final Report: Improving Livelihood Opportunities for Refugees and Local Youth in Indonesia

In September 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with national partners, launched a pilot project offering community-embedded, activity-based...

Flyer: Panel discussion at the Geneva Peace Week 2019 -The Humanitarian, Development, Peace Nexus: The socio-economic contribution to peace

Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

Norway-ILO Cooperation in Jordan (2019)

Norway is one of the founding member States of the ILO and is a long-standing and generous partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. In Jordan, Norway is supporting the ILO through a number of projects which aim to promote decent work for...

Research Department Working Paper n°46

Identifying Syrian Refugees in Turkish Microdata

This article proposes a strategy to identify Syrian refugees in Turkey’s Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) using propensity score matching. This methodology is then used to find the actual geographical distribution of Syrian refugees in Turkey.

Approach to Inclusive Market Systems

Evaluation of Market Systems Development Interventions for Refugee and Host Communities in Jijiga, Ethiopia

Child labour

Survey on Child Labour in Agriculture in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon: The Case of Syrian Refugees

This report explores the experiences of child labour among Syrian refugees located near agricultural areas in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.

Lessons learned from the ILO’s Refugee Response Programme in Turkey - Supporting livelihood opportunities for refugees and host communities

This report examines lessons learned in the ILO Turkey’s Refugee Response Programme, which supports mainly Syrian refugees, but also includes non-Syrian refugees, and host communities.

Factsheet

Addressing Worst Forms of Child Labour in Jordan’s Agricultural Sector - Survey Results (June 2019)

A survey was conducted to provide a better insight into the needs of vulnerable children and their families in Jordan's agricultural sector. Conducted in Irbid, Ramtha, Zarqa, Mafraq and Northern Jordan Valley, the survey focuses on tent settlements...

Approach to Inclusive Market Systems

Doing business in Dadaab, Kenya

UNHCR Study

Vulnerability Assessment Framework - Population study 2019

This 2019 study, for the first time, provide insights into the prevalence of child labour as a result of a collaboration between UNHCR and ILO Research Teams.

Livelihoods for migrants and refugees in Brazil

This report presents the results of field research in Brazil which aims to identify ways for migrants and refugees to secure employment and take advantage of market opportunities.

EIIP Policy Brief

Lebanon: Public works for women’s empowerment, refugee livelihood promotion and host community development

EIIP Policy Brief

Jordan: Advancing gender equality and supporting job creation among refugees and host communities through public works