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Unemployment, poverty grips Palestinian workers

New ILO report sees further economic and social deterioration in the occupied Arab territories

The economic and social crisis in the occupied Arab territories has deepened markedly over the past year, with rising unemployment and plummeting incomes leading to an "untenable" situation, according to a new report of the Director-General of the...

High level meeting on ILO technical assistance to Palestinian workers

GENEVA (ILO News) - A high-ranking delegation from the Occupied Arab Territories will meet the Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO), Juan Somavia, on 12 July to discuss urgent plans for technical assistance, especially the...

ILO calls for urgent support for occupied territories, urges social dialogue

GENEVA (ILO News) - The Director-General of the International Labour Office (ILO) said today the ILO would establish an urgent plan for creating jobs in the occupied Arab territories and appealed to Palestinians and Israelis to "take the risk of...

90 th International Labour Conference to discuss Decent Work in the Informal Economy, Child Labour, Occupational Accidents and Diseases,...

GENEVA (ILO News) - Delegates to the International Labour Conference, which gets underway in Geneva on Monday, 3 June, are to consider a wide range of issues, from decent work in the informal economy to safety and health, child labour and the...

ILO calls for urgent measures to ease "dire"economic and social crisis in occupied territories

GENEVA (ILO News) - Citing what it called a "socio-economic meltdown" in the Israeli-occupied territories, the International Labour Office (ILO) today called on Israel to ease restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers and urged the...

ILO Urges Support for Workers in Palestinian territories

GENEVA (ILO News) - The ILO Director-General, Mr. Juan Somavia, warned today of an "evolving humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories resulting from the closure of frontiers, the explosive growth of unemployment and the inability of many...

ILO programme seeks to address labour market woes in West Bank and Gaza. Appeals to donors for funding

GENEVA (ILO News) – The Geneva-based International Labour Organization in appealing to the international community to fund a three-year, US$ 20 million programme with the goal of strengthening the job- and income-generating capacity of small- and...

National report on child labour in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Job Creation in Gaza and West Bank Essential to Success of Peace Process, Says the ILO

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ILO Sub-Regional Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Cooperatives in the Arab States

The sub-regional workshop on Cooperatives will be held from 23-26 November 2010 in Beirut, Lebanon. The workshop is targeting tripartite and cooperative representation from six Arab countries including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen and the...

Workers' and Employers' Organizations and the United Nations: Promoting social justice in a changing Arab region

Workers and employers from the Arab states are participating in a workshop that aims to fostering a new development model for the Arab region and the establishment of corresponding national development frameworks, including stronger and more...

Rethinking communication: Strengthening Arab trade unions through better communications tools and strategies

Key Arab workers’ organisations meet to discuss challenges facing their communication strategies and how to improve them.

Campaign launch to promote Palestinian women’s rights at work

ILO supports trade unions and women’s groups to launch a nation-wide campaign to promote labour rights and improve working conditions for women and girls in the occupied Palestinian territory.

ILO launches report on challenges of child labour and youth employment in Arab States

Report examines the twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in five Arab States and ways to address them.

Skills, knowledge and employability

Supporting Livelihoods for fishermen and their families in the Gaza strip

The ILO is supporting the post-conflict recovery of fisheries in the occupied Palestinian territory through capacity building, training and value chain analysis.

Establishing a Social Security System for Private Sector Workers

The ILO is supporting efforts by government, workers and employers in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) to reform labour laws and enhance social dialogue.

Strengthening workplace compliance through labour inspection

As part of a global effort, the ILO works with the occupied Palestinian territory to enable it to implement and employ strategic planning, training programmes, tools, and resources that comply with international labour standards.

Raising awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities and developing to mainstream disability in the State of Palestine

The ILO has partnered with several UN agencies operating in the occupied Palestinian territory to promote the rights of persons with disabilities in education, health, employment, and social services.

Improving access to employment and social protection for Palestinian Refugees living in Lebanon

This project aims to strengthen the employability and social protection for Palestinian Refugees living in Lebanon.