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Human-centred and employment-rich recovery key to building resilient Palestinian labour market, says ILO Regional Director

The ILO Regional Director for Arab States reinforced the UN agency’s support to its emergency employment programme and labour market recovery initiatives during a recent visit to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

SOLIFEM Project concludes with regional meeting on formalization, social dialogue, and employability

Regional guidelines adopted to sustain progress across the Southern Neighbourhood.

Employers engage in advancing formalization efforts across the Southern Neighbourhood Region

ILO and Al-Quds University pledge to empower Palestinian youth through innovative cooperative models

The ILO and Al-Quds University signed an agreement to empower young Palestinian women and men with the skills, knowledge and resources they need to build and sustain cooperatives, with funding from Italy.

ILO and Spain conclude project to enhance market access for Palestinian agricultural cooperatives

The project’s closing ceremony showcased how strengthening agricultural cooperatives in the West Bank – by improving their marketing infrastructure, skills and digital capabilities – increases their capacity to create sustainable jobs and drive...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

Empowered by the ILO: Haya Said Sheikh's sweet success with Quick Sesame

Haya Said Sheikh, through her business Quick Sesame, has successfully introduced healthy, sugar-free versions of traditional Palestinian sweets. With the support of the ILO's Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) entrepreneurship training...

Indonesia and ILO sign grant agreement to support emergency response programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a landmark agreement to provide critical support for the recovery phase of the ILO’s Emergency Response Programme in the Occupied Palestinian...

METI Project

Paving the way for employment-centered trade and investment policies in METI II

Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment (METI), a four-year regional programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), has officially concluded. The closing event, held from 10 to 12...

Gaza: ILO resumes activities with emergency employment programme

The initiative marks a critical step in addressing the devastating socio-economic impact of the ongoing crisis on workers, employers, and their families while restoring vital services for the community.

METI Project

Towards METI’s project closure: Workshop on sustainable supply chains and financing

The programme for Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) marked the beginning of its final activities on 10th December, celebrating the achievements of this four-year initiative. Participants from...

Palestinian authority allocates domestic funding for social allowances supporting persons with disabilities and older persons in the West...

The rollout of lifecycle grants provides critical support to vulnerable groups amidst the ongoing crises, laying the groundwork for establishing rights-based social protection floors in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

News

ILO training brings together Jordanian and Palestinian trainers to support SMEs

The Training of Facilitators provides select local professionals with skills to boost entrepreneurship and drive economic growth amid regional challenges.

GB.352/INS/9/Decision

Decision concerning the status of Palestine in the ILO and its participation rights in ILO meetings

GB.352/INS/9(Add.1)

The status of Palestine in the ILO and its participation rights in ILO meetings - Addendum

Since the publication of document GB.352/INS/9 on the status of Palestine in the ILO and its participation rights in ILO meetings, it has come to the attention of the Office that the Governing Body would benefit from further information on two...

A year of war: Unemployment surges to nearly 80 per cent and GDP contracts by almost 85 per cent in Gaza

A new ILO bulletin outlines the unprecedented devastation a year of war has wreaked on jobs, livelihoods and the economy at large in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

ILO Brief

A Year of War in Gaza: Impacts on Employment and Livelihoods in the West Bank and Gaza Strip - October 2024

One year has passed since the onset of war in Gaza, resulting in immense human suffering and widespread destruction of livelihoods and infrastructure in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. This bulletin outlines the impact of the war in Gaza on...

Research Report

Perceptions and Experiences of Workplace Violence and Harassment

This study, conducted in collaboration with Özyeğin University and the International Labour Organization (ILO), investigated the prevalence of five types of workplace violence and harassment in the context of Istanbul.

Survey

Enterprises Survey in Post-Disaster Setting

Prospects for recovery of the SMEs after the 6th of February Earthquakes: A field study in the affected region in Türkiye

One Year After: Living and Working Conditions in Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş and Malatya after the February 2023 Earthquakes in Türkiye

On February 6, 2023, south-eastern Türkiye, which stands on the south-eastern Anatolian fault line, was hit by two consecutive major earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6, with epicentres in Pazarcık (Kahramanmaraş) and Elbistan...

Study

A Tracer Study: Labour Market Experiences of the 6th of February Earthquake Survivors, Ankara and Adana Cases

On the 6th of February 2023, south-eastern Türkiye was struck by two major earthquakes, measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale, respectively. These seismic events marked the most potent recorded earthquakes in Türkiye since 1939. The impact of...