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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...

Data file (PDF) CVN Iraq

Country Vision Note for Iraq

Vision Note for a new Partnership between the Government of Netherlands, IFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF and the World Bank in Iraq

New ILO Office

ILO opens its first coordination office in Baghdad

The office will allow the ILO to expand its work to promote employment opportunities and decent work principles, as part of post-conflict reconstruction.

Interview

ILO Baghdad office: context and priorities

Following an agreement with the Iraqi authorities, an ILO programme implementation office has opened in Baghdad in March 2020 to respond to the needs of constituents and partners in the country. In this interview, ILO Deputy Regional Director for...

Decent Work Country Programme Iraq: Recovery and Reform (2019-2023)

Protecting the most vulnerable: Why protecting the rights of migrant workers remains a critical priority

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat reflects on the importance of International Migrants Day for millions of workers in the Middle East

Arab States pledge to reduce gender pay gap in the region

The joint ILO, UN Women and OECD Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) saw high-level offcials from across the Arab States reigion commit to pay equity between women and men

Decent Work Country Programme

Iraq and ILO pledge to further decent work in the country

The International Labour Organization and tripartite partners sign the country’s first Decent Work Programme at a ceremony in Baghdad.

PROSPECTS: How the ILO is innovating in project design to support refugees and host communities

ILO PROSPECTS is pioneering a “One ILO” integrated and innovative approach to project design, bringing together ILO technical departments, the social partners and field offices.

ILO signs new agreement with the Netherlands on forced displacement response

PROSPECTS Partnership: Putting decent work at the nexus between humanitarian action and development cooperation

Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities in eight african and middle-eastern countries

Promoting Formal Employment in Arab States (Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq): Transition from Informal to Formal Economy

ILOITC training examines informal employment in the Arab region, in particular in the context of crisis- impacted countries such as Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan and offers a platform to discuss ways to promote formal employment and enterprises, to...

South-South and Triangular Cooperation Knowledge Sharing Workshop

The Beirut workshop focused on mainstreaming Decent Work in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Arab Region

Employment Promotion in the Arab States

Iraq - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2018)

Promoting a decent work approach to crisis response and recovery: A South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiative between...

Government, employers’ and workers’ representatives from across Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and Turkey have come together in Jordan to exchange views and experiences on achievements made and challenges faced in addressing the employment and livelihoods...

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

ILO fosters south-south cooperation to promote decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities 

Constituents from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey came together in Jordan to discuss the promotion of decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities in the region, as part of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiative between...

ILO fosters South-South cooperation on decent work and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The workshop brought together tripartite constituents from six Arab States to exchange country experiences to integrate sustainable development goals, decent work and employment into the national policy planning processes.