All resources: Jordan

From displacement to employment: Syrians build better lives through decent work in Jordan’s Zaatari Camp

ILO employment services are helping Syrian refugees like Hanan and Malika access training and secure jobs, while also supporting Syrians wishing to return to their country.

Building a Unified Framework for Sustainable Formalisation and Economic Inclusion

Towards a Coordinated Approach to Formalisation in Jordan: Mapping Systems, Challenges, and Opportunities

The informal economy in Jordan plays a significant role in providing livelihoods, yet its scale and dynamics present important challenges for ensuring that workers and enterprises can benefit fully from the protections and opportunities of...

ILO constituents and partners strengthen knowledge on the social and solidarity economy to advance social justice

The ILO convened a technical knowledge-sharing event in Turin, bringing together constituents and partners from countries where it has been actively supporting the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) for social justice. Participants...

ILO workshop presents new insights on labour force participation and informality

The Labour Supply Microsimulation Model provides insights into the role of policy incentives in labour market outcomes.

Briefing paper

PROSPECTS in Action: Vision, Milestones, and Impact

This briefing paper details the collective action of the PROSPECTS coalition (ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF, IFC and World Bank) supported by the Netherlands to improve the lives of forcibly displaced persons and host communities. It promotes self-reliance by...

Two -page summary

PROSPECTS in Action: Vision, Milestones, and Impact - Summary

This two-page summary details the PROSPECTS Partnership's vision and impact, demonstrating its shift from humanitarian aid to sustainable solutions for forced displacement. It promotes self-reliance and inclusion for forcibly displaced persons and...

Training package

Meaningful youth engagement for decent work: A training package on engaging young people in employment programmes

This training package is designed to help ILO staff and youth employment practitioners enhance meaningful youth engagement in employment programmes, with a particular focus on refugee and forcibly displaced youth.

Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)

Major labour-based public works programme concludes in Jordan, creating 1.7 million working days

Jordan, the ILO, and Germany through KfW Development Bank celebrate the completion of a nine-year collaboration that has become a national milestone in ownership, institutionalisation, and sustainable job creation.

National conference launches a new chapter for women in Jordan’s world of work

A three-day national dialogue brings together the government, employers and workers to advance gender equality in Jordan’s economy. The conference highlights key reforms aimed at enhancing women’s economic participation and protection.

Arab region builds social insurance capacities through new ILO training programme

Delegations from nine Arab States convene in Jordan to build capacities in social insurance governance, closing coverage gaps, and managing digital and labour market shifts.

Assessing the impact of work permit fees on Syrian refugees and employers in Jordan

This report examines the anticipated impact of reinstating the full work permit fees for Syrian refugees in Jordan. Surveys, interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with the tripartite constituents by the research team. The report...

Video

Making farms safer: Jordan launches guidelines to protect workers

Practical tools will reduce hazard risks and strengthen safety across the country’s agriculture sector.

Bridging the Coverage Gap: Supporting Workers Through Subsidized Social Security Contributions

How can contribution subsidies make social insurance systems more inclusive? This global study examines how contribution subsidies can expand social insurance coverage while supporting system sustainability. Drawing on the ISSA–ILO Global Compendium...

Jordan explores global models to extend social security coverage through contribution subsidies

National workshop highlights international experiences and Jordan’s progress in using contribution subsidies to include informal and vulnerable workers in social protection systems

ILO PROSPECTS launches learning portal to transform forced displacement response

The ILO PROSPECTS Learning Portal turns years of field experience into practical, interactive resources to help practitioners, policymakers, and partners improve responses to forced displacement worldwide.

PROSPECTS podcast

Talent beyond borders: Why businesses should hire young refugees

Discover how businesses can unlock innovation and resilience by hiring young refugees. In this episode, Ingka Group’s Roman Bojko shares lessons from integrating refugee talent across 26 countries.

Second World Summit for Social Development

From relief to development: Jordan, ILO and UNDP highlight the role of decent work in crisis-affected communities

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) join forces to advance resilience and recovery through decent work, reaffirming that jobs, rights and social justice...

ILO employment-intensive projects create one million workdays in two years in the Arab States region

Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes revitalize infrastructure and create decent work opportunities for communities amid humanitarian and economic challenges.

This is social justice

Employment training creates inclusive green jobs in Jordan

Alaa Mhairat tells us how she gained financial independence and found work in an agricultural project to create a green environment for her community in Jordan.

New community spaces create jobs and strengthen social cohesion in Jordan through ILO–Germany partnership

The Hallabat Municipality Park and Playground and Bergish Community and Educational Centre promote decent work, community wellbeing and social inclusion, with funding from Germany through the KfW Development Bank under the ILO Employment Intensive...