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Press release

ILO launches OSH guide in agriculture in Jordan

New guide provides practical tools to improve safety, reduce risks, and promote decent work for Jordan’s agricultural workforce.

Promoting the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Jordan’s Garment Sector

With funding from the Government of Canada, the International Labour Organization (ILO) worked to strengthen awareness, tools, and practices to foster more inclusive and equitable work environments for persons with disabilities in Jordan’s garment...

From factory floor to championing workers in Jordan garment sector

With guidance from their union and the ILO, Amal and Ahlam are helping garment workers raise concerns and resolve issues through social dialogue.

Jordan annual report 2024

Narrative recap of the development cooperation implementation of the ILO programme in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

This report details the organization's efforts and achievements in advancing social justice and decent work in Jordan during 2024. It highlights contributions to Jordan's Economic Modernization Vision (EMV) 2033 and the United Nations Sustainable...

ILO trains industrial workforce in Jordan to strengthen safety culture, advance decent work

Participants from garment, engineering, plastics and chemical sectors gain hands-on training under an EU-funded project.

Childcare access improved for Female workers in a Jordanian industrial zone

With funding from the EU, the ILO and employer representatives from the garment sector renovated a nursery in Al-Dhulayl Industrial Zone, channelling decent work to advance gender equality and productivity.

How contribution subsidies like Jordan’s Estidama++ are redrawing the social protection map

Subsidies for social security enhance affordability for vulnerable workers and drive the expansion of inclusive coverage

News

ILO shares lessons from PROSPECTS to advance support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

The new report and an upcoming digital learning portal highlight lessons from five years of implementation under the PROSPECTS programme, offering practical insights and tools to strengthen inclusive, sustainable support for refugees and host...

“Through their Lens" photography exhibition: Syrian refugees share glimpses of their lives in Jordan

The initiative, which included training refugees on photography and storytelling techniques, is the result of joint efforts under the Netherlands-funded PROSPECTS partnership, offering insights into the lives of those struggling with displacement.

Lessons Learned report

Responding to Forced Displacement - Lessons from the International Labour Organization’s Engagement in the PROSPECTS Programme

This report provides analysis of ILO programming in contexts of forced displacement and draws on lessons that can inform how the ILO engages under the PROSPECTS Partnership and more widely.

METI Report

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED): Analysis of the engineering products and services sectors in Jordan

A study by the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) Programme, exploring the skills requirements in Jordan’s engineering sector.

METI Report

Trade and Value Chains in Employment-Rich Activities (TRAVERA) Analysis of the Engineering Products and Services Sectors in Jordan

A study by the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) Programme, exploring the trade and investment requirements to improve Jordan’s engineering sector.

METI Guide

Policy Resource Guide (PRG) on Investment, Trade and Employment in the Southern Mediterranean region

A guide by the Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) Programme to advise policymakers on how to develop and implement trade, investment and employment.

We are no longer just caregivers. We have become educators and mentors

Jordanian nursery care provider Alaa Al-Shamali tells how ILO training, through the Norway-funded Equality@Work project, has equipped her with new skills and transformed her approach to childcare.

Strengthening labour standards through dialogue

ILO workshop engages government and social partners in Jordan in an EU-funded initiative.

From safety nets to pay checks: Jordan's holistic blueprint for workforce transformation

Pioneering reforms have enhanced social protection, boosted labour market transparency and enabled thousands to secure decent, formal employment in Jordan, with the European Union (EU) funding.

ILO, UNICEF, and the European Union (EU) mark close of landmark project, leaving legacy of inclusive growth in Jordan

German Development Bank and ILO spotlight inclusive green jobs and sustainable development in Jordan

A joint mission to Jordan highlighted the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme's (EIIP) transformative progress in creating green jobs, improving municipal infrastructure, and empowering micro-entrepreneurs to bolster the country's economic...

Press release

Jordan adopts key amendments to Cooperative Law with ILO support

Revised law enhances cooperative governance, promotes inclusion, and introduces new support mechanisms to boost the sector’s contribution to decent work and inclusive development.

Jordan’s occupational safety and health inspection capacity bolstered through training initiative

Under an EU-funded programme, the ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour are equipping labour inspectors with training needed to obtain globally recognised qualifications in health, safety and environmental management.