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Care economy

Investing in care policies can create millions of jobs in MENA, new ILO report finds

Marking International Women’s Day, the International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS) launched a pivotal report on the labour market impact of investing in the care economy in the Middle East and North Africa.

EIIP regional workshop

Employment Intensive Investment Programme workshop highlights success stories and future roadmap for sustainable development

National and International Efforts Gather to Support Early Childhood in Jordan

Youths across Jordan gain new skills through work-based learning

Hundreds of Jordanian and Syrian youths celebrated the completion of their training programmes, provided by the ILO and Jordan River Foundation, as they prepare to enter the world of work with increased practical and technical skills.

ILO-trained outreach officials boost social security registration among wage workers in Jordan

The capacity-building initiative supports the extension of social security rights of Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers–including refugees

ILO and Jordan’s Vocational Training Corporation agree to recognize the prior experience of 1,000 beneficiaries

The program aims to issue accredited certificates for Jordanian and Syrian informal workers in various economic sectors in Jordan.

EU and ILO to improve the employability of Youth NEETs in the MENA region

A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.

Forging win-win situations: Market and intervention strategies of engagement

Learning memos: Inclusive private sector development in forced displacement contexts

The learning memos capture key discussions and takeaways from the technical knowledge-sharing event on engaging and developing the private sector in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus organized by ILO PROSPECTS.

Private sector views on engagement in forced displacement contexts

Entrepreneur perspectives: What does it take for forcibly displaced entrepreneurs to succeed?

Access to finance in the context of displacement

Conducive environment for private sector development in forced displacement contexts

SCORE Training

ILO SCORE makes strides in Jordan's agri-food sector

Under ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan, ILO SCORE Training has been piloted across small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country's agri-food sector. This video highlights the changes that SCORE has brought about in one of its beneficiary SMEs....

ILO SCORE programme makes strides in Jordan's agri-food sector

Under the ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan, the ILO Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme has been piloted across small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country's agri-food sector.

Jordan first Arab country to publish a comprehensive Statistical Bulletin for the Social Protection Sector

The Department of Statistics in Jordan, with support from the ILO and the EU, has launched the first statistical bulletin for the social protection sector in Joran and in the Arab region.

Statistical Bulletin of Social Protection Indicators in Jordan: 2020-2021

The first Statistical Bulletin of Social Protection Indicators in Jordan is an important first step towards building a comprehensive database of the social protection system in Jordan, to be updated and released on annual basis in the coming years.

Frames of Portraits from PROSPECTS

Jordan: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers

The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions...

Better Work industrial seminar addresses new workplace safety and health regulations in Jordan