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Child labour

ILO and Ministry of Labour launch tools to boost fight against child labour in Lebanon

The Guide on Decree 8987 and the National Awareness Raising Strategy on the Worst Forms of Child Labour are set to advance efforts to radically reduce child labour in Lebanon.

Labour Market Impact of Syrians and their Employability

Building bridges: livelihoods festival promotes ties between Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities

Livelihoods festival promotes ties between Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities

The ILO, through its "Enhancing job opportunities and livelihoods in host communities” project, supported a two-day festival in the Northern city of Ramtha in Jordan, designed to promote home-based businesses for both Syrian and Jordanian families....

Olive festival boosts agricultural sector in northern Jordan

The ILO is supporting Irbid’s annual Olive and Rural Produce Festival as part of itsefforts to help communities most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

Introduction to an ILO livelihoods project

Chief Technical Advisor for the Enabling Job Resilience and Protecting Decent Work Conditions in Rural Communities Affected by the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Northern Lebanon project, Annabella Skof, speaks about the project's work and approach.

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International Development Committee Oral evidence: Syrian Refugee Crisis, HC 463 Thursday 17 November 2015

Syrian Refugees and Labour Market

Stakeholders meeting in Gaziantep: Labour market impact of Syrian refugees

The ILO Office-Turkey organized a stakeholders meeting in Gaziantep on 16 November 2015 with the participation of stakeholders at central and local levels to introduce project activities and discuss the labour market impact of Syrian refugees.

ILO co-hosts discussion on promoting sustainable livelihoods for Syrian refugees and host communities

The ILO joins FAO and WFP in hosting a roundtable discussion on livelihoods during the Resilience Development Forum for Syrian refugees and host communities, organized by UNDP and hosted by the Jordanian government.

Labour force and unemployment trends among Jordanians, Syrians and Egyptians in Jordan: 2010-2014

This paper provides an overview of labour force and unemployment trends in the governorates of Amman, Irbid, and Mafraq (referred to as the “study governorates” in the text) during the period of January 2010 and April 2014. The analyses are based...

Work permits for Syrian refugees in Jordan

While Jordan asserts that it has given Syrian refugees priority over other non-Jordanians in obtaining work permits, very little has been done to facilitate the work permit procedure. However, there are specific guidelines for obtaining work permits...

Child Labour

Focus Group Meetings were conducted for Syrian children working on streets

ILO Office for Turkey currently carries out a “Situation Analysis for Syrian Children Working on Streets in Çankaya, Altındağ and Yenimahalle districts in Ankara” within the scope of “ILO Response to Syrian Influx in Turkey” project.

Festival promotes pomegranate industry in northern Jordan

The ILO and Directorate of Agriculture back event to support Jordanian communities most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

Regional Dialogue on Market Impact of Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt: summary report and conclusions

The countries neighbouring Syria and hosting large numbers of refugees are struggling to find an appropriate response to the labour market impact of the massive refugee influx. With no or limited legal access to work, Syrian refugees are working...

Agenda of Regional Dialogue on Market Impact of Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt

Syrian refugee crisis

High-level policy meeting calls for reversal of negative labour market impacts of Syrian refugee crisis on host nations

High-level representatives from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt have gathered under the banner of the ILO to exchange experiences and formulate sustainable policies and programmes that respond to the labour market impacts of the Syrian...

ILO Office in Turkey introduced to its stakeholders the project launched to improve the means of subsistence for Syrian under the temporary...

The ILO Office for Turkey organized a meeting on 30 June 2015 with the participation of relevant parties to introduce the project “ILO Response to Syrian Influx.”

ILO Turkey Office launched a project to support the livelihoods of Syrian Refugees

Children's shelter

ILO in Lebanon donates clothes and goods to children’s shelter

Donation made to NGO that helps and protects children including former street-based child labourers, as part of activities marking World Day against Child Labour.

Child labour

Denmark-led programme funds ILO project to combat child labour in Jordan and Lebanon among Syrian refugees and host communities in need

The Denmark-led Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP) has funded an International Labour Organization (ILO) project to combat rising child labour among Syrian refugees and host communities through labour policy reform and technical...