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Response to Turkiye and Syria earthquakes

ILO assigns $3.6 million of direct support to workers affected by the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

The ILO announced the allocation at a donors’ conference hosted in Brussels in support of victims of the earthquakes in the two countries.

Earthquakes in Syria

ILO signs grant agreements to help workers and employers organizations support their members

The grants were made in parallel to the ILO initiating an emergency employment scheme in Aleppo, to restore livelihoods and rehabilitate destroyed infrastructure.

Ahead of emergency employment scheme, ILO trains engineers in Syria on Occupational Safety and Health in earthquake response

Building the capacities of engineers is part of broader efforts to promote a safe working environment for workers involved in the earthquake response and recovery operations, as the ILO prepares to implement an emergency employment scheme in the...

ILO set to implement emergency employment scheme in earthquake-damaged neighbourhoods in Aleppo, Syria

A team of ILO engineers conducted an assessment in the Syrian city of Aleppo, parts of which were severely damaged by the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, to identify priorities under an emergency employment scheme to help restore...

Employment Promotion

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Al Hussien Technical University (HTU) Collaborate to Support Young Jordanians and Syrians...

This program will provide participants with access to essential resource to aid their entrepreneurial objectives. It is part of the ILO Program of Support (POS) for the Crisis Response, and is funded by the Bureau of Population, Refugees and...

Response to the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye

ILO Regional Director meets constituents in Syria to discuss livelihood support in the aftermath of the earthquake

The ILO will implement an emergency employment scheme in Aleppo, to help restore the livelihoods of people in communities affected by the earthquake.

Response to the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye

ILO visits Aleppo’s damaged neighbourhoods in preparation for emergency employment scheme

With parts of the Syrian city severely hit by the February 6 earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, the ILO is preparing to help restore livelihoods in affected communities.

ILO Response to the Earthquake in Syria: Embedding Decent Work Principles in Early Recovery Efforts

The ILO is set to implement an emergency employment scheme to help restore the livelihoods of people in affected communities in Aleppo, parts of which were severely hit by the earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye.

Gender equality and disability inclusion

EIIP Workshop on the Labor-Intensive Project with Municipalities in Jordan

In preparation of phase VI Employment Intensive Investment Program EIIP, ILO in Jordan in coordination with Ministry of Local Administration MOLA organised a Orientation workshop for 31 municipalities. The Project funded by the German Federal...

ILO leads MENA leadership programme to promote a just transition to a green future of work

Worker, employer and government representatives from the region met online to gain a better understanding gained a better understanding of how to shape policies to implement climate change commitments.

Photobook

Job Creation and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Host Communities in Türkiye Project Photobook

New research products developed under the ILO-RDPP Research partnership on “Improved Livelihoods of Jordanian and Syrian Youth in Jordan”

A launch event was held in Amman on 13 December 2022 to present the findings and recommendations of the research products conducted within the framework of the ILO- RDPP Research Partnership in Jordan.

Social Protection

ONE PAGER - Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance...

Social Protection

Administrative barriers, capacity constraints and solutions for the inclusion of agricultural workers in social insurance schemes in the...

Assess Access to Child Care Services and Facilities for Jordanian And Syrian Garment Workers in Al-Hassan Industrial Estate / Irbid

This study assesses accessibility to child care services and facilities for Jordanian and Syrian garment workers in Al-Hassan Industrial Estate / Irbid with a focus on options and challenges faced by workers in accessing such services and...

An overview of the participation of Jordanian and Syrian youth into the Decent work in Jordan’s Floriculture sector in Jordan to cope with...

ILO holds the third Project Advisory Meeting for the RDPP Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanians and Syrians

The partnership aims to arrive at an in-depth understanding of youth employment and livelihoods in Jordan through research to promote discussion around policy and strategy development.

Social Protection

ONE PAGER - Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa

Social Protection

Financing social insurance schemes for agricultural workers in the Middle East and North Africa

News

ILO Constituents Re-affirm the Importance of Social Dialogue as a path towards formalization and Decent Work for Youth in the Middle East...

The ILO Constituents agreed to a framework for action in the region on the 2nd day of the first regional meeting of the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Project, which took place in...