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Social Security in the Arab States

Yemen damage and needs assessment: crisis impact on employment and labour market

The objective of this rapid assessment was to assess the impact of the crisis on employment and livelihoods, with a focus on youth and the most vulnerable household members in Sana’a City, Al Hodeidah and Aden.

Regional constituents examine good practices in combating child labour

Workshop brought together government, employer, worker and NGO representatives from the region to share knowledge on ways to tackle child labour.

Yemen Return Migrants Survey

The main objective of this survey is to gain insights into the profile of Yemeni migrants that were forcibly returned from KSA, how they migrated, what they experienced abroad, and what their employment prospects are back home. These insights in...

The twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in the Arab States - Infographic

The twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in the Arab States - Key messages

The twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in the Arab States - Executive Summary

The twin challenges of child labour and youth employment in the Arab States

This Report examines the related issues of child labour and youth marginalisation in the Arab States. It focuses in particular in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. All are conflict or conflict-affected societies...

ILO and UN agencies launch project to bolster the resilience and self-reliance of Yemeni communities

The project entitled “Enhancing resilience and self-reliance in crisis affected Yemeni communities,” will serve to allow Yemenis to manage economic shocks, increase social cohesion and strengthen local institutions.

Taqeem Community of Practice for results measurement in youth employment

Labour Force Survey

Yemen publishes first labour force survey in over 15 years

The ILO and the Central Statistical Organization of Yemen have compiled the most up-to-date reading of the labour force in the country which shows falling labour force participation and rising unemployment, particularly among the youth and women.

Yemen Labour Force Survey 2013-2014

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Yemen was carried out by the Central Statistical Organization of Yemen under the supervision of Ministry of Labour and with the assistance of the ILO. The LFS generated representative data on employment,...

Implementation of the labour force survey in Yemen: Public-Private Partnership

The ILO, with financial support from Silatech, applied its international technical expertise to build the capacity of the Yemen Central Statistical Office (CSO) in order to establish a sustainable Labour Market Information System (LMIS) to generate...

Entrepreneurship education: Know About Business (KAB) in Yemen: Public-Private Partnership

To contribute to employment creation and economic growth by fostering an enterprise culture in Yemen, the ILO introduced its Know About Business (KAB) programme in technical and vocational education in the country.

Support to the Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in Labour Market Information and Employment Policy: Public-Private Partnership

In 2006, the ILO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helped Yemen formulate a Labour Market Information System and Human Resource Development Strategy. Based on this framework, a project was launched to enhance Yemen’s capacity in...

Women's Entrepreneurship Development in Yemen: Public-Private Partnership

The Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion Service (SMEPS), Yemen’s national agency promoting small and micro-enterprises and a subsidiary of the Social Fund for Development, recently embarked on an initiative to economically empower women and to...

Taqeem Impact Brief Series, Issue 1

Taqeem - Al-Amal Microfinance Bank, Yemen

This Taqeem Impact Brief documents how Al-Amal Microfinance Bank in Yemen measures outcomes of the Youth Loan Fund, the tools that are applied and the findings and recommendations that emerge to assist them in improving impacts and programme design....

Strengthening workers' organizations in the Arab countries through social, economic and legal literacy (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RAB/11/02/USA - Evaluation consultant: David Spooner

Entrepreneurship Success Stories

Yemen Entrepreneurship Success Stories

The ILO Know About Business (KAB) programme was launched with the aim to foster an enterprise culture in Yemen and promote entrepreneurship and self-employment among youth in vocational and general upper-secondary educational systems.

Improving the governance and protection mechanisms for labour migration in the Middle East & Advocacy Strategy on ILO’s Domestic Workers...

Project RAB/12/05/SDC & RAB/12/01/SDC - Evaluation consultant: Pierre Mahy