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Country Vision Note for Iraq

Vision Note for a new Partnership between the Government of Netherlands, IFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF and the World Bank in Iraq

Country Vision Note for Ethiopia- Data File (PDF)

Country Vision Note for Ethiopia- Data File (PDF)

New ILO Office

ILO opens its first coordination office in Baghdad

The office will allow the ILO to expand its work to promote employment opportunities and decent work principles, as part of post-conflict reconstruction.

Building inclusive markets for refugee and host communities

Article

Roads to Employment Opportunities and Harmonious Communities

Forcibly displaced persons including refugees and IDPs in Ethiopia could find employment opportunities and maintain harmonious communities through the bridge of labour-based technology approaches between forcibly displaced persons and host...

Inclusion of refugees and displaced persons in the labour market with a humanitarian development focus

ILO and constituents share experiences and good practices in the inclusion of refugees and displaced persons in the labour market, during an event aimed at encouraging a more coherent approach to the promotion of decent work in crisis settings.

Video: Advancing decent work in Jordan’s agriculture sector: A compliance model

Together with partners, the ILO is implementing a project which seeks to improve the living and working conditions of agriculture workers – Jordanian, refugee and migrant workers - through a compliance model that strengthens productivity, national...

Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities in eight african and middle-eastern countries

News

Refugee access to labour markets and decent work sensitization workshop

According to latest estimates, 6.8 million refugees (UNHCR, 31 August 2019) are living in Ethiopia, and 2.8 million internally displaced populations have been forced to flee their homes due to recent unrest in the country.

Approach to Inclusive Market Systems

Evaluation of Market Systems Development Interventions for Refugee and Host Communities in Jijiga, Ethiopia

Press release

ILO to facilitate better access to labour market opportunities for refugees and IDPs

Following the recent adoption of the refugee proclamation on 17 January 2019, ILO and social partners, with representatives of ARRA and TVET agencies convened to deliberate on ways to facilitate the integration of Refugees and IDPs into their host...

Global Refugee Forum

One year after the historic affirmation of the Global Compact on Refugees, the first Global Refugee Forum is a critical opportunity to build momentum towards achieving the objectives of this new commitment and strengthen the collective response to...

Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Refugees: Skills and Labour Market Transitions in Contexts of Fragility

The United Nations Transforming Education Summit - TES: Solutions Day aims to mobilize collective actions and initiatives around Thematic Action Tracks - that require greater attention and action to accelerate progress on the education 2030 Agenda...

From Assessment to Action: Designing and Implementing Inclusive Market-Based Solutions in Forced Displacement Contexts

Based on the Approach to Inclusive Market Systems (AIMS), the training will build capacities and strengthen the knowledge exchange for teams and individuals involved in livelihood interventions for refugees and host communities.

Geneva Peace Week: Improving prospects, social cohesion and peaceful coexistence for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

On Monday November 2nd 2020, join the International Labour Organization for an online PROSPECTS panel discussion.

Technical Webinar: Key issues on the transition from informality to formality in forced displacement contexts

Youth at Heart Virtual Forum 2020: ILO's session on decent jobs for youth

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up the Youth at Heart virtual forum to address the issues affecting youth around the world. This session will feature an interactive conversation with young people about solutions, including youth-led,...

ILO adapts global learning tools on cooperative development for Jordan

The ILO in Jordan has been working with cooperatives to strengthen their role in advancing decent work for Jordanian and Syrian workers employed in the country’s agricultural sector. As part of these efforts, two key ILO cooperative development...

PROSPECTS podcast series

Refugees at work - What are their prospects?

Discover how the global response to refugees is shifting from short-term humanitarian aid to long-term development solutions.