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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.
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....
Portraits from PROSPECTS - Visualizing change in host and refugee communities
Depicting stories of host and refugee individuals with improved self-reliance and resilience, an exhibition led by ILO PROSPECTS programme at the colonnade of ILO Headquarters will underpin ILO’s approaches promoting inclusive socio-economic growth...
Our impact, their voices
Photo essay: Young persons in Jordan share their Green Job Search Club experience
Four enthusiastic Jordanian and Syrian youths who became part of the Green Job Search Clubs have shared their personal experiences with us. Tune in to the stories of Hadeel, Abdullah, Adham, and Mais, and join us in celebrating their achievements
ILO Workshop aimed to boost agricultural cooperatives in Lebanon and Iraq and foster knowledge exchange
The PROSPECTS Programme held a Training of Trainers workshop to address the needs of agricultural cooperatives in the region, raise awareness about their work, and enhance local capacities by establishing a network of qualified trainers.
ILO, JCI and partners discuss challenges and solutions to boost productivity, decent work, and export of Jordanian agri-food MSMEs
Discussions were based on the main findings and recommendations included in the position paper —drafted by the JCI, with the technical support of the ILO — called “Key Factors Affecting the Productivity of the Food, Catering, Agricultural and...
World Youth Skills Day
Creating new opportunities for youth with skills training
This video collage highlights the voices of youth from Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq and Syrian refugees living in these countries explaining why skills development are key to employment.
Our impact, their voices
Children leave work, return to school and gain access to safe spaces through ILO project in Jordan
Through the establishment of local committees and centres across Jordan, the ILO has been addressing child labour in the country’s agricultural sector. It supported communities and families to send hundreds of Jordanians and Syrian refugee children...
Global Synthesis Report
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice
A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan
Our impact, their voices
Shadia and Sahar: How decent work has changed their lives in Jordan
An almost three-year ILO intervention across six cooperatives in Jordan has brought about tangible changes to the lives of thousands Jordanian and Syrian refugee agricultural workers in Jordan. Listen to the words of Shadia and Sahar on the matter.
ILO, JCC and partners discuss amendments to cooperative legislation in the country
The proposed modifications to the country’s cooperative law are meant to eventually lead to revised legislation, paving the way for an autonomous, inclusive and self-reliant cooperative movement in Jordan.
Jordan launches first ILO SCORE Training programme in the Middle East
The training is set to improve SMEs’ productivity and working conditions in the agri-food sector in the country.
ILO rolls out new technologies to expand social security coverage in Jordan
The ILO and the Social Security Corporation launched a WhatsApp chatbot to expand social security coverage and raise awareness of its benefits and programmes among the country’s vulnerable workers.
New command-and-control and operation centre launches in Jordan’s Labour Ministry
In line with the e-government vision, a new system supported by the ILO will help the Ministry boost efficiency and ease its operations during labour inspections. This is an important step in the quest to ensure decent work for all.
ILO and UNICEF support youth to prepare for work through Job Search Clubs in Jordan
More than 400 youth participate in intensive training in 20 locations across Jordan.
International Youth Day
Youth highlight importance of skills development for a better future
On the occasion of International Youth Day, young women and men from Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon and refugees living in these countries, share their experiences and hopes for the future. ILO PROSPECTS is supporting them to build new skills for...
ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan - at a glance
This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECT programme implementation in Jordan
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), a chance for career growth, change and inclusion
The ILO’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) project is supporting hundreds of Syrian and Jordanian workers access formal employment and decent work in targeted governorates in Jordan, through skills development, coaching and mentoring, and final,...
Jordan and ILO sign agreement to support the extension of social security coverage and promote formalization
The project will help extend social protection to Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers, including refugees, by subsidizing contributions and providing income support to promote their participation in the national social security system.
Skills and labour market transitions for refugees and host communities