All resources: Arab States

Study

Rapid Skills Gap Assessment of selected industrial sectors- Syria

In partnership with the Chamber of Industries in Syria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has conducted a Rapid Skills Gap Assessment to provide a comprehensive overview of workforce development challenges and opportunities in Syria’s...

How contribution subsidies like Jordan’s Estidama++ are redrawing the social protection map

Subsidies for social security enhance affordability for vulnerable workers and drive the expansion of inclusive coverage

Crisis response

Rapid assessment of the impact of the war on private-sector workers and enterprises in Lebanon

This report presents the findings of a rapid assessment conducted by the ILO in partnership with national workers’ and employers’ organizations to evaluate the effects of the 2024 war on Lebanon’s private sector.

Lebanon’s private-sector labour market severely disrupted by conflict

ILO assessment highlights employment losses, business closures and long-term recovery challenges for both workers and enterprises.

News

ILO shares lessons from PROSPECTS to advance support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

The new report and an upcoming digital learning portal highlight lessons from five years of implementation under the PROSPECTS programme, offering practical insights and tools to strengthen inclusive, sustainable support for refugees and host...

Research Brief

Work Transformed: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence

“Through their Lens" photography exhibition: Syrian refugees share glimpses of their lives in Jordan

The initiative, which included training refugees on photography and storytelling techniques, is the result of joint efforts under the Netherlands-funded PROSPECTS partnership, offering insights into the lives of those struggling with displacement.

ILO Iraq annual progress report 2024

Decent Work Country Programme in Iraq: Recovery and Reform

The 2024 annual progress report highlights Iraq’s continued efforts to promote decent work amid a fragile labour market. Developed under the Decent Work Country Programme (2019–2024), the report captures achievements across job creation, vocational...

Inclusive solidarity

Social and solidarity economy entities deliver inclusive, community-driven care solutions

The ILO webinar highlights country experiences and practical tools to advance gender-responsive care services through the social and solidarity economy.

Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in Aleppo: ILO boosts jobs and infrastructure recovery after the earthquake

The ILO created decent jobs in Aleppo restoring infrastructure, supporting recovery, and promoting recycling through employment-intensive works that empowered vulnerable communities and enhanced resilience.

Policy brief

Identifying skills needs in Qatar’s financial sector: a perspective for policymakers

This policy brief explores the skills landscape of Qatar’s financial sector through an in-depth survey of firms licensed under the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). It identifies key workforce challenges—such as a disproportionately managerial...

ILO and employers’ organization strengthen partnership to boost vocational training in Syria

A new vocational training centre is set to enhance workers’ skills and promote safe work environments in Syria’s industrial sector.

Best practices

Compendium of promising practices for the promotion of jobs and skills for a green economy

This Compendium presents practical examples of interventions promoting green jobs and skills for green jobs, that were supported by development partners from the G7 and the European Union (EU). Each case, demonstrating proof of impact and responding...

Video

Working the land, shaping new lives: Refugees and host communities join forces in Iraq

In Iraq, refugees and host community members work together to improve irrigation and farmland through the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

German Development Bank and ILO highlight community impact in northern Lebanon

From municipal rehabilitation to sustainable land use, a joint field visit showcases how employment-intensive infrastructure projects are improving livelihoods and promoting sustainable development.

We are no longer just caregivers. We have become educators and mentors

Jordanian nursery care provider Alaa Al-Shamali tells how ILO training, through the Norway-funded Equality@Work project, has equipped her with new skills and transformed her approach to childcare.

Training tools

Think.CareCoop and Start.CareCoop

ILO capacity-building tools for quality care services through cooperatives.

Financial inclusion for refugees, internally displaced people and host communities

As the world is recording its highest levels of population displacement yet, the global refugee crisis creates great vulnerabilities for forcibly displaced populations, as well as for host communities.

ILO and Digital Cooperation Organization forge partnership to advance inclusive and sustainable digital economies

The ILO and DCO sign a strategic agreement to address the impact of digital transformation on global labour markets. The partnership aims to promote decent work through digital skills, inclusive policies and support for youth, women and vulnerable...

Reconnecting heritage and community: The revitalization of Jounieh’s historical alleys

A revitalisation project is underway in Jounieh’s historic Souk area, where the old coastal alleys are being restored, thereby reinvigorating the derelict area, allowing inclusive access to the sea, ensuring a sustainable approach to rehabilitation...