All resources: Arab States

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work

The ILO, through the PROSPECTS partnership, is providing young Jordanians and Syrian refugees with practical experience that links to real jobs in a changing labour market and expands opportunities for individuals choosing to return their home...

New report

AI-driven transformation puts jobs, inequality and skills at a crossroads in the Arab region

A new report outlines diverging AI futures for jobs, growth and inequality in the Arab region. Proactive and inclusive policy measures are needed today, ILO Regional Director Ruba Jaradat says during an Arab Forum for Sustainable Development special...

Joint ILO-UN ESCWA report

Artificial Intelligence and Employment Futures for the Arab Region

Artificial Intelligence and Employment Futures for the Arab Region” is a joint ILO-ESCWA (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia) publication that examines how AI could reshape jobs and labour markets across the Arab region...

Middle East crisis weighs on global labour markets

Report finds rising risks to jobs, incomes and working conditions worldwide, with uneven effects across regions and growing pressure on migrant workers and remittance-dependent economies.

Employment and Social Trends: May 2026 Update

Growing labour market risks of the Middle East crisis

This Employment and Social Trends: May 2026 Update examines emerging risks to jobs, incomes and workers in a period of heightened global uncertainty. As in previous updates, it focuses on how changes in the geopolitical and economic environment can...

ILO Working Paper 171

The role of national social dialogue institutions in shaping investment policies

This paper examines how national social dialogue institutions can help align foreign direct investment with decent work and sustainable development. Drawing on eleven case studies, it highlights emerging practices, institutional challenges and...

Video

Rebuilding Gaza through decent work

Thousands of Palestinians are repairing roads, restoring water and power systems, and rebuilding communities through ILO-supported emergency employment programmes. Decent work contributes to sustainable development and plays a critical role in...

Job-rich investment must be at the heart of Syria’s recovery agenda

Investments in decent jobs and local economic growth are essential for an inclusive and sustainable recovery, the ILO has told the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum.

Report

Skills profiling of Syrian returnees

The report highlights unemployment, skills gaps, and limited training access, calling for inclusive, localised, and market-aligned programmes to support sustainable economic reintegration and employment opportunities.

Report

Skills profiling of Syrian refugees in Lebanon

This report highlights barriers, return intentions, and recommendations for inclusive, market-driven employment and training programmes.

IMRF stakeholders strengthen commitments to wage and social protection for migrant workers

A high-level dialogue at the International Migration Review Forum 2026 explored practical ways to include migrant workers in wage and social protection systems across the migration corridor between Africa, Asia and the Gulf, with the support of the...

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Decent work country programme

The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2025–2027 sets out a shared roadmap between the Government of Jordan, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to advance decent work and social justice for all....

News release

Jordan launches new Decent Work Country Programme to drive inclusive growth and a resilient labour market

Announcement made in an event held under royal patronage to mark International Workers’ Day, as tripartite partners and ILO build on numerous achievements to date.

Technical Report

The Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes on Youth

This joint ILO and World Bank report synthesizes over three decades of impact evaluation evidence across 62 countries to assess the impact of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) on young people's employment and earnings outcomes.

Resilience amid crisis: A sector assessment of microfinance in Lebanon

This report assesses the resilience and recovery potential of Lebanon’s microfinance sector amid prolonged economic, financial and political crises. It highlights key challenges, institutional responses and opportunities to strengthen financial...

Nepal advances for stronger social protection for migrant workers at home and abroad

National dialogue calls for better coordination across the migration cycle and closer alignment with destination-country systems.

Syria advances national recovery through public works programme design and strengthening labour market data systems

Consultative workshop in Damascus brings together national institutions and social partners to shape employment-led recovery and evidence-based policymaking.

Report of the Director-General – Appendix

The situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories

Officers of the ILO Committee on maritime labour urge immediate action to protect seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz

Representatives of governments, seafarers and shipowners call on Member States to protect seafarers at a time of heightened violence at sea in the Middle East region.

Saudi Arabia strengthens national capacities in cooperative development

Saudi Arabia is strengthening its national capacities to promote cooperatives by building a pool of certified cooperative trainers to expand access to locally delivered training and advisory services across the country.