All resources: Arab States

Road to COP28: Just Transition for Arab States

The ILO hosted an event at the COP27 conference to explore how to move from commitment to implementation of Just Transition policies in Arab countries.

Agenda - Africa-Arab States fellowship for journalism students in labour migration reporting

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How PROSPECTS Partnership helps build resilience of hosts and refugees communities in Lebanon

Despite facing one of the worst socio-economic crisis in decades, Lebanon continues to host one of the highest number of refugee populations. The PROSPECTS Partnership supported by the Kingdom of Netherlands is providing education, employment and...

ILO launches mapping of training and post-training service providers in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour for the Government of...

The mapping aims to help local organizations navigate and maximise support currently available in the country and, in the longer term, develop a comprehensive, cross-sector referral services network to further facilitate partnership and...

ILO Jordan starts labour rights awareness campaign, launches global report on care at work

Focusing on maternity and paternity leave, the campaign aims to contribute to legal and practical proposals on the implementation of international labour standards for decent work in the country.

Youth Agri Market: a launching platform for entrepreneurs in Lebanon

Amid Lebanon’s multifaceted economic crisis, a joint collaboration between the ILO and UNICEF helped youth in the country achieve their entrepreneurial aspirations

Towards a referral network for training and post-training support services: A mapping of training and post training service providers.

ILO conducts TOT on child labour with agricultural cooperatives in Jordan

The Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop, conducted on 19-22 October, aimed to build capacities of field trainers, so they can raise awareness on elimination of child labour among agricultural cooperatives.

Report Summary: Workers with Disabilities in Jordan’s Garment Sector

The present study is an assessment of the realities faced by workers with disability in Jordan’s garment factories, from a sample of nine main factories and three satellite factories in the country’s garment sector (12 factories total) within three...

Workers with Disabilities in Jordan’s Garment Sector

The present study is an assessment of the realities faced by workers with disability in Jordan’s garment factories, from a sample of nine main factories and three satellite factories in the country’s garment sector (12 factories total) within three...

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.

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17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization to take place 6-9 December in Singapore

The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the ILO will be held 6 to 9 December 2022 in Singapore, to discuss concrete steps to drive job-rich growth that is inclusive and transformative.

Assessment of Health Care Services Provided to Workers in the Garment Sector in Jordan

14th Annual Multi-Stakeholders’ Forum examines ways to advance decent work and sustainable growth in Jordan’s garment sector

The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change

A discussion organized by the ILO examined how climate change has a profound impact on labour markets, displacement and migration, necessitating mitigation and adaptation strategies and decisive action to protect migrant workers and include them in...

Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region

Discussions examined the impact of climate change on migration patterns and trends to and from the Arab Region and how these patterns impact different vulnerable groups on the move.

Stories of Vulnerability from Workers in Lebanon

ILO-Qatar Technical Cooperation Programme

Four years of labour reforms in Qatar

Two new ILO reports outline progress made and the challenges that remain in the implementation of Qatar’s labour reforms, through which new legislation was adopted and labour administration systems enhanced.

ILO Jordan holds School-To-Work Transition Survey (SWTS) Training for Department of Statistics in Jordan (DoS)

Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanian & Syrian Youth aims to gain an in-depth understanding of youth employment and livelihoods in Jordan to promote policy dialogue and development. A prerequisite for effective policy...

ILO Monitor on the World of Work

Global labour market to deteriorate further as Ukraine conflict and other crises continue

Unemployment and inequality both look set to rise because multiple and overlapping economic and political crises are threatening labour market recovery worldwide, according to the latest edition of the ILO Monitor on the World of Work.