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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.

ILO Jordan holds second project advisory meeting for RDPP Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanians and Syrians

Continued coordination with key stakeholders is integral to the success RDPP Research Project. These efforts are organised to enhance the understanding on youth employment and livelihoods in Jordan.

ILO brings stakeholders together to discuss the future of Jordan’s green and digital economy

RDPP Research Project aims to enhance the understanding on youth employment & livelihoods in Jordan continue. Progress & findings of a research paper on the potential for the creation of green & digitally enabled livelihoods for Jordanians and...

SKILL UP training programme enhances skills and employability in Lebanon (elderly home caregiving)

SKILL UP training programme enhances skills and employability in Lebanon (agri-food processing)

As Lebanon continues to grapple with its worst economic and financial crisis, competency-based training course in agri-food processing conducted under Skill-Up programme gave Lebanese and Syrian trainees skills needed to advance their career and...

Better Work Jordan: Improving workers’ mental health through creativity

The Mental Health Project of Better Work Jordan celebrated creative talents of ten garment workers, who won a juried competition organised this month by the programme to mark World Mental Health Day.

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.

Twenty Lebanese entrepreneurs win ILO competition for best business idea

Winners of the “Women do Business Experience” were granted a seed fund each, in a competition aiming to encourage entrepreneurship in some of Lebanon’s most disadvantaged areas.

Financial education for Jordanian and migrant workers – Trainee’s booklet

This booklet, developed with support from Better Work Jordan, primarily targets local and migrant workers employed in Jordan’s factories who wish to strengthen their money management skills. It introduces essential knowledge, practical skills and...

17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting

The promotion and application of the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy in Asia...

Information note prepared for a special session of the 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting.

Violence and harassment

Violence and harassment at work: a practical guide for employers

The guide aims to enable enterprises to better control the risks and minimize the negative impacts that violence and harassment brings to the workplace.

Women in management

New national initiative aims to put more women on Jordan’s corporate boards

A new national digital platform, launched with the patronage of Queen Rania of Jordan, aims to create a comprehensive database of women qualified to hold corporate leadership and board positions, and so increase their presence in private sector...

Agricultural workers take their first step towards unionization in Jordan

For the first time, farm workers meet with agri-food trade union representatives in Amman to discuss the future of their union membership

Producers and importers explore potential for Jordanian exports to Qatar in the cut flower industry

The ILO, in cooperation with the Palestinian Trade Center (PalTrade) and Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held a series of business-to-business meetings between Jordanian cut flower producers and Qatari companies, to explore avenues for...

Building skills and empowering young people in Lebanon – Rabih’s story

The ILO has provided market-relevant skills training for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees to improve their employment prospects.

Technical Note

Plans for the implementation of health benefits by the Social Security Corporation of Jordan

Observations and considerations in light of ILO’s social security standards

Better Work Jordan: PAC meeting examines preliminary studies seeking to promote decent work in garment sector

17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting, Singapore, 6 - 9 December 2022

Renewed social justice for a human-centred recovery in Asia, the Pacific and the Arab States

Working conditions in BWJ participating non-garment factories