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Better Work Jordan, partners discuss assessment of worker dormitories

Programme-commissioned engineering firm presents recommendations for improving structural integrity of worker dormitories in garment sector

Better Work Jordan | Phase IV Strategy (2022-2027)

Cooperatives

The Occupied Palestinian Territory joins the global community in celebrating International Day of Cooperatives

ILO reaffirms its commitment to supporting labour market development, job creation, and skills development in Yemen

Social dialogue and formalization

New ILO project works towards formalizing Lebanon’s economy through tripartite social dialogue

The Lebanon arm of the multi-country project held a two-day workshop to explore the requirements of transitioning from the informal to the formal economy in the crisis-hit country.

Better Work Jordan, trade union join hands to implement strategic plan in garment sector

Two-year partnership MoU aims to improve communication and engagement with garment workers, advance sector industrial relations, and enhance worker grievance mechanism

Representatives from the Jordanian Social Security Corporation visit Turkey to exchange knowledge on the extension of coverage and...

The five-day study visit offered insights into best practices that will support the SSC efforts in extending coverage to all workers and drafting the new health insurance bylaw.

Sexual, Reproductive and Mental Health Training of Trainers in the Garment Sector: Training Manual

ILO Deputy Regional Director for Arab States discusses with the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in Yemen the opportunities to promote...

Targeting by proxy: An assessment of targeting efficiency of the proxy means test in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Technical Paper, June 2022

International Domestic Workers Day

Only six per cent of domestic workers have comprehensive social protection, says ILO

Domestic workers make an important contribution to society, providing vital care for families and households, but they remain undervalued.

Community-based Market Assessment for Skills Development and Economic Empowerment - Summary Report

Adaption and implementation of the ILO Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE) methodology in Lebanon.

Community-based Market Assessment for Skills Development and Economic Empowerment - Full Report

Adaption and implementation of the ILO Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE) methodology in Lebanon.

Synthesis of the crisis impact on the Lebanese labour market and potential business, employment and training opportunities

This report is developed within the context of the UNICEF/ILO partnership joint programme “Towards improved formal and non-formal technical and vocational education and training in Lebanon” (2017-2022).

Lebanon follow-up Labour Force Survey January 2022

This Follow-up Labour Force Survey was conducted by Lebanon’s Central Administration of Statistics in January 2022, with the technical and financial support of the ILO’s Regional Office for Arab States. It provides up-to-date estimates of a broad...

ILO and UNICEF launch reports on labour market needs to improve skills training and employment prospects in Lebanon

Two labour market assessments, developed by ILO and UNICEF in collaboration with national and local partners, recommend potential business and training opportunities in Lebanon in response to the compounded crisis in the country.

ILO Voices | Child labour

I had to stop school and go to work because of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Mosul in Iraq, Akram’s parents lost their income and livelihood. Akram dropped out of school to help support his family by collecting and selling scrap metal. An ILO project has helped him return to...

Decent Work in Arab States

A new pledge to advance decent work in Oman

The ILO and Omani tripartite partners have agreed to develop a new Decent Work Country Programme to promote the Decent Work Agenda in the Sultanate.

ILO Voices | Green jobs

An apprenticeship changed my life

When war broke out in Yemen, the factory where Muhammad Taher Muhammad al-Tahri worked shut down. His job search was going nowhere, until he joined an apprenticeship programme in solar panel maintenance and installation.

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