All resources: Arab States

Measurement - ILO and J-PAL Executive Education Course, Cairo 2015

Hosted by Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab and International Labour Organization

What is Evaluation - ILO and J-PAL Executive Education Course, Cairo 2015

Hosted by Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab and International Labour Organization

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2015

MENA region retains highest youth unemployment rate in the world

The global youth employment crisis is easing, with a mild recovery in the 2012-2014 period. But it is far from over, as the youth unemployment rate remains well above its pre-crisis level – and persists at its highest in the Middle East and North...

TAQEEM Fund for youth employment evaluation (Phase I & II) - A partnership to promote results-based monitoring and evaluation for youth...

Taqeem (meaning “evaluation” in Arabic) has been implemented in two phases. The first phase worked with 15 youth employment organizations and initiatives reaching approximately 15,000 young people a year as part of a competitively selected Community...

Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour flows between Asia and the Arab States Asia Tripartite Meeting

Following on from the December 2014 inter-regional Experts’ Meeting on “Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour flows between Asia and the Arab States Experts’ Meeting”, an Asia Tripartite Meeting was held on May 6-7, 2015, co-organized by ILO...

Fair recruitment initiative: Working paper no. 2

Executive summary: The business of recruiting Bangladeshi women for domestic work in Jordan and Lebanon

Migration

A centre for migrant workers in Jordan

Tens of thousands of migrants work in Jordan's fast-growing garment sector, but many of them face difficult living and working conditions. The ILO is working to change that, and has established a workers' center in Jordan's largest industrial zone....

Issue paper: Fair recruitment in international labour migration between Asia and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries

This paper was prepared for the ILO Regional Offices for Arab States and for Asia the Pacific, Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour Flows between Asia and Arab States Experts Meeting, held in Kathmandu in December 2014. The paper provides an...

Issue Paper: Promoting international cooperation and partnerships in addressing labour migration between Asia and the Gulf Cooperation...

This paper was prepared for the ILO Regional Offices for Arab States and for Asia the Pacific, Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour Flows between Asia and Arab States Experts Meeting, held in Kathmandu in December 2014. The paper highlights the...

Arab States - Evaluation Managers

Arab States - Open Evaluations - Aug 2015

The Arab World: Towards a new era of social justice - Update: April 2012

Brief

Protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers

This brief on protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers reflects good practices and lessons learned from the Arab Region on the subject.

Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Oman

Cooperatives

When work is more than “just a job”

As the world celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives, ILO News looks at how one cooperative in Brooklyn, New York, is offering migrants a dignified and sustainable way to make a decent living.

Information Note - Fund for Evaluation in Employment 2015

This note provides information about the call for proposals of the Fund for Evaluation in Employment 2015. The Fund is an initiative of the International Labour Organization (ILO) aimed at improving the effectiveness of employment and enterprise...

FAQ - Fund for Evaluation in Employment 2015

This document addresses frequently asked questions regarding the call for proposals of the Fund for Evaluation in Employment 2015. The Fund is an initiative of the International Labour Organization (ILO) aimed at improving the effectiveness of...

Fair recruitment initiative

For a fee: The business of recruiting Bangladeshi women for domestic work in Jordan and Lebanon

This working paper aims to shed light on the business models of labour recruiters that facilitate the recruitment of women from South Asian countries into domestic work in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Bangladesh, Jordan and Lebanon.

Taqeem Impact Brief Series, Issue 7

Taqeem - SPARK and Birzeit University, Occupied Palestinian Territory

This Taqeem Impact Brief documents how SPARK and Birzeit University in the Occupied Palestinian Territory measure outcomes of a youth entrepreneurship development programme, the tools that are applied and the findings and recommendations that emerge...

Taqeem Impact Brief Series, Issue 1

Taqeem - Al-Amal Microfinance Bank, Yemen

This Taqeem Impact Brief documents how Al-Amal Microfinance Bank in Yemen measures outcomes of the Youth Loan Fund, the tools that are applied and the findings and recommendations that emerge to assist them in improving impacts and programme design....