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Decent Work for Domestic Workers

ILO showcases challenges and opportunities in making decent work a reality for migrant domestic workers in Arab states

The ILO’s flagship projects on labour migration and decent work for domestic workers in the Arab States gathered regional and international stakeholders at a technical workshop to showcase the challenges, opportunities and outcomes stemming from...

Human Trafficking in the Middle East

What can be said on human trafficking in the Middle East? A new video by the ILO shares recent findings.

Employment policy in the Middle East and North Africa

Arab Labour Conference attendees meet to discuss policy solutions as youth unemployment soars

Talks aimed at adopting policies which foster entrepreneurship and skills development in North Africa and the Middle East

ILO to attend the 2014 Arab Labour Conference

The ILO Regional Directors for Africa and the Arab States will take part in the one-week conference and meet representatives from the world of work.

Brochure

Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Advocating Institutional Reform in the Middle East

In the majority of Arab countries, migrant domestic workers are not covered by the labour law. The overwhelming majority of these workers are women from Asia and Africa who provide labour services in a workplace where rights are not clearly defined...

Findings of the Assessment of Agricultural Cooperatives in West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities

This policy brief presents concrete strategies to improve the challenging situation that workers face in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) by exploring the full potential of agricultural cooperative enterprises in the West Bank.

Labour inspection, gender equality and non-discrimination in the Arab states: guide book

This guide book builds on a number of global and regional materials on gender equality, discrimination and labour inspections. It is aimed to provide labour administrations in the Arab states with modern understanding and tools to use labour...

Reaffirming and promoting rights during transition: development results 2012-2013

By looking at a narrow set of indicators, such as the rate of privatization, trade openness, debt, inflation and foreign direct investment, most analysts had concluded that Arab countries were on the right track economically in the lead up to the...

World Day Against Child Labour

The ILO in the Arab States launches a string of initiatives to mark the World Day Against Child Labour

ILO events in Jordan and Lebanon highlight child labour among residents and refugees.

Decent Work in Arab States

ILO and Oman pledge to continue joint promotion of decent work in the Sultanate

The ILO and tripartite representatives sign an agreement to extend the Decent Work Country Programme in Oman until 2016.

Taqeem Council for evaluation in youth employment

Taqeem Council for evaluation in youth employment - background note

Social Protection

Arab countries outline measures to enhance Social Protection Floors

ILO Social Protection Floor seminar concludes with delegates outlining measures towards rights-based, comprehensive social protection in Arab countries.

Maternity and paternity at work

Maternity protection makes headway amid vast global gaps

Despite progress in maternity benefits and a trend supporting paternity leave, an ILO report finds most women around the world are still not protected at work.

Maternity and paternity at work

Economic crisis lends unexpected support to families in some countries

An ILO report says a surprising side effect of the crisis in some countries was a lift to families, including better benefits for maternity and parental leave.

Social Protection

Rethinking social protection in a changing Arab world

Experts meet to discuss ways to review and enhance social protection in Arab countries as well as examine successful international social protection experiences.

Labour Migration

ILO's Approach to Labour Migration and Human Trafficking in the Middle East

MAGNET is the ILO's regional migration and governance network. It aims to improve the governance and protection of male and female migrant workers in different economic sectors.

Report

Final report - Evidence Symposium

This report in English and Arabic synthesizes the findings from impact evaluations presented during the Doha Evidence Symposium.

ILO activities in Arab States

High risk of child labour for Syrian refugees in Jordan

In response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, the ILO has identified child labour as a priority issue. Already, the Jordanian Government says that child labour has doubled nationwide - to 60,000 - since the refugee influx began in 2011.

Signing of joint initiative with the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) to protect women and girls from trafficking

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and the ILO Nepal signed a partnership agreement for implementation of the Work in Freedom Programme funded by the Government of UK/ Department for International Development (DFID).