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Pay Equity

International labour standards related to gender equality and non-discrimination

Guidelines

Equal Pay - An introductory guide

Ensuring that the work done by women and men is valued fairly and ending pay discrimination is essential to achieving gender equality. However, pay inequality continues to persist and gender pay gaps in some instances have stagnated or even...

Presentation 1: Labour Administration: Trends, Challenges and Lessons

Presentation 2: Arab Labour Market Governance in a Changing Arab Society

Labour governance

Arab labour leaders pledge reform for social justice in a changing region

Pan-Arab conference concludes with recommendations on labour inspection and administration, social dialogue and social protection in efforts to shore up jobs

Labour governance

Arab conference opens with calls to reform labour markets for social justice and employment

The ILO and the Arab Labor Organization join governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations in calling for action to promote sustainable and inclusive labour markets and social justice in the Arab region.

Only Fair: Social justice must be at the foundation of Arab economic reforms

By Nada al-Nashif and Zafiris Tzannatos

Women and Economic Empowerment in the Arab Transitions: Meeting Report

The expert group meeting was convened over two days to facilitate the exchange of ideas and in-depth discussions. It encouraged an open exchange of experiences through dynamic interaction structured around three main themes: economic justice; social...

Regression or Progress? Barriers to euqality of economic opportunity and the Arab transitions

This paper discusses the potential impact of the Arab uprisings that were sparked in December 2010 on the existing barriers to equality of economic opportunity.

Waiting for the bloom: Correcting policy biases against Arab women's economic rights

This paper aims to contribute to discussions on Arab women’s economic participation in the transition period underway in the region following the Arab uprisings.

Towards a child labour-free Jordan

Leaving a life of child labour behind

How a Jordanian teenager quit working as a car mechanic and returned to full-time education.

Fighting forced labour

Question and answers on Work In Freedom programme

The 5-year joint DFID/ILO programme aims to prevent over 100,000 girls and women from South Asia from falling victim to child and labour trafficking.

Cooperation against trafficking

Major new initiative to protect women and girls from modern-day slavery

ILO and DFID team up to combat the trafficking of women and girls in South Asia and the Middle East.

Cooperation against trafficking

New support to protect girls and women from ‘modern day slavery’

The ILO and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) partner to combat trafficking of women and girls with major new project in South Asia and the Middle East.

Joint ILO/DFID project

Work in Freedom: Preventing trafficking of women and girls in South Asia and the Middle East

Promoting education, fair recruitment, safe migration and decent work, the Work in Freedom programme adopts an integrated and targeted approach to prevent trafficking of women and girls in South Asian countries of origin (Bangladesh, India and...

Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon

Gabay impormasyon para sa mga migranteng kasambahay sa Lebanon (In Tagalog)

Sa Lebanon, ang International Labour Organization (ILO) ay nakipag-ugnayan sa mga awtoridad na Lebanese at civil society sa isang dayalogo upang makabuo ng mga polisiya para siguraduhin ang mga tuntunin at kundisyon sa pagkakaroon ng disenteng...

COOP Champions

Rawand Al-Madmouj

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...

World Day against Child Labour

Middle East marks World Day against Child Labour on June 12

ILO and tripartite partners to mark World Day Against Child Labour in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territory.

Training package on workplace risk assessment and management for small and medium-sized enterprises

This training package on risk assessment and management at the workplace seeks primarily to empower owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to take action themselves to improve safety and health conditions in their...