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Workers in Duhok planting a landscape area as part of the ILO afforestation project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq © ILO/ Karam Al Snjarae/ Duhok/ November 2023

The International Labour Organization (ILO) established its Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS) in 1976 and has worked ever since to advance the ILO’s core values across the Arab region.

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Green jobs and climate change

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Female care workers provide childcare services in Amman, Jordan

Care economy

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Oman launches dialogue with diplomatic missions to strengthen migrant workers’ access to social protection
Participants from diplomatic missions attend the first session of a pilot dialogue, convened by the Social Protection Fund of Oman and the ILO, on strengthening social protection for migrant workers. Muscat, Oman- 11 October 2026

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Oman launches dialogue with diplomatic missions to strengthen migrant workers’ access to social protection

ILO backs action to advance sustainable labour mobility between Africa and Arab States
Ruba Jaradat, ILO Regional Director for Arab states, delivering her remarks during the Doha Dialogue II in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania. 6 October 2026

Doha Dialogue 2026

ILO backs action to advance sustainable labour mobility between Africa and Arab States

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Development Cooperation Dashboard

Development Cooperation Dashboard

The dashboard offers interactive visualizations of ILO development cooperation projects across the Arab States

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Projects and programmes

Transforming Social Insurance for Own-Account Workers in Jordan

Project

Transforming Social Insurance for Own-Account Workers in Jordan

Towards a More Inclusive Social Security System in Jordan

Project

Towards a More Inclusive Social Security System in Jordan

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Publications and documents

Results 2023–2026: Decent Work Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

November 2026

Results 2023–2026: Decent Work Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Decent Work and Recovery Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2026–2029: Summary

November 2026

Decent Work and Recovery Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2026–2029: Summary

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Multimedia

Mosaic of ILO photos from the Arab States
The Government of Papua New Guinea deposits instruments of ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 81, 144 and 190

Labour standards

The Government of Papua New Guinea deposits instruments of ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 81, 144 and 190
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Labour statistics

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Events

Partners’ meeting in support of the ILO programme of assistance for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

Partners’ meeting in support of the ILO programme of assistance for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

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