Ressources on Employment Promotion in the Arab States
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ILO-RDPP Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanian & Syrian Youth: Launch of publications
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Research Partnership for Improved Livelihoods of Jordanian & Syrian Youth
21 June 2023
Through this research partnership, the ILO aims to support the Government of Jordan and national constituents in responding to the youth employment challenge and supporting dialogue around policies and strategies for improving the livelihoods of young Syrians and Jordanians through evidence-based research and analysis.
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ILO support to Syrian refugees and host communities - Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria
14 June 2023
Employment, decent working conditions and social dialogue can contribute to peace and resilience. ILO's support to Syrian refugees and host communities in the region is development-focused and employment-driven. Here are some key highlights from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.
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New ILO-supported National Training Centre for inspectors at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs inaugurated in Iraq
07 June 2023
The centre will build the capacity of labour and social security inspectors on the principles and functions of labour inspection, occupational health and safety and social security.
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Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and ILO strengthen collaboration to promote entrepreneurship development in Iraq
05 June 2023
With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO will train a cadre of trainers from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on its business management training programme - Start and Improve Your Business – designed for those who want to start or improve their small businesses.
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ILO promotes early recovery through community resilience in earthquake-damaged Aleppo
01 June 2023
The ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visits the Syrian city of Aleppo to inaugurate the project “Early Recovery through Community Resilience in Aleppo’s Earthquake-hit Neighbourhoods” and hand over earthquake structural damage assessment equipment to local engineers.
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ILO creates infrastructure jobs in earthquake-hit Syrian city
12 May 2023
An employment-intensive project creates decent jobs for community members affected by the earthquakes in the Syrian city of Aleppo, while rehabilitating infrastructure in damaged neighbourhoods.
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ILO work under the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus in the Arab States, with a focus on Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes (2022)
28 March 2023
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Impact of the February 2023 Earthquakes on Employment and the Labour Market in Syria
28 March 2023
This note seeks to estimate the effect of the recent earthquakes on the employment and livelihoods sector in the affected areas in Syria and aims to understand the current situation and identify areas of need that require immediate action in order to support quick and inclusive recovery.
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ILO trains engineers on its employment-intensive infrastructure recovery approach in Syria
21 March 2023
The training took place in preparation of ILO emergency employment scheme in Aleppo, that will create decent jobs and rehabilitate destroyed infrastructure.