Resources on ILO response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

  1. Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon: Profile and Magnitude

    16 February 2015

    The study provides the Government of Lebanon and non-governmental organizations with evidence-based research on the magnitude and profile of children living or working in the streets of Lebanon, and their socioeconomic situation.

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    New study sheds light on plight of working street-based children in Lebanon

    16 February 2015

    Study is the first of its kind to comprehensively profile the size and magnitude of street-based child labour in Lebanon

  3. Ministry of Labour, ILO, UNICEF, Save the Children launch study on plight of working children on streets in Lebanon

    ILO, UNICEF, Save the Children International and Ministry of Labour in Lebanon jointly launch new study.

  4. Resilience-based response to the Syrian crisis

    17 December 2014

    Communicated through engaging info-graphics, this video explores the main pillars of a resilience-building development response to the impact of the Syrian crisis inside Syria and in neighboring countries, adopted by regional United Nations Development Group (UNDG) members, including the International Labour Organization (ILO).

  5. Olive festival supports Jordan host communities in face of refugee crisis

    21 November 2014

    As part of the ILO’s efforts to support communities in Jordan most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, the 2014 Irbid Olive and Rural Produce Festival brought together local farmers and businesses to showcase products and explore avenues to develop the olive industry.

  6. Market Study and Marketing Strategy of Olive Sector in Irbid

    14 November 2014

    The primary objective of this study was to identify windows of business opportunity within the Irbid olive sector that are likely to have a good marketing potential for women, entrepreneurs, as well as micro-to-small-scaled producers.

  7. Market Study and Marketing Strategy of Tomato Sector in Mafraq

    14 November 2014

    The primary objective of this study was to identify windows of business opportunity within the Mafraq tomato sector that are likely to have a good marketing potential for women, entrepreneurs, as well as micro-to-small-scaled producers.

  8. ILO and government and non-governmental agencies choose the vegetable sector for development in Akkar, North Lebanon

    04 November 2014

    To support rural host communities in Akkar affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, the ILO held a Local Economic Development Dialogue workshop to select in a participatory way an agricultural sub-sector to develop as part of the ILO’s wider local economic development (LED) strategy.

  9. Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian refugees crisis in northern Lebanon

    23 October 2014

    The Syrian refugee crisis and the influx of refugees into Lebanon has resulted in various economic and social spill over effects in host communities such as stalled economic activity, loss of income and livelihoods, and shrinking access to public services.

  10. ILO aims to boost job opportunities in northern Lebanon through labour law training

    26 September 2014

    An ILO training workshop in Tripoli aims to increase knowledge of Lebanese labour laws amongst employment service providers catering to locals and foreigners, as part of an initiative to tackle the effect of the Syrian refugee crisis on employment and livelihoods in rural northern Lebanon.