Events

March 2014

  1. Labour inspectors in Jordan are trained to address informal labour and refugee employment

    29 March 2014

    Jordanian labour inspectors receive capacity training to address the increase supply of labour resulting from the Syrian refugee crisis and the related expansion of Jordan’s informal sector.

  2. Construction workers and employers in Jordan receive training in collective bargaining

    29 - 31 March 2014

    Training sessions will help equip workers and employers with the necessary skills required to enrich the collective bargaining process and contribute to healthy labour-management relations.

  3. Jordan examines methods to enhance apprenticeships

    25 - 26 March 2014

    Various stakeholders meet with the ILO to analyse existing apprenticeships in Jordan and methods to improve their effectiveness.

  4. Lebanon’s Domestic Workers’ Committee advocates for decent work by celebrating Women’s Day and Mother’s Day

    23 March 2014

    The ILO and the first workers’ organisation for migrant domestic workers in the Arab region will celebrate Mother’s Day and Women’s Day to promote better conditions for domestic workers in Lebanon.

  5. Trainers in Jordan are coached to deliver a module on youth rights and responsibilities in the workplace

    23 - 27 March 2014

    The workshop will fine-tune an existing ILO manual on youth rights at work to then use it to train trainers on international conventions, national labour laws and other work related issues.

  6. Jordan begins the national rollout of coordination efforts to combat child labour

    18 March 2014

    Ministerial officials from across Jordan will receive training on their roles and responsibilities in combating child labour under the National Framework to Combat Child Labour.

  7. Female unionists enhance role in Jordan trade unions

    11 - 13 March 2014

    Women trade unionists meet civil society groups to discuss methods to advance gender equality in the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions.

  8. Doha Evidence Symposium : “What Works” To Improve Youth Labour Productivity?

    6 - 8 March 2014

    The symposium brings together policy makers and practitioners with academics and researchers to present and discuss the evidence base for “what works” in increasing the employment and productivity of youth in the Middle East and North Africa regions.

February 2014

  1. ILO Solution Exchange Forum on Youth Employment

    19 February 2014

    Inspired by the success of recent global South-South Development Expos, and regional knowledge sharing events, the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States, through its Regional Centre in Cairo and in close cooperation with the UN Office for South-South Cooperation, is holding the first Arab States Regional South-South Development Expo. The ILO is contributing with a Solution Exchange Forum on Youth Employment.

  2. Jordanian human trafficking specialists meet to identify operational indicators

    18 - 19 February 2014

    Experts in the field of counter-trafficking meet to draft a set of operational indicators on human trafficking in Jordan in preparation for a national quantitative survey.