2016

1. Technical brief

   Livelihood interventions for women in Gaza

   19 December 2016

   In response to the devastating situation in Gaza, the International Labour Organization (ILO) implemented a response programme in 2015 to support the most vulnerable communities by providing immediate income support and skills training, with a particular focus on women, youth and people with disabilities.

2. Policy brief

   Towards Gender Justice in Higher Education Institutions Piloting ILO’s Participatory Gender Audit tool at Birzeit University

   19 December 2016

   Between 2013 and 2015, the Institute of Women’s Studies at Birzeit University, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), carried out a Participatory Gender Audit to map the institutional gender gaps and highlight the different patterns and forms of discrimination facing women at the university.

3. Policy brief

   Exploring the gender pay gap in Occupied Palestinian Territory: A qualitative study of the education sector

   19 December 2016

   This research study explores the causes of the Gender Pay Gap (GPG) between men and women in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), focusing on the education sector as an example.

4. Policy brief

   Findings of the Assessment of Service, Consumer and Handicraft Cooperatives in the West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities

   19 December 2016

   This policy brief presents concrete strategies to improve the challenging situation that workers face in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) by exploring how service, consumer and handicraft cooperatives in the West Bank can be strengthened.

5. Publication

   W4Y Occupied Palestinian Territory country summary

   15 December 2016

6. Publication

   W4Y Lebanon country summary

   15 December 2016

7. Publication

   W4Y Jordan country summary

   15 December 2016

8. Briefing note

   ILO Technical Cooperation Programme in Yemen

   14 December 2016

   Since the onset of the 2015 conflict in Yemen, ILO in Yemen has been collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme with the aim to create post conflict employment , income generation and reintegration.

9. Briefing note

   Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan National Dialogue on the Future of Work

   21 October 2016

   The Jordan national dialogue on the Future of Work, which brings together tripartite and social partners, as well UN agencies, academic institutions, private sector and experts in respective fields, will focus on the following thematic areas: managing demographic transition; maintaining social stability in the context of massive population displacement; managing technological change; and managing the employment impact of climate change.

10. Briefing note

    Progress and potential: Better Work Jordan

    28 September 2016

    This brief provides a quick facts and key highlights from an independent impact assessment of the Better Work Jordan programme.

11. 

    Briefing note

    Decent work for domestic workers: Achievements since the adoption of Convention C189

    14 June 2016

    On 16 June 2011, workers, employers and governments came together to adopt ILO Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers. In the last five years since its adoption, some 70 countries around the world have taken action to advance decent work for domestic workers. These measures represent the first steps in a long path to redress a history of exclusion; making decent work a reality for domestic workers though will require sustained attention to ensure real progress.

12. 

    Infographics

    Women in Business and Management: Gaining Momentum in the Middle East and North Africa

    27 January 2016

    Data on women in management positions exclusively in the private sector is scarce globally and in the MENA region in particular.

13. Factsheet

    The ILO in Iraq

    20 January 2016

    This Country Leaflet gives an overview of ILO activities in Iraq. It summarizes the ILO’s history in the country, and outlines the work undertaken by the ILO in cooperation with the government and social partners on a wide range of work and workplace issues.

2015

1. Brief

   Protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers

   16 July 2015

   This brief on protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers reflects good practices and lessons learned from the Arab Region on the subject.

2. Briefing note

   The Syrian refugee crisis: Food sector promotion for urban refugees in Egypt Project proposal

   13 May 2015

3. Briefing note

   The Syrian refugee crisis: Employment-Intensive Infrastructure Investment and Environmental Protection Irbid and Mafraq, Jordan - Concept note

   13 May 2015

4. Briefing note

   The Syrian refugee crisis: Emergency funding for the ILO response to the influx of Syrian refugees in Turkey - Project proposal

   13 May 2015

5. Briefing note

   The Syrian refugee crisis: Livelihoods, Employment and Income for Vulnerable People in North Lebanon - Concept note

   13 May 2015

6. Briefing note

   The Syrian refugee crisis: Tackling child labour among Syrian refugees and their host communities in Lebanon - Project proposal

   13 May 2015

7. Briefing note

   The Syrian refugee crisis: the ILO's response and proposals

   13 May 2015