Factsheets and briefs
2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: Tackling child labour among Syrian refugees and their host communities in Lebanon - Project proposal
13 May 2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: the ILO's response and proposals
13 May 2015
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Fact Sheet
ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
13 May 2015
The Syrian refugee crisis embodies one of the largest and most protracted humanitarian emergencies of modern times. Since 2011, the bulk of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria have found refuge among host communities in neighbouring states.
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Publication
Kuwait - ILO Cooperation: Factsheet, 2015
12 May 2015
Kuwait is an ILO Member State which has ratified 19 ILO Conventions, including seven fundamental Conventions. Kuwait is committed to promoting decent work and social justice in the Arab States and in particular to support ILO programmes in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Briefing note
Women on Boards - Building the female talent pipeline
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Briefing Note
Pay Equity - A key driver of gender equality
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Briefing note
Work and Family - Creating a family-friendly workplace
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Briefing note
Maternity, paternity at work - Baby steps towards achieving big results
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Policy brief
Main findings from a pilot on upgrading informal apprenticeships in Jordan
23 March 2015
Upgrading informal apprenticeships has a great potential as a poverty reduction method as it directly targets the main skills training to which the poor have access. It is a step by step process, based on constant negotiations with the employers; i.e. not all improvements in terms of contract, OSH, training contents and working conditions can happen at once, and trust building is as important as the immediate outcomes in the training process.
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Briefing note
Briefing Note: ILO Action on HIV/AIDS in Jordan
15 January 2015
2014
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Briefing note
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.
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Brochure
Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Advocating Institutional Reform in the Middle East
15 August 2014
In the majority of Arab countries, migrant domestic workers are not covered by the labour law. The overwhelming majority of these workers are women from Asia and Africa who provide labour services in a workplace where rights are not clearly defined by law or in practice.
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Policy brief
Findings of the Assessment of Agricultural Cooperatives in West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities
15 July 2014
This policy brief presents concrete strategies to improve the challenging situation that workers face in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) by exploring the full potential of agricultural cooperative enterprises in the West Bank.
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Policy brief
The work of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is a right and a common interest
26 June 2014
The issue of Palestinians’ right to work in Lebanon is still controversial at the economic, political and social fronts.
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Policy Brief
Child Labour and Protection in the occupied Palestinian territory
04 March 2014
The objective of this policy brief is to highlight the main findings of a desk review conducted by the International Labour Organization on child labour in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).
2013
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Briefing note
ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
21 November 2013
The ILO has developed its own development-focused strategy to respond to the crisis in Jordan.
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Fact Sheet
Child Labour in Lebanon
07 October 2013
Action against child labour in Lebanon dates back to 2000 when the International Labour Organization and the Goverment of Lebanon signed an agreement to work towards its elimination.
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Collective Bargaining
The Role of Better Work Jordan
30 September 2013
Better Work Jordan – a joint initiative between the ILO and the International Finance Corporation – introduced the idea of a collective bargaining agreement to the employers and the garment union in early 2012.
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Collective Bargaining
The Collective Bargaining Agreement: A Brief History
30 September 2013
2008 – In efforts to promote labour management relations and improve social dialogue in the sector, Better Work Jordan helped to establish Performance Improvement Consultative Committees (PICCs) in factories participating in the programme. These committees, which have now spread to two-thirds of the 60 factories currently participating in the programme, consist of both management and union representatives and are responsible for developing and implementing the improvement activities of factories.
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Collective Bargaining
Benefits of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
30 September 2013
The agreement aims to improve the working and living conditions of tends of thousands of workers and their families, and to reduce the incidence of industrial action by establishing mechanisms to resolve labour disputes.