ILO in the Arab States
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ILO training opens doors for Syrian refugees and Jordanians
Training programme supports members of both communities to find work and generate income through their newly-acquired skills.
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Empowerment through music: Lebanon’s choir against child labour
Children who have a history of child labour have embarked on a musical journey led by the ILO and Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour, and have taken their talents to Lebanon’s Presidential Palace for their first ever performance.
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2018
24 million jobs to open up in the green economy
ILO flagship report estimates job losses and job creation as the world moves to a greener economy.
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Decent Work pledge for Occupied Palestinian Territory
First visit by an ILO Director-General to the Palestinian Territory in two decades aims to consolidate cooperation between the Organization and Palestinian partners.
What's new
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Domestic workers
“Thank you Soma - شكراَ صوما”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth
17 December 2018
On the occasion of International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO will premiere a new documentary film that aims to change the narrative about migrant domestic workers in the Arab States region.
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Video
Decent Work for women and men in Lebanon through the ILO’s EIIP programme
12 December 2018
In Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley, workers are digging into the rich, orange earth to build a 25 kilometre irrigation channel, as part of the ILO’s Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon. Unusually, several of the construction workers are women.
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Our impact, their voices
Working together in Lebanon
12 December 2018
Women and men, Syrian refugees and host communities work alongside each other building an irrigation channel as part of an ILO project in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.
Publications
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Lessons Learned and Emerging Good Practices of ILO’s Syria Crisis Response in Jordan and Lebanon
This report synthesizes the lessons learned and emerging good practices from the ILO ROAS interventions to promote decent work amongst Syrian refugees and host communities.
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Potential Opportunities for Women’s Economic Empowerment - Potato and Leafy Green Vegetable Value Chains
The assessment examines the status of women in the potatoes and leafy green vegetables value chains in Lebanon's Akkar region.
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Childcare: A Training Manual For Domestic Workers’ Organizations
This training manual is targeted to domestic workers’ organizations, civil society, not for profit organizations and other entities that provide skills trainings to domestic workers.