Articles and features

  1. Now I know the great feeling of having decent work

    16 April 2021

    Jordanian Omar Abu Noa’aj has struggled to find work for years due to his physical disability. Last year, an ILO employment centre helped him secure his first formal job at a garment factory, giving him a new sense of independence and purpose.

  2. Improving livelihoods and helping reconstruct Beirut through skills development – Samir’s story

    08 April 2021

    The ILO has provided market-relevant skills training for Syrian and Lebanese youth that also supported the reconstruction of buildings affected by the Beirut explosion.

  3. Women managers in Jordan: ILO cautions against taking data out of context

    07 March 2021

  4. ILO and local partners in Mosul discuss collaboration in the fight against child labour in the Ninewa Governorate

    19 February 2021

    Activities are being implemented by the ILO and partners to address the worst forms of child labour among forcibly displaced persons and vulnerable host community members. 

  5. Supporting the cooperative movement in Jordan

    04 November 2020

    Steering Committee for the Jordan Cooperative Development Strategy holds meeting with ILO to discuss strategy development and way forward.

  6. How decent work supports Jordan’s most vulnerable communities

    20 October 2020

    A programme implemented by the ILO and supported by Germany through the German Development Cooperation (KfW Development Bank), helps some of the country’s most vulnerable groups, including Jordanian nationals and Syrian refugees.

  7. Qatar issues a National Policy on Occupational Safety and Health to promote the right to safe and healthy workplaces

    07 October 2020

  8. Italy-ILO cooperation to support Palestinian cooperatives

    17 September 2020

    The ILO’s Cooperative Support Programme is launched in the Occupied Palestinian Territory with support from the Italian Government.

  9. Landmark Group election breaks new ground for Joint Committees

    16 September 2020

    Staff of Qatar’s Landmark Group went to the polls recently in the retail giant’s ever Joint Committee elections

  10. Recent measures taken to strengthen wage protection in Qatar

    14 September 2020