News

January 2022

  1. Competency-based vocational training programmes launched in Lebanon by Safadi Foundation and ILO

    31 January 2022

    The programmes will train young women and men on agri-food processing, welding, plumbing, and elderly home caregiving, including post-COVID-19 care.

  2. ILO holds consultative and capacity building workshops to support employment services in Iraq

    27 January 2022

    The events support on-going activities with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Government and of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq to enhance career guidance and job-matching services.

  3. Media workshop to promote reporting on social policy and economic perspective in Iraq

    20 January 2022

    The workshop is part of efforts to equip journalists with the knowledge to analyse, monitor and evaluate public policies that contribute to the actualization of the right to social protection.

  4. UNICEF and ILO convene a skills roundtable to discuss strategic directions for TVET sector in Lebanon

    12 January 2022

    The roundtable brought together major development partners to reflect on a future course of action to address labour market needs in the current crisis situation in the country in order to build back better

  5. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 7: SSE as tool for social cohesion, peace and resilience

    10 January 2022

December 2021

  1. ILO fellowship equips Arab journalists to better report on labour market issues

    23 December 2021

    The ILO has boosted the capacity of Arab journalists to report on labour issues while connecting with and learning from each another through the SSTC Journalism Fellowship for Arab States.

  2. Children, journalists and local organizations say “No to Child Labour” in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

    21 December 2021

    A nation-wide campaign is reaching communities most affected by the rise of child labour in Iraq.

  3. UN Secretary-General visits ILO employment creation project in northern Lebanon

    20 December 2021

    As part of a four-day official trip to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited a joint ILO-UNDP project that is creating jobs and rehabilitating the Tripoli waterfront.

  4. Iraq launches activities to combat child labour as part of nation-wide campaign

    19 December 2021

    Iraq’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the ILO have unveiled new awareness-raising activities as part of a campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in the country.

  5. Ministerial Declaration sets the Vision for Achieving Universal Social Protection in the Arab World

    17 December 2021