May 2010

1. Vocational Training Graduation CeremonySarafand

   27 May 2010

   More than sixty five trainees have received a final degree after completing a vocational training course in the following areas: Electrical installation, Painting, Plumbing and Mosaics.

2. Vocational Training Graduation Ceremony

   05 May 2010

   More than forty students from Saida and surrounding areas have received a final degree after completing a six-month vocational training course at the Saida Technical School.

March 2010

1. Improving access to employment for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

   31 March 2010

   The employment services project which opens today in Saida aims to provide job placement services for Palestinian job seekers is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The project is managed by the International Labour Organization/Regional Office for Arab States and implemented by the Joint Christian Committee (JCC), in coordination with UNRWA and the Committee for Employment of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon (CEP).

October 2009

1. ILO Director-General meets his Excellency Dr. Bashar Al Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic

   21 October 2009

   The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Juan Somavia today concluded an official mission to Syria, the highlight of which was a meeting with His Excellency Dr. Bashar Al Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic.

2. Arab employment forum endorses agenda for action in the region

   21 October 2009

   The Arab Employment Forum closed here today with agreement between the government, employer and worker representatives of 221 countries on an Agenda for Action to apply the Global Jobs Pact2 in the region, to mitigate the immediate impacts of the economic crisis on labour markets.

3. Arab employment forum: a jobs pact for recovery and growth

   15 October 2009

   Under the partronage of H.E. the Prime Minister of Lebanon, the ILO in partnership with the ALO will host the AEF in Beirut at "Metropolitan Palace Hotel".

November 2008

1. Restoring trust: Time to rescue the real economy

   24 November 2008

   The current crisis has hit the financial sector hard. But what about people and the real economy?

February 2008

1. Decent work country programme in Syria

   13 February 2008

   The International Labour Organization (ILO) through its Regional Office for Arab States is launching Decent Work Country Programme for Syria through an official ceremony and the participation of the tripartite organizations – Government, Workers and Employers on Wednesday 13 February 2008.

November 2007

1. Regional Meeting on "Occupational Safety and Health in the Arab States"

   17 November 2007

   ILO News - Under the patronage of the Syrian Minister of Labour and Social Affairs H.E. Dr. Diala Al Hajj Aref, the International Labour Organization in collaboration with the Arab Labour Organization Occupational Safety and Health Institute is organizing a tripartite regional meeting on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in the Arab States.

2. ILO and ALO to cooperate in addressing labour and employment issues in the Arab region

   08 November 2007

   The Arab Labour Organization (ALO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) agreed here today to strengthen their collaboration and partnership.