Skills stories

Supporting employment and vocational training for Syrian refugees and host communities

10 February 2022

A joint project by the ILO and the government of Germany (through the KfW Development Bank) provides skills through vocational training for Syrian refugees and Jordanians in host communities.

Event

Promoting Social Cohesion in Fragile Contexts through TVET – a training workshop in Jordan

The ILO held a four-day training of trainers workshop for technical vocational education and training (TVET) experts, aimed at building their capacity to promote social cohesion in future training programmes.

Document

Inclusion of Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Labour Market with a Humanitarian Development Focus: Case Studies and Good Practices

04 December 2019

A knowledge sharing event, focusing on good practices in “the inclusion of refugees and displaced persons in the labour market with a humanitarian development nexus,” was held in Jordan in December 2019. The following case studies were presented at the event, highlighting labour market challenges at a time of crisis and innovative solutions that practically address the needs of refugees/displaced persons and countries hosting them – through key themes, models of intervention, and good practices.

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

ILO fosters south-south cooperation to promote decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities 

19 April 2019

Constituents from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey came together in Jordan to discuss the promotion of decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities in the region, as part of a South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) initiative between the four countries, aimed at exchanging knowledge, skills, resources and technical know-how.

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

ILO and Germany pen agreement to bolster decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities

13 March 2019

The ILO and Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding which seeks to support job creation in response to the refugee crisis and forced displacement in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.

EIIP Policy Brief

Jordan: Advancing gender equality and supporting job creation among refugees and host communities through public works

06 March 2019

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

Employment promotion and decent work for Jordanians and Syrian refugees in Jordan’s agricultural sector

23 January 2019

Norwegian delegation visits sites of ILO initiatives that help workers access jobs in the sector of agriculture and forestry as part of the agency’s response to the refugee crisis in Jordan.

EIIP Policy Brief

Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through Green Works in agriculture and forestry

14 January 2019

This policy brief presents a project of the ILO in Jordan to carry out Green Works and generate employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through employment-intensive investment approaches

Publication

Lessons Learned and Emerging Good Practices of ILO’s Syria Crisis Response in Jordan and Lebanon

09 November 2018

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.

Employment Policy Brief

Job creation for Syrian refugees and host communities: Employment Intensive Investment strategies in Jordan and Lebanon

28 October 2018

This policy paper presents the approach, experiences and lessons learned from ongoing projects and some findings of project-level evaluations in the two countries.