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December 2018
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Domestic workers
“Thank you Soma”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth
18 December 2018
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the ILO premieres a new documentary that aims to challenge common perceptions about migrant domestic workers.
September 2016
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News
ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East
07 September 2016
The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.
December 2014
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Video
Cooperating Out Of Isolation: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait
04 December 2014
As in other parts of the world, Arab countries have seen an increase in – mainly female – migrant domestic workers, who have become the primary care providers in the household. This is the result of many contributing factors including the lack of affordable and well-regulated social care provisions and infrastructures, demographic shifts and transformation of families, and changing income and working patterns.
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World AIDS Day
Jordan – A new life alone
01 December 2014
Actor Junes Zahdi introduces Khaled who stands to lose the only place he’s ever called home because of his HIV status. People living with HIV often face stigma and discrimination at work and in their everyday lives. Many of those affected are not able to tell their own stories.
November 2011
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News
Kuwait contributes US$500,000 to promote decent work in the occupied Palestinian territory
15 November 2011
Kuwait grants ILO half a million dollars to promote Palestinian job creation, social dialogue and social protection.