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March 2021
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National Social Dialogue Conference, Occupied Palestinian Territory
A better future for Palestinians
03 March 2021
Prioritizing employment, workers’ rights, social protection and social dialogue will be essential if Palestinians are to create a human-centred recovery from COVID-19 that is sustainable and inclusive, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder told Palestinian tripartite constituents.
September 2020
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Article
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.
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.
May 2018
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News
ILO: Unemployment in the Occupied Palestinian Territory world’s highest
30 May 2018
The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for dialogue and a joint search for solutions to bring about decent work.
August 2017
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Women and work
What is keeping us from closing the gender gap?
03 August 2017
The recently launched report “World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends for Women 2017” takes stock of the barriers women face when looking for decent work.
July 2017
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Article
High female education and low labour participation rates: IFAD and ILO tackle the “MENA gender paradox”
19 July 2017
Issue explored at policy forum facilitated by a grant-funded project on gender monitoring and evaluation in the Near East and North Africa.
May 2015
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News
ILO: Unemployment among Palestinians up by over 25 per cent
28 May 2015
Occupation, settlement expansion, violence and tensions further depress Palestinian economy.
March 2015
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Jobs destroyed by conflict
Stories of “Disemployment” from Gaza
10 March 2015
Palestinians in Gaza tell how they lost their livelihoods due to severe damage to buildings, vehicles, machinery and other productive assets caused by the Israeli military operation during the Israel-Gaza conflict of July-August 2014. These accounts accompany the release of the ILO study “The ‘Disemployment’ impact of the 2014 Conflict in Gaza: An ILO Damage Assessment and Recovery Strategy.”
May 2014
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Occupied Arab Territories
ILO: Employment outlook bleak for Palestinians, Gaza a “tinderbox”
23 May 2014
The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for resumption of negotiations and the lifting of restrictions to improve the situation of Palestinian workers and entrepreneurs.
December 2013
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Social Protection
Palestinian Authority to adopt private sector social security scheme by 2015
02 December 2013
The National Social Security Committee has unveiled a proposed social security scheme covering pensions, and maternity and employment injury benefits to be financed by both employers and workers