Press releases
March 2023
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Press release
Over 725,000 people affected by loss of livelihoods after Syria earthquakes
28 March 2023
A new ILO assessment evaluates the effect of the natural disaster on workers and their families and on businesses in Syria’s affected areas.
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© Russell Watkins / FCDO 2023
Crisis response
Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands of workers after Türkiye and Syria earthquakes
28 March 2023
Devastating earthquakes have destroyed the jobs and businesses of hundreds of thousands of people in Türkiye and Syria. Workers and enterprises urgently need help to rebuild livelihoods and prevent poverty, informality and exploitation.
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Workshop aims to increase women’s participation in employment intensive works in Jordan
Gender Awareness Workshop for Ministry of Agriculture and the directorates under EIIP Project Phase VI
23 March 2023
The EIIP project funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Development Bank (KfW) was launched in Jordan in 2016 in response to the Syrian crisis and to provide support to the Jordanian Government in facing the challenges related to the influx of refugees. It focuses on increasing short term employment through improving infrastructure and the environment, and to providing youth with skills that will assist them in securing longer-term job opportunities.
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Employment Intensive Investment Infrastructure Programme in Jordan
BMZ supports Green Jobs and Women's Participation in Jordan
23 March 2023
The EIIP project funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Development Bank (KfW) was launched in Jordan in 2016 in response to the Syrian crisis and to provide support to the Jordanian Government in facing the challenges related to the influx of refugees. It focuses on increasing short term employment through improving infrastructure and the environment, and to providing youth with skills that will assist them in securing longer-term job opportunities.
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Response to Turkiye and Syria earthquakes
ILO assigns $3.6 million of direct support to workers affected by the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes
20 March 2023
The ILO announced the allocation at a donors’ conference hosted in Brussels in support of victims of the earthquakes in the two countries.
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Earthquakes in Syria
ILO signs grant agreements to help workers and employers organizations support their members
19 March 2023
The grants were made in parallel to the ILO initiating an emergency employment scheme in Aleppo, to restore livelihoods and rehabilitate destroyed infrastructure.
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World Employment and Social Outlook
New ILO report on the value of essential work
15 March 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working conditions.
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© Pathumporn Thongking/UN Women 2023
Media Advisory
ILO to release new analysis on key workers
09 March 2023
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© Shutterstock 2023
Female employment
Women bear brunt of Afghanistan job losses
07 March 2023
Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since the Taliban administration took over in 2021, according to new figures released by the ILO.
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Press release
Bangladesh Business and Human Rights Week Landmark dialogue held to chart roadmap for responsible business conduct
02 March 2023
Stakeholders highlighted the importance of removing barriers to responsible business as a vehicle for advancing sustainable development in Bangladesh