News
March 2022
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Productivity growth
Alarming decline in labour productivity growth in Arab States – but policy reforms can fuel recovery
29 March 2022
A new report by the ILO Regional Office for Arab States analyses the main barriers to productivity growth in the region since the 1950s, and offers recommendations to raise productivity for a swift economic and employment recovery.
February 2022
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Dubai World Expo 2020
Social dialogue and occupational safety and health vital to decent work in the construction sector - ILO
05 February 2022
At Dubai’s World Expo 2020, ILO officials joined in welcoming an agreement between a Belgium-based multinational construction company and trade unions to promote decent work in the sector.
December 2021
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Press release
UN Secretary-General visits ILO employment creation project in northern Lebanon
20 December 2021
As part of a four-day official trip to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited a joint ILO-UNDP project that is creating jobs and rehabilitating the Tripoli waterfront.
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Press release
UNICEF and ILO in partnership with the European Union launch a new national disability allowance to provide cash support to people with disabilities living in Lebanon
02 December 2021
November 2021
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Cooperative development
A Vehicle of Entrepreneurship for Palestinian Local Economic Development
29 November 2021
The ILO, the Italian Agency for International Development (AICS) and the Cooperative Works Agency (CWA) launch the Cooperative Support Programme “Be the Impact” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
August 2021
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Press release
ILO and ESCWA: Arab region registers the highest unemployment levels worldwide
19 August 2021
A new report highlights the high levels of informal employment in the region, accounting for about two-thirds of total employment and resulting from demographic shifts, political instability and low levels of fiscal and monetary stability.
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Video
ILO honours the victims of the Beirut port explosion
04 August 2021
The ILO joined other UN agencies to honour those who lost their lives and their loved ones in last year’s Beirut port blast, and paid tribute to the women and men who lost their properties, jobs and livelihoods. ILO Regional Director Ruba Jaradat took part in a memorial event at the location of the tragic explosion.
April 2021
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Decent work
ILO calls for urgent action to create decent jobs in Syria
08 April 2021
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has called for a strong push to develop formal employment in Syria as part of the humanitarian efforts deployed in the country. Decent work opportunities and decent livelihoods will contribute to creating resilience and to promoting peace highlighted Ryder in a message to the Brussels conference on Syria.
October 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic
Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states
13 October 2020
Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.
August 2020
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Employment Intensive Infrastructure
ILO supports Beirut explosion clearing efforts through decent job creation
17 August 2020
After the explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4th, the International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme to clear the rubble, and in the process create decent jobs for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees.