Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. © Maureen Barlin 2022
    Olive festival to support vital sector in northern Jordan economy

    As part of ILO efforts to support communities in Jordan most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, it joins forces with local partners in Irbid to host a three-day festival promoting the vital olive industry in northern Jordan.

  2. Jordan and the ILO tailor career guidance manuals for employment services in Syrian refugee host communities

    Representatives from international agencies and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour discuss methods to integrate tools from existing career guidance manuals in order to strengthen the capacity of employment services in communities Syrian refugees.

  3. Public employment services in Jordan consider job creation methods in Syrian refugee-hosting communities

    The ILO and public employment service representatives from Amman, Mafraq and Irbid meet to formulate a strategic plan for improving opportunities in refugee hosting communities.

  4. ILO promotes jobs for refugee-hosting communities in Jordan

    ILO works with refugee-hosting communities in Mafraq and Irbid to create jobs in agro-business.

  5. Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work

    This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering vulnerability studies, stigma and discrimination studies, impact and cost-benefit studies.