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.

Middle East and North Africa

Conflict and mass displacement increase child labour

20 March 2019

Conflict and crisis in the Middle East and North Africa has led to an increase in child labour across the region, including in children’s involvement in armed conflict and other illicit activities, a new report finds.

Event

High-level event on Youth Employment for Peace and Resilience

Under the aegis of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, the event is co-organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) together with the Ministry of Employment and Social Security of Spain and the Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations.

Palestinian Decent Work Programme

Kuwait contributes US$500,000 to support ILO activities in the occupied Palestinian territory

26 March 2015

The State of Kuwait grants the International Labour Organization (ILO) half a million US dollars, bringing the State’s total contributions dedicated to promoting decent work and social justice in the occupied Palestinian territory and the Arab States to US$3.5 million since 2009.

© Saleh Jadallah/ILO 2022

Gaza reconstruction / Unemployment

Gaza conflict in 2014 caused hefty Palestinian job losses through destruction of workplaces and productive assets

24 March 2015

New ILO study assesses how the Israeli military operation during the latest Gaza conflict caused widespread “disemployment” in the Palestinian territory’s private sector through the destruction of land, structures, capital equipment and tools.

Media Brief

Media Brief: The "Disemployment" Impact of the 2014 Conflict in Gaza: An ILO Damage Assessment and Recovery Strategy

16 March 2015

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.”

© Robin Lloyd / ECHO 2022

Gaza reconstruction

ILO to engage in Gaza reconstruction efforts through expansion of its Palestinian Decent Work Programme

29 October 2014

Regional Director’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territory lays the groundwork for expanding the ILO’s work in Gaza, and consolidating national decent work initiatives.

Publication

Assessment of the impact of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and their employment profile

01 April 2014

In order to assess the impact and identify the ramifications of an increasing number of Syrian refugees (many of whom will be seeking work) the ILO implemented an assessment of their impact and a survey of their employment status in four regions (Akkar, Tripoli, Beqaa, and the South). The objective was to provide a better understanding of the evolving situation of increasing numbers of Syrian refugees.

Skills, knowledge and employability

Supporting Livelihoods for fishermen and their families in the Gaza strip

08 November 2013

The ILO is supporting the post-conflict recovery of fisheries in the occupied Palestinian territory through capacity building, training and value chain analysis.