News and statements on labour migration
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ILO supporting apiculture farmers in Kenya to find opportunity in crisis
05 April 2022
To meet the increased demand of honey during COVID-19, the ILO and its partners provided timely guidance to the apiculture farmers in Garissa, Kenya, improving their production and income.
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ILO's My First Business training programme promotes entrepreneurship among young Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees
09 June 2021
With support from the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO has trained over 650 vulnerable women and men, the majority of whom are youth, on its My First Business entrepreneurship training programme, promoting livelihoods and decent job creation with a focus on the agriculture and agro-food sectors.
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Olive festival supports Jordan host communities in face of refugee crisis
21 November 2014
As part of the ILO’s efforts to support communities in Jordan most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, the 2014 Irbid Olive and Rural Produce Festival brought together local farmers and businesses to showcase products and explore avenues to develop the olive industry.
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ILO promotes jobs for refugee-hosting communities in Jordan
14 November 2013
ILO works with refugee-hosting communities in Mafraq and Irbid to create jobs in agro-business.
