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Kuwait
Kuwait has been an ILO member state since 1961 and has ratified 19 ILO Conventions including seven of eight Fundamental Conventions. Kuwait is a major donor to the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States. Kuwait’s contributions are mainly targeted at promoting decent work and social justice in the occupied Palestinian territory and other Arab States. In total, Kuwait has contributed US$4.5 million to the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States since 2009.
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STREAM Diploma strengthens capacities on social protection for migrant workers along the South Asia–Gulf corridor
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South Asia–Gulf consultations build momentum for migrant workers’ social protection
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
Project
STREAM - Extending Social Protection to migrant workers and their families in the South Asia-Gulf Corridor
The FAIRWAY programme
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Kuwait.
Publications
Gender and statistics in the world of work in the Arab States Region
Research brief
The impact of GenAI on jobs, productivity and work organization: a review of the empirical evidence
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Browse our catalogue of resources from or about Kuwait and filter by topic or sector.
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Contact
Joumana Karame
Programme Analyst, Regional Programme Services for Kuwait
- Email: [email protected]
Dina Beheri
Administrative Assistant
ILO - Kuwait Office
UN House, Mishref, Kuwait
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +965-25308157
ILO activities in Kuwait are coordinated by the ILO in the Arab States Office, based in Beirut.
Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
Beirut – Lebanon
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: + 961-1-752400