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Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been an ILO member state since 1976 and has ratified 19 ILO Conventions, including seven of ten core Conventions. The ILO Technical Cooperation Programme with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development is in its 2nd phase. Work is ongoing on employment policy, skills development, occupational safety and health, social dialogue, fundamental principles and rights at work as well as cooperatives. The ILO is an active member of the United Nations Country Team and works with the Federation of Saudi Chambers and the Saudi National Committee of Workers Committees.
Latest news and stories
Employers and Business Membership Organization - capacity building
ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities concludes two online validation workshops on strengthening labour functions in employers’...
New ILO-GCC joint report
Report reviews the wage protection system in Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Tripartite partners
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
Project
Fostering cooperative development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Saudi Arabia.
Publications
New ILO-GCC joint report
Wage Protection Systems in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A regional analysis
ILO report
Navigating the digital and artificial intelligence revolution in Arab labour markets
All resources
Browse our catalogue of resources from or about Saudi Arabia and filter by topic or sector.
Work with us
Contact
Ryszard Cholewinski
- Email: [email protected]
ILO activities in Saudi Arabia 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