Two years on from the Beirut blast, how ILO helped create jobs and a safer city

After the explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4th 2020, the International Labour Organization mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme to clear the rubble, and in the process created decent jobs and hope for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees. The Organization continues to work with the authorities to restore livelihoods and create a safer city. Find out more: <a href="https://www.ilo.org/beirut/countries/lebanon/lang--en/index.htm" target="">www.ilo.org/lebanon</a>

4 August 2022

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