Resources on Child Labour in Arab States

  1. Training marks a significant step forward in addressing child labour in Lebanon

    22 September 2023

    Training on inter-agency child labour toolkit for the MENA region, with funding from the EU, Sweden and the UK, empowers stakeholders and promotes sustainable livelihoods.

  2. End Child Labour in Iraq

    12 June 2023

    The United Nations in Iraq, including ILO and UNICEF call on all partners to ensure enhanced social justice and step up the fight against child labour.

  3. Annual Report 2023: An Industry and Compliance Review

    08 June 2023

    Better Work Jordan Reporting period: January - December 2022

  4. Better Work Jordan Annual Report 2023 shows industry stakeholders engaging on national regulations, worker wellbeing

    08 June 2023

    Despite some improvements in compliance, gaps remain

  5. Development cooperation between ILO and Saudi Arabia enters new phase

    08 June 2023

    A letter of intent was signed on the side-lines of the International Labour Conference to launch Phase II of a joint ILO-Saudi development cooperation programme, under which the ILO will provide support in analysis, policy and capacity development.

  6. Investing in ECCE would create almost 6 million jobs in 12 countries in the region

    02 June 2023

    The Conference discussed findings of the ILO report 2022 “Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More Gender-Equal World of Work.

  7. Parents and caregivers of working children complete vocational trainings in Iraq

    19 February 2023

    Hundreds of parents and caregivers of working children in Ninewa have completed vocational trainings in sewing and electrical installation, that will help them build their skills, improve their employability and establish their own sources of income, so their children no longer have to work.

  8. A renewed chance at childhood, education, and productive family: Sana's story

    09 November 2022

    Sana is a Syrian refugee girl who came to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq with her parents in 2013. She found herself working at a clothes shop to support her family.

  9. Vocational training initiative gives families of working children chance to improve skills and employability in Iraq

    23 October 2022

    Parents and caregivers of working children from forcibly displaced and host communities attend vocational training programme to learn new skills that will enable them to generate income and pull their children out of child labour.

  10. Parents of working children in Iraq attend ILO vocational training to learn new skills

    23 October 2022

    The ILO in Iraq is providing vocational training sessions in sewing, electric installation and haircutting for parents and caregivers of working children to improve their skills and employability in efforts to reduce the pressure on their children to work.