Resources on Equality and non-discrimination in the Arab States

  1. Fraught but Fruitful: Risks, Opportunities, and Shifting Gender Roles in Syrian Refugee Women’s Pursuit of Livelihoods in Lebanon with Additional Observations from Jordan and Iraq

    15 March 2021

    This report was commissioned by UN Women, ILO and UNHCR to provide evidence-based research that can inform current and future livelihoods programming and promote pathways to increase the safe, dignified and sustainable participation and empowerment of displaced women in the labour force.

  2. Resilient women work hand in hand with the ILO to achieve decent work

    08 March 2021

    As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, we highlighted success stories from resilient Syrian and Jordanian women who have created a better life for themselves and their families with support and guidance from the ILO.

  3. Stories from women working in the field in the ILO’s Jordan EIIP

    08 March 2021

    On International Women’s Day, women who found employment under the ILO’s Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan share how work and increased income have impacted their lives. The Programme is funded by the Government of Germany through KfW, the German Development Bank.

  4. Women managers in Jordan: ILO cautions against taking data out of context

    07 March 2021

  5. “Women in Sports”: ILO youth-centred programme promotes decent work in Jordan

    16 February 2021

  6. ILO and UNICEF collaborate to support vulnerable youth in Iraq to develop skills and transition from training to decent employment, with support from the Government of the Netherlands

    26 January 2021

  7. Ethical Reporting on Labour Migration in the Arab States

    18 December 2020

    Three actions to take today.

  8. Signing grant agreement between Italian Government and ILO supporting “Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate-job generation and enterprise development for vulnerable refugee and host communities in Jordan”

    29 June 2020

    A new intervention in Jordan will provide employment and livelihood opportunities through labour-intensive approaches and business development support.

  9. Better Work Jordan and IFC join forces to tackle gender-based violence in Jordan’s garment sector

    21 June 2020

    A new programme will support national stakeholders in addressing gender-based violence.

  10. ILO in Jordan launches campaign on the right to a workplace free from violence and harassment

    21 June 2020

    The social media campaign aims to drum up support for legislation protecting the right of women and men to a world of work free from violence and harassment.