Resources on International Labour Standards in the Arab States

  1. Yemen publishes first labour force survey in over 15 years

    27 October 2015

    The ILO and the Central Statistical Organization of Yemen have compiled the most up-to-date reading of the labour force in the country which shows falling labour force participation and rising unemployment, particularly among the youth and women.

  2. ILO hosts workshop on application of International Labour Standards in Iraq

    The workshop brings together parliamentarians, government officials and representatives of workers’ and employers’ organziations from Iraq as well as the Kurdistan Autonomous Region to discuss the application of International Labour Standards and implementation of Iraq’s new Labour Code.

  3. Support to the Public Authority for Manpower in Kuwait

    01 July 2015

    The ILO and the Public Authority for Manpower in Kuwait are working together to promote, ratify and apply International Labour Standards in the country.

  4. Jordan marks Occupational Safety and Health Day

    As part of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Jordan organizes a series of activities to raise awareness on safety in the construction sector.

  5. ILO and UAE agree on capacity building programme for the MoL to govern its labour market and monitor working conditions

    20 April 2015

    The two-year project will improve the UAE’s capacity to govern its labour market and monitor working conditions, including those of migrant workers.

  6. ILO Director-General to open Arab Labour Conference in Kuwait

    18 April 2015

    Guy Ryder to address the opening of the 42nd session of the Arab Labour Conference.

  7. Access to work for Syrian refugees in Jordan: a discussion paper on labour and refugee laws and policies

    30 March 2015

    In this discussion paper, the International Labour Organization, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, seeks to develop a qualitative understanding of the legal and policy framework applicable to Syrian refugees seeking work, complimentary to the recent quantitative studies of the impact of Syrian refugees on the Jordanian labour market. This paper intends to address the contentious and multifaceted issue of access to work for Syrian refugees in Jordan.

  8. ILO to bolster international labour standards and occupational safety and health in Kuwait

    27 November 2014

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) sign a technical cooperation agreement to advance the work of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower.

  9. ILO aims to boost job opportunities in northern Lebanon through labour law training

    26 September 2014

    An ILO training workshop in Tripoli aims to increase knowledge of Lebanese labour laws amongst employment service providers catering to locals and foreigners, as part of an initiative to tackle the effect of the Syrian refugee crisis on employment and livelihoods in rural northern Lebanon.

  10. Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Advocating Institutional Reform in the Middle East

    15 August 2014

    In the majority of Arab countries, migrant domestic workers are not covered by the labour law. The overwhelming majority of these workers are women from Asia and Africa who provide labour services in a workplace where rights are not clearly defined by law or in practice.