Events
October 2013
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Post-conflict recovery of Palestinian fisheries begins in Gaza
31 October 2013
An inception workshop launches an ILO project aimed at reform of the fishing sector in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Jordan reviews pay equity legislation
30 October 2013
Members of the Jordanian Parliament and other key stakeholders consider pay equity amendments to Jordan’s labour law.
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Small and medium enterprises from Lebanon improve productivity and working conditions
29 - 31 October 2013
Work Improvement in Small Enterprises training is administered to empower managers to alter the physical organization of the workplace and work processes to improve health, safety and productivity.
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Jordanian officials receive training to combat human trafficking and forced labour
28 - 29 October 2013
The two-day training workshop looks at ways labour inspectors and police officers can effectively combat forced labour and human trafficking in Jordan.
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Jordan labour inspectors complete modern labour inspection training
28 - 31 October 2013
Labour inspectors in Jordan will train other civil servants in international labour inspection standards related to child labour, migrant workers, forced labour, gender as well as occupational health and safety.
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Jordan’s Ministry of Health inspectors to mull role in national plan to combat child labour
23 - 24 October 2013
Health ministry inspectors participate in an ILO workshop to examine how they can contribute to Jordan’s National Framework to Combat Child Labour.
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Arab States labour inspectors meet to improve inspection practices related to gender discrimination
22 - 24 October 2013
Labour inspectors from Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territory will incorporate their recommendations of a draft ILO-guidebook on labour inspection and gender-based discrimination.
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Lebanon builds partnerships to combat child labour through Corporate Social Responsibility
22 - 23 October 2013
Local and international firms will be encouraged to practice longer-term engagement in the fight against child labour in Lebanon.
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Lebanon domestic workers committee bridges cultural divides through child art
13 October 2013
Drawing competition for the children of migrant workers about "Growing up in Lebanon" launched by the Committee of Domestic Workers at the National Federation of Employees and Workers.
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Arab labour migration research network launched
9 - 10 October 2013
The ILO’s new Migration and Governance Network studies and documents migration trends in the Arab States to assist labour migration reform.