Factsheets and briefs
2013
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Collective Bargaining
Benefits of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
30 September 2013
The agreement aims to improve the working and living conditions of tends of thousands of workers and their families, and to reduce the incidence of industrial action by establishing mechanisms to resolve labour disputes.
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Collective Bargaining
A Collective Bargaining Agreement for Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector
30 September 2013
The agreement, which will affect 55,000 workers, 40,000 of whom work in the export sector, is one of the most comprehensive collective bargaining agreements to be found in Jordan and in the apparel sector globally. It is a significant step for the garment sector in Jordan, and will play a major role in strengthening worker representation, social dialogue and industrial relations.
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Collective Bargaining
Overview of Jordan's Ready Made Garment Sector
30 September 2013
Jordan has experienced rapid growth in the apparel industry in recent years, which accounts for nearly 17 percent of the country’s total exports. Apparel exports, mostly to the United States, reached a record high of USD 1.2 billion in 2012.
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Collective Bargaining
Facts about the Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Ready Made Garment Sector in Jordan
30 September 2013
The collective bargaining agreement, which will affect more than 55,000 workers, is one of the most comprehensive of its kind in Jordan and in the apparel sector globally.
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Briefing note
Jordan Legal Brief 130513
31 May 2013
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Briefing note
Closing the Gender Pay Gap Symposium
31 May 2013
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Briefing note
Jordan Education Briefing
31 May 2013
Towards Pay Equity: A study on the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan
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Issue brief
Towards Pay Equity: A Legal Review of Jordanian National Legislation
19 May 2013
To respond to the need to better address the pay gap between women and men in the labour market in Jordan, the Jordanian National Steering Committee for Pay Equity (NSCPE) with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted a review of national legislation in 2013.
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Issue brief
Towards Pay Equity: A study on the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan
19 May 2013
In order to provide substantive evidence on the pay gap in the private education sector (schools and universities), the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the National Steering Committee for Pay Equity (NSCPE) commissioned an in-depth study which also defines the causes of the pay gap and provides ecommendations on the way forward.
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Policy brief
HIV and World of Work: Legislating to mitigate HIV/AIDS at work in Jordan
07 April 2013
This policy brief is based on the findings of research conduced by the ILO in 2011-2012 on the extent to which Jordanian legislation and practices conform to international standards pertaining to HIV/AIDS and the world of work.
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Fact Sheet
Women's Participation in the Palestinian Labour Force: 2010-2011
01 April 2013
This fact sheet presents an overview of women’s employment status in terms of labour force participation, unemployment and terms and conditions of employment in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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Policy brief
Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace: An overview from the occupied Palestinian territory
01 April 2013
In 2011, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics conducted a study in the occupied Palestinian territory on gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Institute of Women Studies at Birzeit University.
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Factsheet
Strategic Objectives for Decent Work Agenda
01 February 2013
The ILO Regional Office for Arab states works to foster social justice with decent work opportunities through sustainable enterprises, higher productivity and growth with equity.
2012
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Action brief
ILO’s Training on Photography with Palestinian Women in oPt
06 December 2012
Based on follow up consultative meetings with ILO constituents and other national stakeholders, ILO, GIZ and UNRWA singed a MoU in December 2010 to conduct a skills development training course on "Women’s Gainful Employment Through Skills in Photography".
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Action brief
ILO Initiatives on Promoting Women’s Participation in Cooperatives in oPt
06 December 2012
Despite the relatively long history of the Palestinian cooperative movement, women’s participation in cooperatives remains low.
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Action brief
ILO's Training with Palestinian Women Engineers in Gaza
06 December 2012
A skills training course for the unemployed Palestinian women engineers in the construction sector in the Gaza Strip was planned.
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Action brief
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Yemen
06 December 2012
This action brief describes ILO activities undertaken in 2009-10 with the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training targeting young unemployed women in Yemen, in line with the Decent Work Country Programme outcome on advancing gender equality and access to income-generating activities in the labour market.
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Action brief
Closing the gender pay gap in Jordan
06 December 2012
In July 2011, with technical support from the ILO, the tripartite plus National Steering Committee on Pay Equity was established to promote pay equity (equal pay for work of equal value) for men and women workers in Jordan.
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Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet No. I: Action Programme for Protecting the Rights of Women Migrant Domestic Workers (PROWD) in Lebanon 2011-2014
22 October 2012
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Brochure
Jordan Decent Work Country Programme
10 April 2012
Through a new Decent Work Country Programme in Jordan (DWCP), the ILO will work closely with tripartite partners to advance the national employment agenda and enhance access to decent work opportunities.