News

February 2019

  1. Reporting Labour Statistics to the ILO for better SDG monitoring in Arab States

    18 February 2019

    An ILO-led workshop held in Amman, Jordan, focused on strengthening the capacities and promoting peer-to-peer learning amongst Arab countries with regards to statistical methods and sources to compile datasets relevant to the decent work.

  2. ILO launches first of its kind employment platform that targets both Syrian refugees and Jordanians

    14 February 2019

    The new service aims to boost job matching and training opportunities for both Jordanian and Syrian workers and job-seekers from across different sectors. 

  3. Constituents from Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey came together in Turkey to discuss the promotion of decent work for refugees and host communities

    13 February 2019

    Building on the outcomes of the 2015 “Regional Dialogue workshop on labour market impact of the Syrian refugee crisis”, the SSTC initiative between Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey aims at assessing achievements, key challenges, and lessons learned with regard to the promotion of decent jobs for refugees and host communities.

  4. Fair recruitment to the fore in Qatar

    06 February 2019

    Fair recruitment features prominently in the technical cooperation programme signed between the International Labour Organization and the State of Qatar. Alix Nasri, Labour Migration and Employment Specialist based at the ILO Project Office in Doha explains what is being done.

January 2019

  1. ILO conducts a tripartite workshop in Syria focused on labour inspection

    30 January 2019

    The ILO training-of-trainers workshop in Damascus focused on labour inspection, gender equality, child labour as well as occupational safety and health.

  2. Employment promotion and decent work for Jordanians and Syrian refugees in Jordan’s agricultural sector

    23 January 2019

    Norwegian delegation visits sites of ILO initiatives that help workers access jobs in the sector of agriculture and forestry as part of the agency’s response to the refugee crisis in Jordan.

  3. “Made in Jordan": EU trade agreement creates opportunities in manufacturing sector

    11 January 2019

    Two ILO projects financed by the European Union and the Kingdom of the Netherlands seek to find ways to boost employment for Syrian refugees and Jordanians and increase Jordanian manufacturing exports to the European market as part of the implementation of the Jordan-EU Agreement on the relaxation of the “rules of origin.”

December 2018

  1. Promoting the role of Public Notaries in ensuring rights-based employment between employers and migrant domestic workers in Lebanon

    19 December 2018

    The ILO has launched a new partnership with the Public Notaries Council Office in Lebanon, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, to provide training to all public notaries on their role in helping to regulate the domestic work sector.

  2. “Thank you Soma - شكراَ صوما”: ILO documentary explores relationship between migrant domestic workers and Arab youth

    17 December 2018

    On the occasion of International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO will premiere a new documentary film that aims to change the narrative about migrant domestic workers in the Arab States region.

  3. United Nations Day celebrated in Qatar

    13 December 2018

    United Nations Day has been celebrated for the first time in Qatar, marking the strong relationship between the UN and the State of Qatar.