News
June 2020
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Launch of "An ILO for All Seasons": Interview with Kari Tapiola
26 June 2020
Kari Tapiola, former Deputy-Director General of the ILO presents his study "An ILO for All Seasons" to be launched on 29th June 2020.
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on enterprises in Jordan
25 June 2020
New assessment highlights significant impact of COVID-19 on enterprises and employees in Jordan.
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Joint Committees strengthened through major training initiative
24 June 2020
Intensive capacity building benefits worker and management Committee representatives alike
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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.
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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.
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© UNICEF/IRAQ 2024
Joint Statement by the ILO and UNICEF on World Day Against Child Labour in Iraq
12 June 2020
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Rapid assessment highlights impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable workers and small-scale businesses in Lebanon
05 June 2020
The assessment examines how the crisis has affected employment and livelihoods of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugee workers, as well as the new challenges now facing small-scale enterprises in an already fragile economy.
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Jordan’s Ministry of Labour and the ILO strengthen collaboration to support decent work in agriculture
03 June 2020
A new Memorandum of Understanding will see the establishment of employment support offices to boost decent work opportunities in the agricultural sector.
May 2020
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Recovering from the COVID-19 crisis: What policies are needed?
29 May 2020
For workers, what risks and opportunities has the COVID-19 crisis brought about? Catelene Passchier, Chair of the Workers’ Group of the ILO Governing Body shares her views on the policies needed to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. She also calls for more regulation of digital work and enhancement of social dialogue and tripartism to provide social justice and decent work for all.
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Difficulties in obtaining e-wallet financial accounts could jeapardize workers’ wages
27 May 2020
Online poll by the Jordanian National Commission for Women and the International Labour Organization show that 58% of males and 57% of females could not create e-wallet financial accounts. Yet such accounts are key to wage protection.