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Arab States

Workers in Duhok planting a landscape area as part of the ILO afforestation project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq © ILO/ Karam Al Snjarae/ Duhok/ November 2023

The International Labour Organization (ILO) established its Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS) in 1976 and has worked ever since to advance the ILO’s core values across the Arab region.  

Focus areas

Care economy
Female care workers provide childcare services in Amman, Jordan

Care economy

Gender equality and non-discrimination
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Gender equality and non-discrimination

Employment promotion
A construction worker with a hard hat, carrying bucket of cement on his shoulder

Employment promotion

Green jobs and climate change
workers installing solar panels on a roof

Green jobs and climate change

Labour migration
Migrant workers in Dubai, UAE

Labour migration

Social protection
A man in a hard hat taking notes on a paper, while another watches with a smile, in Jordan

Social protection

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New ILO project strengthens international and national partnerships in support of Jordan’s workforce
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New ILO project strengthens international and national partnerships in support of Jordan’s workforce

Unlocking Opportunities: Empowering Youth and Women in Yemen
Abdullah, after receiving livelihood business training and financial grants to start his beekeeping business in Hajjah Governorate.

Unlocking Opportunities: Empowering Youth and Women in Yemen

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Development Cooperation Dashboard

Development Cooperation Dashboard

The dashboard offers interactive visualizations of ILO development cooperation projects across the Arab States

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Projects and programmes

Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq

Project

Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq

Promoting employment and training for youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean

Promoting employment and training for youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean

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Publications

Employment trends for youth in the Middle East and North Africa

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Employment trends for youth in the Middle East and North Africa

Assessment and mapping of cash transfer payment modalities and frequencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Technical Paper

Assessment and mapping of cash transfer payment modalities and frequencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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Multimedia

Mosaic of ILO photos from the Arab States
The Government of Papua New Guinea deposits instruments of ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 81, 144 and 190

Labour standards

The Government of Papua New Guinea deposits instruments of ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 81, 144 and 190
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Labour statistics

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Events

Applying Market Systems Development for Decent Work in the Middle East and North Africa

Applying Market Systems Development for Decent Work in the Middle East and North Africa

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