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Arab States
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
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Care economy
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Gender equality and non-discrimination
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Employment promotion
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Green jobs and climate change
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Labour migration
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Social protection
Latest news and stories
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Beyond the crisis: strengthening nexus coherence for social protection in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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Bridging Continents for the Protection of Migrant Workers
The Doha Dialogue Paves the Way for Improved Labor Mobility Governance Between Africa and the Middle East
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Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualizations of ILO development cooperation projects across the Arab States
Projects and programmes
Project
Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq
Project
Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq
Publications
Policy Brief
Recommendations for Jordan to ratify ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
Informality and Structural Transformation in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan
Events
Applying Market Systems Development (MSD) for Decent Work in the Middle-East
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Contact
Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
Beirut – Lebanon
- Tel: 00961-1-752400
- Email: beirut@ilo.org