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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
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Promoting decent work
Ethiopian youth organizations equipped to tackle unemployment with ILO's Youth-to-Youth Fund
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Sustainable development impact of the ILO’s employment-intensive programme evident across Jordan
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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
Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT): Towards Decent Work and Affordable Housing in Iraq
Project
Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq
Publications
ILO Working Paper 123
Balancing Act: The Role of Digital Platforms in Shaping the Conditions of Creative Work
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Employment trends for youth in the Middle East and North Africa
Events
Applying Market Systems Development for Decent Work in the Middle East and North Africa
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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