Resources on Child Labour in Arab States

  1. Middle East marks World Day against Child Labour on June 12

    11 June 2013

    ILO and tripartite partners to mark World Day Against Child Labour in Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territory.

  2. Arab Employment Forum

    The Forum addresses the broad challenges and opportunities posed by the financial and economic crisis, providing a platform for senior policy-makers and high-level representatives of works and employers from across the Arab region

  3. Workshop for Media on how and what to cover in child labour issues in Lebanon

    In collaboration with the Child Labour Unit in the Ministry of Labour in Lebanon, the ILO Regional Office for Arab States is coordinating a workshop for media persons and outlets on how and what to cover in child labour issues in Lebanon.

  4. Strategic Objectives for Decent Work Agenda

    01 February 2013

    The ILO Regional Office for Arab states works to foster social justice with decent work opportunities through sustainable enterprises, higher productivity and growth with equity.

  5. Working children in the Republic of Yemen: The results of the 2010 National Child Labour Survey

    15 January 2013

    The 2010 National Child Labour Survey was designed to provide indicators on three main aspects of children’s lives: economic activity, schooling and unpaid household services. The survey covered 9,571 households containing 67,617 individuals, 23,535 of whom were children between 5 and 17 years of age.

  6. Working children in the Republic of Yemen: the results of the 2010 national child labour survey

    14 January 2013

  7. Yemen reveals results of first national child labour survey

    Government, worker, employer, civil society and donor representatives will discuss the findings of the 2010 National Child Labour Survey in Yemen and chart the way forward for future programmes to combat child labour.

  8. Social justice for a new Arab era: promoting jobs, protection and dialogue in a changing region

    05 November 2012

    Arab states must move towards an inclusive development model of higher productivity and, together with their citizens, forge a new social contract.

  9. Governments' Recommendations

    14 September 2012

  10. Minimum wages: Institutional aspects

    14 September 2012