Resources on ILO response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

  1. Report on value chain analysis: The tomato sector in Mafraq Governorate Jordan

    22 May 2014

    This report covers the process and results from the value chain analysis conducted on the tomatoes sector in Mafraq Governorate. The exercise was a part of the ILO project ‘Enhancing access to employment and livelihoods for Jordanian host communities affected by the Syrian refugee crises’ in the northern governorates of Jordan.

  2. Value Chain Analysis of the in the Olive and Olive Oil sector Governorate of Irbid

    14 May 2014

    This report covers the process and results from the value chain analysis conducted on the olive sector in Irbid Governorate. The exercise was a part of the ILO project ‘Enhancing access to employment and livelihoods for Jordanian host communities affected by the Syrian refugee crises’ in the northern governorates of Jordan.

  3. Jordan hosts second public-private sector dialogue forum to improve business environment in Syrian refugee host communities

    A second public-private partner dialogue forum covering Jordan’s Northern Governorate to discuss challenges and possible solutions to improve business environment in the area which hosts the largest proportion of Syrian refugees in the country.

  4. The impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on the labour market: a preliminary analysis

    30 April 2014

    The report focuses on the pre-existing employment and labour market challenges in Jordan, which have been exacerbated by the Syrian refugee crisis. Addressing the Syrian refugee crisis needs to take a holistic and comprehensive approach that addresses Jordan’s pre-existing labour market challenges as well as the rights of Syrian refugees to a livelihood that allows them to live in dignity.

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    Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan highlights urgency of fundamental job market issues

    30 April 2014

    The adverse labour market effects of Syrian refugees working in Jordan can be averted or reversed with comprehensive measures.

  6. Jordan hosts public-private sector dialogue forum to improve business environment in Syrian refugee host communities

    A public-private partner dialogue forum covering Jordan’s Northern Governorate to discuss challenges and possible solutions to improve business environment in the area which hosts the largest proportion of Syrian refugees in the country.

  7. High risk of child labour for Syrian refugees in Jordan

    15 April 2014

    In response to the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan, the ILO has identified child labour as a priority issue. Already, the Jordanian Government says that child labour has doubled nationwide - to 60,000 - since the refugee influx began in 2011.

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    Syrian refugees in Lebanon face harsh working conditions

    02 April 2014

    An ILO assessment of Syrian refugee employment in Lebanon finds that low wages, high unemployment and lack of labour market regulation pose serious challenges to livelihoods for both residents and refugees in host communities.

  9. Building livelihood resilience amidst a refugee crisis

    05 March 2014

    The ILO’s efforts to build the employment and livelihoods of Jordanian communities hosting Syrian refugees have begun to bear fruit.

  10. Report of the rapid assessment on: Child Labour in the Urban Informal Sector in three governorates of Jordan (Amman, Mafraq and Irbid)

    01 February 2014