Resources on ILO response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

  1. ILO hosts meeting of international agencies and NGOs to discuss future interventions to assist Jordan’s Syrian refugee population and their host communities

    Members meet to identify potential livelihoods programming options for both Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians and develop a clear direction for programming and advocacy opportunities that will feed into the development of an advocacy strategy for livelihoods actors for 2014-15.

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    Syrian refugee children at work… and in a play

    25 June 2014

    Abject poverty is forcing many Syrian refugee families to send their children to work. In Lebanon, host to over a million refugees from Syria, current and former child labourers held a musical and theatrical performance to mark World Day against Child Labour.

  3. Syrian refugee host community employment agencies in Jordan develop career guidance capacity

    Employment agencies and school-based counselors in Jordan receive ILO training on enhanced career guidance methods and practices.

  4. ILO child labour studies in Jordan identify causes and solutions in two key sectors

    09 June 2014

    The ILO in Jordan launches twin studies on child labour covering the urban informal and agricultural sector to propose interventions required to address child labour.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  10. 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.