Resources on Labour migration in Arab States

  1. ASRAAB Newsletter: September/November 2013 - Issue # 1

    08 January 2014

    ASRAAB is a participatory newsletter and one of PROWD project’s activities created to enhance coordination among stakeholders active in promoting and protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.

  2. Jordanian officials receive training to combat forced labour

    Labour inspectors and police officers are trained in methods to combat forced labour and human trafficking in the country.

  3. Statistical Background Note 2013: Rethinking Economic Growth - Towards Productive and Inclusive Arab Societies

    20 December 2013

    This background note presents a compilation of selected demographic, education and labour statistics for the Arab Region. This was prepared as an input to the joint ILO/UNDP report on Rethinking Economic Growth: Towards Productivity and Inclusive Arab Societies.

  4. Decent work opportunities to poor Jordanian women in Ajloun

    11 December 2013

    In 2011, the Goverment of Jordan adopted a comprehensive ten-year National Employment Strategy that was developed with the assistance of the Internatioanl Labour Organization. Among other things, the strategy calls for increasing Jordanian employment in industries, such as the garment sector, which currently employ a large number of migrant workers. This video highlights the efforts of one factory in a remote area to provide decent work opportunities to poor Jordanian women and the impact in is having on their lives.

  5. Summary of Proceedings: Arab and Asian migrant worker trade unions meeting

    28 October 2013

  6. Jordanian officials receive training to combat human trafficking and forced labour

    The two-day training workshop looks at ways labour inspectors and police officers can effectively combat forced labour and human trafficking in Jordan.

  7. Project Brief: Improving Labour Migration Governance and Combating Human Trafficking in the Middle East

    23 October 2013

  8. ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan – Labour Market Assessment

    23 October 2013

    The ILO is carrying out an assessment on the impact of the Syrian crisis on the Jordanian labour market, with a particular focus on host communities.

  9. Lebanon domestic workers committee bridges cultural divides through child art

    Drawing competition for the children of migrant workers about "Growing up in Lebanon" launched by the Committee of Domestic Workers at the National Federation of Employees and Workers.

  10. Arab labour migration research network launched

    The ILO’s new Migration and Governance Network studies and documents migration trends in the Arab States to assist labour migration reform.