Factsheets and briefs
2016
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Briefing note
Progress and potential: Better Work Jordan
28 September 2016
This brief provides a quick facts and key highlights from an independent impact assessment of the Better Work Jordan programme.
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Briefing note
Decent work for domestic workers: Achievements since the adoption of Convention C189
14 June 2016
On 16 June 2011, workers, employers and governments came together to adopt ILO Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers. In the last five years since its adoption, some 70 countries around the world have taken action to advance decent work for domestic workers. These measures represent the first steps in a long path to redress a history of exclusion; making decent work a reality for domestic workers though will require sustained attention to ensure real progress.
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Infographics
Women in Business and Management: Gaining Momentum in the Middle East and North Africa
27 January 2016
Data on women in management positions exclusively in the private sector is scarce globally and in the MENA region in particular.
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Factsheet
The ILO in Iraq
20 January 2016
This Country Leaflet gives an overview of ILO activities in Iraq. It summarizes the ILO’s history in the country, and outlines the work undertaken by the ILO in cooperation with the government and social partners on a wide range of work and workplace issues.
2015
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Brief
Protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers
16 July 2015
This brief on protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers reflects good practices and lessons learned from the Arab Region on the subject.
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: Food sector promotion for urban refugees in Egypt Project proposal
13 May 2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: Employment-Intensive Infrastructure Investment and Environmental Protection Irbid and Mafraq, Jordan - Concept note
13 May 2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: Emergency funding for the ILO response to the influx of Syrian refugees in Turkey - Project proposal
13 May 2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: Livelihoods, Employment and Income for Vulnerable People in North Lebanon - Concept note
13 May 2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: Tackling child labour among Syrian refugees and their host communities in Lebanon - Project proposal
13 May 2015
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Briefing note
The Syrian refugee crisis: the ILO's response and proposals
13 May 2015
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Fact Sheet
ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
13 May 2015
The Syrian refugee crisis embodies one of the largest and most protracted humanitarian emergencies of modern times. Since 2011, the bulk of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria have found refuge among host communities in neighbouring states.
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Briefing note
Women on Boards - Building the female talent pipeline
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Briefing Note
Pay Equity - A key driver of gender equality
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Briefing note
Work and Family - Creating a family-friendly workplace
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Briefing note
Maternity, paternity at work - Baby steps towards achieving big results
28 April 2015
Issues Brief from "Reflecting Global Change - ILO/IFC/CBI Conference on Women in Business and Management" - London, 28 April 2015
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Policy brief
Main findings from a pilot on upgrading informal apprenticeships in Jordan
23 March 2015
Upgrading informal apprenticeships has a great potential as a poverty reduction method as it directly targets the main skills training to which the poor have access. It is a step by step process, based on constant negotiations with the employers; i.e. not all improvements in terms of contract, OSH, training contents and working conditions can happen at once, and trust building is as important as the immediate outcomes in the training process.
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Briefing note
Briefing Note: ILO Action on HIV/AIDS in Jordan
15 January 2015
2014
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Briefing note
Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian refugees crisis in northern Lebanon
23 October 2014
The Syrian refugee crisis and the influx of refugees into Lebanon has resulted in various economic and social spill over effects in host communities such as stalled economic activity, loss of income and livelihoods, and shrinking access to public services.
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Brochure
Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Advocating Institutional Reform in the Middle East
15 August 2014
In the majority of Arab countries, migrant domestic workers are not covered by the labour law. The overwhelming majority of these workers are women from Asia and Africa who provide labour services in a workplace where rights are not clearly defined by law or in practice.