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Workers in Duhok planting a landscape area as part of the ILO afforestation project in Kurdistan Region of Iraq © ILO/ Karam Al Snjarae/ Duhok/ November 2023

The International Labour Organization (ILO) established its Regional Office for Arab States (ILO ROAS) in 1976 and has worked ever since to advance the ILO’s core values across the Arab region.

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Employment promotion

Employment promotion

Social protection
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Social protection

Labour migration
Migrant workers in Dubai, UAE

Labour migration

Green jobs and climate change
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Green jobs and climate change

Care economy
Female care workers provide childcare services in Amman, Jordan

Care economy

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International conference in Baghdad highlights how decent work strengthens youth opportunities and active citizenship
A group photo of some of the participants in Bayt al-Hikma’s 12th Scientific and 4th International Conference in Baghdad, bringing together over 160 researchers to discuss education, work and active citizenship.

International conference in Baghdad highlights how decent work strengthens youth opportunities and active citizenship

Decent work at the heart of recovery in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Aerial view of widespread destruction in Gaza, with damaged buildings and rubble stretching into the distance. Overlaid text introduces the ILO’s Decent Work and Recovery Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (2026–2029) in English and Arabic.

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Decent work at the heart of recovery in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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Events

Partners’ meeting in support of the ILO programme of assistance for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

Partners’ meeting in support of the ILO programme of assistance for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)

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Development Cooperation Dashboard

Development Cooperation Dashboard

The dashboard offers interactive visualizations of ILO development cooperation projects across the Arab States

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Projects and programmes

Transforming Social Insurance for Own-Account Workers in Jordan

Project

Transforming Social Insurance for Own-Account Workers in Jordan

Towards a More Inclusive Social Security System in Jordan

Project

Towards a More Inclusive Social Security System in Jordan

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Publications and documents

Building inclusive markets and decent work in Lebanon’s agriculture sector: Results and lessons from the BOUZOUR project, 2023–2026

ILO Brief

Building inclusive markets and decent work in Lebanon’s agriculture sector: Results and lessons from the BOUZOUR project, 2023–2026

Results 2023–2026: Decent Work Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

November 2026

Results 2023–2026: Decent Work Programme for the Occupied Palestinian Territory

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Multimedia

Mosaic of ILO photos from the Arab States
The Government of Papua New Guinea deposits instruments of ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 81, 144 and 190

Labour standards

The Government of Papua New Guinea deposits instruments of ratification of ILO Conventions Nos 81, 144 and 190
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Labour statistics

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