ILO in the Arab States
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ILO promotes early recovery through community resilience in earthquake-damaged Aleppo
The ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visits the Syrian city of Aleppo to inaugurate the project “Early Recovery through Community Resilience in Aleppo’s Earthquake-hit Neighbourhoods” and hand over earthquake structural damage assessment equipment to local engineers.
What's new
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Press release
ILO holds training-of-trainers workshop in business digitalization in Jordan
07 December 2023
The workshop is part of efforts to support vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugee women through empowering them to expand their businesses and market access.
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Press release
ILO project provides financial support and education for Lebanon’s agricultural sector
07 December 2023
The project incorporated financial education courses and business management trainings alongside a credit scheme providing financial support to farmers and farm workers.
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Just transition
MENA region could create 10 million new jobs by 2050 through decarbonization and green industrial growth
03 December 2023
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) unveil at COP28 the first ever study on scenarios for strong industrial and climate development policies in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Publications
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ILO Response to the Earthquake in Syria: Embedding Decent Work Principles in Early Recovery Efforts
The ILO is set to implement an emergency employment scheme in Aleppo to help restore the livelihoods of people in affected communities in Aleppo, which was severely hit by the earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye.
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Towards a referral network for training and post-training support services: A mapping of training and post training service providers.
Job seekers and workers are under mounting pressure to upgrade their existing skills and learn new ones to meet the fast-changing labor market needs. More in this publication.
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Key challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs in the agriculture and agro-food sectors in North-Lebanon and Akkar
Needs Assessment Report Under the Productive Sectors Development Programme
Contact us
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International Labour Organization
Regional Office for the Arab States
Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
Beirut – Lebanon
Tel: 00961-1-752400
Fax: 00961-1-752405
Email: beirut@ilo.org