Investing in ECCE would create 13 jobs in the region

02 June 2023

The Conference discussed findings of the ILO report 2022 “Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More Gender-Equal World of Work.

How are trade unions adapting to changes in the world of work?

02 June 2023

The world of work is undergoing a period of transformation, and trade unions are responding to workers' needs and aspirations with innovation and foresight. The ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) has launched a program with trade unions that enables them to become agents of change and support workers through this process of transformation. In this interview, Maria Helena Andre, Director of ACTRAV, takes stock of the trade union movement and outlines the challenges trade unions are facing. Ms Andre stresses in particular the importance of social dialogue in formulating responses to new challenges in the world of work.

Rehabilitation works and decent jobs for community resilience in earthquake-damaged Aleppo

02 June 2023

ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visited earthquake-damaged areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the ILO is implementing community infrastructure rehabilitation works, set to create hundreds of jobs.

Farmer organization models and cooperatives play crucial role in agricultural sector develop in Iraq

02 June 2023

An event was held by partners implementing the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme (AfBDP) in Baghdad to discuss the development of farmers’ organizations and cooperatives in Iraq and ways to strengthen their role so they can better respond to the needs of society

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Statement following the New York Times story on the ILO’s work in Qatar

11 March 2023

ILO Director-General opening statement at the 17th Asia-Pacific regional meeting

06 December 2022

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PROSPECTS Partnership joins efforts to increase employability and job opportunities in northern Lebanon

29 May 2023

A programme carried out by the ILO in collaboration with the UNHCR and implemented by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), has helped hundreds of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees to hone their skills and find jobs amid the country’s multi-level crisis.

Urgent reforms are needed to restore adequate coverage by Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund

17 May 2023

A study by the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States outlines the results of a first-of-its-kind assessment of the financial situation of Lebanon’s National Social Security Fund.