News
May 2023
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Partners discuss farmer organization models and cooperatives in Iraq and their role in supporting the development of the agricultural sector
29 May 2023
The event brought together partners implementing programmes under the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme, and national stakeholders involved in the development of the agricultural sector.
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Recovery of Arab economies accelerating, with projections of hundreds of thousands of new green jobs
24 May 2023
Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat led an ILO delegation to the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo, where she highlighted major labour market dynamics and trends globally and in the Arab region.
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What works and what doesn’t in reducing migrant women workers’ vulnerability to forced labour and human trafficking?
22 May 2023
An event held in Beirut, marking the completion of a 10-year ILO labour migration programme, presented lessons learned and findings that can guide future efforts to tackle challenges related to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers.
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Collaboration between ILO and Elizade University seeks to Improve Media Reporting on Labour Migration in Nigeria
19 May 2023
Through the FAIRWAY Programme in Nigeria, ILO is improving the quality of teaching labour migration related topics for students of Mass Communication and Journalism.
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New agricultural sector OSH guide and training launched in Lebanon
17 May 2023
The ILO “Occupational Safety and Health Guide in Agriculture” is set to increase OSH efficiency and boost the provision of safe workplaces to guarantee the workers’ health and the sector’s productivity
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ILO Regional Director for Arab States completes official visit to Saudi Arabia
17 May 2023
Regional Director Ruba Jaradat met with government, employer and worker representatives and attended the annual Islamic Development Bank meetings.
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Iraq invests in building a social security system that protects workers
17 May 2023
Iraq’s parliament votes for new social security law, introducing far-reaching reforms to the social security system for private-sector workers.
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Closing the childcare policy gap would generate almost 6 million jobs in 12 MENA countries by 2035
15 May 2023
Investing in childcare provision that closes significant gaps in paid childcare-related leave and early childhood care and education (ECCE) would generate nearly 5.8 million ECCE jobs in 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa by 2035. This would help reduce inequalities, generate decent care jobs, promote social justice, and support children’s developmental and education outcomes in the region.
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Extensive Palestinian national dialogue on revised social security draft law begins
15 May 2023
Palestinian stakeholders begin two months of discussions on key proposed reforms to the social security law aimed at enhancing good governance, financial sustainability and equity of the system.
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ILO creates infrastructure jobs in earthquake-hit Syrian city
12 May 2023
An employment-intensive project creates decent jobs for community members affected by the earthquakes in the Syrian city of Aleppo, while rehabilitating infrastructure in damaged neighbourhoods.