News
October 2017
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From youth emergency employment to self-employment – joint UNDP and ILO work in Yemen
04 October 2017
Najah Ali is a 24-year-old woman from Yemen’s Hajjah Governorate. Her husband is unemployed, and her father retired. She has two brothers and six sisters. The escalation of the brutal conflict in Yemen in 2015 meant that Najah – and numerous others like her in Yemen – desperately needed a source of income to feed her family and meet basic needs.
September 2017
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40 million in modern slavery and 152 million in child labour around the world
19 September 2017
New data reveal that the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Target 8.7, will not be achieved unless efforts to fight modern slavery and child labour are dramatically increased.
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Social dialogue can contribute to sustainable enterprises and inclusive growth
18 September 2017
Heads of state and government as well as those of the ILO and the OECD will present a new publication on the business case for social dialogue between the social partners and with governments.
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ILO to hold Conference on “The Future of Work We Want: Workers’ perspective in the Arab region” on 20-21 September
18 September 2017
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ILO seeks to combat street-based child labour through new support centre in Beirut
08 September 2017
The ILO, Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour and the Norwegian Embassy inaugurate an ILO-supported children’s centre in one of the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs. The centre, operated by Beyond Association, will provide a variety of support services to local and refugee child labourers.
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ILO and MOL to open new support centre for working street children in Beirut
06 September 2017
The Beyond Ouzai Centre in one of the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs will provide a variety of support services to local and refugee child labourers.
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UN agencies ILO and FAO launch first Arabic-language guide for practitioners attending to child labour in agriculture
06 September 2017
The guide offers practical and detailed information on attending to child labour in the agricultural sector in Lebanon, where the incidence of child labour has increased dramatically in recent years.
August 2017
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Jordan’s first job centre for Syrian refugees opens in Zaatari camp
21 August 2017
Following the Jordanian government’s decision to allow Syrian refugees to obtain work permits, a new job centre has opened at the country’s largest refugee camp to help the people living there access the local labour market.
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ILO launches Global Commission on the Future of Work
21 August 2017
In the presence of the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius, the ILO has launched a high-level international body to address the challenges of the rapidly transforming world of work.
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ILO to establish Global Commission on the Future of Work
16 August 2017
On 21 August, the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius will launch the new international body during a high-level event in Geneva.