Projects

2020

  1. Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labour - The Jordanian Agriculture Sector

    1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020, Jordan

    This project seeks to substantially reduce the incidence of the worst forms of child labour in the agriculture sector among host communities and Syrian refugees in Jordan.

  2. Advancing decent work under the Jordan Compact: Work permits and their impact on decent work for Syrian workers in Jordan

    1 January 2019 - 30 April 2020, Jordan

    The overall objective of the research is to contribute to and advance the evidence base on the impact of work permit regulations and procedures governing Syrians’ access to the labour market in Jordan and feed into advocacy and policymaking. 


  3. Land and Rights – Paths to Social and Solidarity Economy in Palestine

    28 January 2019 - 27 January 2020,

    The project aims at contributing to the respect of economic and social rights for the Palestinian population.

2019

  1. Advancing Decent Work in Jordan’s Agriculture Sector: A compliance model

    1 November 2018 - 31 December 2019, Jordan

    This project seeks to advance decent work and the status of agriculture workers – Jordanian, refugee and migrant workers - through a compliance model that strengthens productivity, national labour legislation and adheres to international labour standards.

  2. Reforming the End of Service Indemnity scheme in Lebanon’s private sector into a pension system for old-age, disability and survivors

    2 January 2018 - 30 December 2019, Lebanon

    The project aims to establish a pension system for private sector workers to provide periodic benefits in case of old-age, disability and death.

  3. Improving Livelihoods for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon: Better Access, More Opportunities, Enhanced Capacities

    3 July 2017 - 31 July 2019, Lebanon

    ILO and UNRWA launch an entrepreneurship and self-employment project among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon to facilitate their entry to the labour market.

  4. Lebanon Labour Force and Households’ Living Conditions Survey 2017

    1 March 2017 - 31 July 2019, Lebanon

    Lebanon's Central Administration for Statistics (CAS) and the ILO have embarked upon an EU funded project to produce reliable, timely and representative statistical data on the current conditions of work in the country.

  5. Better Work Jordan (Phase II)

    1 September 2014 - 30 June 2019, Jordan

    Better Work Jordan aims to reduce poverty by expanding decent work opportunities in Jordan’s apparel industry thorough improved working conditions and increased competitiveness of the industry brought about by enhancing economic performance at the enterprise level as well as improving compliance with Jordanian labour law and International Labour Standards.

  6. Decent jobs for Jordanians and Syrian refugees in the manufacturing sector

    1 May 2017 - 30 April 2019, Jordan

    The project, which aims to benefit thousands of Jordanian and Syrian workers, is part of efforts to support the implementation of a new EU-Jordan trade agreement to relax the rules of origin.

2018

  1. Improved and market-based provision of vocational training for Lebanese and refugees

    1 May 2017 - 31 December 2018, Lebanon

    The project will design a training programme that helps vocational training providers to gather information on and analyse market needs in order to provide targeted services responsive to community market demands.