Publications
2016
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Wages and productivity in the garment sector in Asia and the Pacific and the Arab States
07 November 2016
This brief provides an overview of trends, recent policy developments and recommendations with regards to wages and productivity in the garment sector in Asia and the Pacific and the Arab States.
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Inequality of opportunity and (unequal) opportunities in the youth labour market: How is the Arab world different?
04 November 2016
Using the recent school-to-work transition surveys for Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia, the Technical Brief address the unique phenomenon in the Middle East and North Africa region of disproportionately high levels of unemployment among educated young people.
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan National Dialogue on the Future of Work
21 October 2016
The Jordan national dialogue on the Future of Work, which brings together tripartite and social partners, as well UN agencies, academic institutions, private sector and experts in respective fields, will focus on the following thematic areas: managing demographic transition; maintaining social stability in the context of massive population displacement; managing technological change; and managing the employment impact of climate change.
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Progress and potential: Better Work Jordan
28 September 2016
This brief provides a quick facts and key highlights from an independent impact assessment of the Better Work Jordan programme.
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A study of the Employers of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon: Intertwined
19 September 2016
The study focuses on the critical role of employers in recruiting and managing the employment relationship within the current normative framework of Lebanon.
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A study of the Working and Living Conditions of MDWs in Lebanon: “Intertwined: the workers’ side“
16 September 2016
This report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), provides a general picture of the living and work conditions of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon.
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Ways forward in recruitment of low-skilled migrant workers in the Asia-Arab states corridor
06 September 2016
This White Paper serves to further stimulate policy dialogue for fair migration in the countries of origin and destination in Asia the Arab States corridor
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Effects of gender inequality in employment and pay in Jordan, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: three questions answered
31 August 2016
The labour markets in the Arab region have some gender characteristics that are similar to those in practically all other world regions. Where the Arab region stands out is in the extent of some characteristics. For example, female labour force participation is very low overall: the female force participation rate is only 27 per cent in the Arab countries compared to the global average of 51 per cent.
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National Child Labour Survey 2016 of Jordan: Summary Report on Main Findings
16 August 2016
The survey, conducted by the Centre for Strategic Studies in collaboration with ILO, the Ministry of Labour and the Department of Statistics, covers around 20,000 households from across all 12 governorates, including the Zaatari refugee camp. It focuses on working children between the ages of 5–17 years, including Syrian refugees, as well as other migrant worker households resident in Jordan.
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Labour market transitions of young women and men in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Results of the 2015 school-to-work transition survey
21 July 2016
This report presents the highlights of the 2015 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) run together with the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project. Results are compared to those of the first round (2013) and the analysis is updated and expanded to supplement the portrait of the youth labour market situation presented in the first survey report.