Publications

2014

  1. Labour inspection, gender equality and non-discrimination in the Arab states: guide book

    08 July 2014

    This guide book builds on a number of global and regional materials on gender equality, discrimination and labour inspections. It is aimed to provide labour administrations in the Arab states with modern understanding and tools to use labour inspections strategically to enforce gender and non-discrimination related principles and rights at work with a vision to contribute to the realization of women’s economic and social empowerment in the Arab world.

  2. Reaffirming and promoting rights during transition: development results 2012-2013

    30 June 2014

    By looking at a narrow set of indicators, such as the rate of privatization, trade openness, debt, inflation and foreign direct investment, most analysts had concluded that Arab countries were on the right track economically in the lead up to the Arab uprisings.

  3. Access to justice for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon

    13 June 2014

    This study analyzes the legal framework of immigration and employment in the sector of domestic work and traces the development of case law of criminal courts and Labour Arbitration Councils since 2000 in cases involving migrant domestic workers (MDWs) victims of labour exploitation.

  4. Labour market transitions of young women and men in Jordan

    05 June 2014

    This report presents the highlights of the 2012 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) run together with the Jordanian Department of Statistics within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project.

  5. Guide of the Decree 8987 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour

    02 June 2014

    This guide aims to present Decree No 8987 in simplified language form in order to facilitate comprehension of its article contents and render them more amenable to abiding by, especially by children and their parents or caretakers.

  6. National Awareness Raising Strategy on the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lebanon

    02 June 2014

    The overall goal of the Awareness Raising Strategy is to support the National Action Plan’s efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labour in Lebanon by 2016. It seeks to achieve four objectives that were set after a series of consultations and workshops with various stakeholders, including Lebanese media representatives.

  7. Report on value chain analysis: The tomato sector in Mafraq Governorate Jordan

    22 May 2014

    This report covers the process and results from the value chain analysis conducted on the tomatoes sector in Mafraq Governorate. The exercise was a part of the ILO project ‘Enhancing access to employment and livelihoods for Jordanian host communities affected by the Syrian refugee crises’ in the northern governorates of Jordan.

  8. Value Chain Analysis of the in the Olive and Olive Oil sector Governorate of Irbid

    14 May 2014

    This report covers the process and results from the value chain analysis conducted on the olive sector in Irbid Governorate. The exercise was a part of the ILO project ‘Enhancing access to employment and livelihoods for Jordanian host communities affected by the Syrian refugee crises’ in the northern governorates of Jordan.

  9. The impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on the labour market: a preliminary analysis

    30 April 2014

    The report focuses on the pre-existing employment and labour market challenges in Jordan, which have been exacerbated by the Syrian refugee crisis. Addressing the Syrian refugee crisis needs to take a holistic and comprehensive approach that addresses Jordan’s pre-existing labour market challenges as well as the rights of Syrian refugees to a livelihood that allows them to live in dignity.

  10. Assessment of the impact of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and their employment profile

    01 April 2014

    In order to assess the impact and identify the ramifications of an increasing number of Syrian refugees (many of whom will be seeking work) the ILO implemented an assessment of their impact and a survey of their employment status in four regions (Akkar, Tripoli, Beqaa, and the South). The objective was to provide a better understanding of the evolving situation of increasing numbers of Syrian refugees.