Publications
2014
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Palestinian Employment in Lebanon - Facts and Challenges: Labour Force Survey among Palestinian Refugees living in camps and gatherings in Lebanon
27 February 2014
The labour force survey sheds light on the characteristics and conditions of the Palestinian labour force from a developmental and rights-based perspective and equips policy-makers and national stakeholders with the information to engage in evidence-based deliberations on this issue. It aims to inform the on-going discussion on Palestinians’ working and living conditions, as well as their access to social protection.
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Palestinian Employment in Lebanon - Facts and Challenges: Labour Force Survey among Palestinian Refugees living in camps and gatherings in Lebanon (Summary Report)
27 February 2014
The labour force survey sheds light on the characteristics and conditions of the Palestinian labour force from a developmental and rights-based perspective and equips policy-makers and national stakeholders with the information to engage in evidence-based deliberations on this issue. It aims to inform the on-going discussion on Palestinians’ working and living conditions, as well as their access to social protection.
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Financial Assessment of the cost of providing health care coverage for Palestinain refugees in Lebanon
27 February 2014
The preliminary financial assessment of the cost of providing health care coverage estimates – for the first time – the unutilized contributions of the Palestinians wage earners and their employers to the NSSF. It also projects the possible cost to be incurred if Palestinian workers and their families are provided with health care coverage through the NSSF.
2013
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Building a preventative safety and health culture
20 December 2013
A guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155), its 2002 Protocol and the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006 (No. 187)
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Statistical Background Note 2013: Rethinking Economic Growth - Towards Productive and Inclusive Arab Societies
20 December 2013
This background note presents a compilation of selected demographic, education and labour statistics for the Arab Region. This was prepared as an input to the joint ILO/UNDP report on Rethinking Economic Growth: Towards Productivity and Inclusive Arab Societies.
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Emerging good practices related to training and job placement of persons with disabilities in lebanon
18 December 2013
This report is the product of a collaborative effort bringing together Arcenciel, the Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union, and the Forum of the Handicapped Association, UNRWA and the ILO.
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A study on the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan
26 November 2013
The working paper covers the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan and provides empirical evidence on a sector that is highly feminized.
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ILO Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Jordan
21 November 2013
The ILO has developed its own development-focused strategy to respond to the crisis in Jordan.
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National Action Plan to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lebanon by 2016
07 November 2013
The National Action Plan to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Lebanon by 2016 seeks to put Lebanon’s international commitments into practice on a national scale by reaching out to everyone who has a stake in a fairer society: workers, employers, and local communities.
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Manual for UNRWA Employment Service Centres
31 October 2013
This manual is developed as a self-instructional guidebook for staff working in UNRWA employment service centres supporting Palestine refugees in UNRWA’s five fields of operation. It can also be used by all staff providing education, career guidance and counselling to Palestine refugees.