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Workers help clear Beirut explosion wreckage under ILO programme

09 September 2020

ILO's Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme (EIIP) creates 200 decent jobs for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees, 15 per cent of whom are women, in efforts to restore livelihoods and support the clear-up operation in Beirut.

Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme

ILO and German officials meet Beirut blast clear-up workers

08 September 2020

Workers mobilized as part of the ILO’s Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme are contributing to the city-wide clear-up operation.

Our impact, their voices

Clean water for life and livelihoods amid pandemic

01 September 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for clean water to prevent infection, while making it more difficult for some remote and vulnerable communities to access supplies. In the Philippines, an ILO-Japan project is developing better water supply systems, providing local jobs and promoting safe and healthy working conditions.

Employment Intensive Infrastructure

ILO supports Beirut explosion clearing efforts through decent job creation

17 August 2020

After the explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4th, the International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme to clear the rubble, and in the process create decent jobs for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees.

Employment Intensive Infrastructure

ILO creates decent jobs to support Beirut explosion clearing operations

14 August 2020

The International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon to clear rubble in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion.

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ILO's statement at the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

27 July 2020

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The ILO participates in the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

27 July 2020

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At Mbera refugee camp, in Mauritania, the ILO is training young people in building trades

19 June 2020

At the hands-on construction training site of the PECOBAT project, students are building an elementary school for the camp’s children, while learning skills that will make them more employable.

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ILO participates in a webinar on nature-based solutions

22 May 2020

COVID-19 and EIIP Jordan

Distribution of ATM cards to EIIP workers in Jordan ensures salary payments are not disrupted

18 May 2020

Efforts to support workers employed in Jordan’s EIIP ensure much-needed salaries are paid during COVID-19 lockdown.