Factsheets and briefs
2023
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Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the Arab World
07 June 2023
The factsheet highlights important points such as the coverage for old age, disability, and survivors, employment injury, sickness, medical care, maternity, unemployment, and family benefits.
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Jordan: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
22 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Is the social protection system for private sector workers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory fit for purpose?
17 May 2023
Key insights from a recent evaluation show gaps with existing employer liability schemes
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United Arab Emirates: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Qatar: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Oman: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Lebanon: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Kuwait: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Saudi Arabia: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Bahrain: Regulatory Framework Governing Migrant Workers
17 May 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Briefing note
ILO work under the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus in the Arab States, with a focus on Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes (2022)
28 March 2023
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Briefing note
The background to the ILO-Qatar technical cooperation programme
20 February 2023
This note sets out the steps taken under the ILO supervisory mechanism and the subsequent negotiations that lead to the opening of the Project Office in Qatar in 2018. It summarizes some of the key developments under the technical cooperation programme.
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Iraq Country Profile
Productivity growth, diversification, and structural change in the Arab States (Iraq)
19 February 2023
This country snapshot provides a historical overview of Iraq's labour productivity trends compared with other non-GCC Arab economies and the global economy.
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Briefing note
EIIP Approach, Experiences and Lessons Learned: Contributions to the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (HDPN) in Iraq
19 February 2023
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Briefing note
ILO Response to the Earthquake in Syria: Embedding Decent Work Principles in Early Recovery Efforts
15 February 2023
The ILO is set to implement an emergency employment scheme to help restore the livelihoods of people in affected communities in Aleppo, parts of which were severely hit by the earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye.
2022
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ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan - at a glance
03 June 2022
This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECT programme implementation in Jordan
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Fact sheet: Main findings of the report “Productivity growth, diversification and structural change in the Arab States”
28 March 2022
2021
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Publication
Infographic - “Assessing Informality and Vulnerability among Disadvantaged Groups in Lebanon: A Survey of Lebanese, and Syrian and Palestinian Refugees”
13 August 2021
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Briefing note
Protecting wages of migrant workers in the Arab States: Discussion Note for Policymakers
15 June 2021
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers faced critical wage-related issues globally, and especially in the Arab States, yet the scale of the problem has vastly increased as the pandemic led to job losses, salary reductions and unplanned repatriations.
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Abu Dhabi Dialogue
Leveraging advanced technology to improve labour mobility governance
25 May 2021
This paper was prepared by Rebecca Napier-Moore and Anna Olsen and presented at session two of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue with the theme: Leveraging advanced technology to improve labour mobility governance on 25 May 2021.