ILO in the Arab States

What's new

  1. Press release

    Investing in ECCE would create 13 jobs in the region

    02 June 2023

    The Conference discussed findings of the ILO report 2022 “Care at Work: Investing in Care Leave Policies and Care Services for a More Gender-Equal World of Work.

  2. Video

    Rehabilitation works and decent jobs for community resilience in earthquake-damaged Aleppo

    02 June 2023

    ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visited earthquake-damaged areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the ILO is implementing community infrastructure rehabilitation works, set to create hundreds of jobs.

  3. Trade Unions in Transformation

    How are trade unions adapting to changes in the world of work?

    02 June 2023

    The world of work is undergoing a period of transformation, and trade unions are responding to workers' needs and aspirations with innovation and foresight. The ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) has launched a program with trade unions that enables them to become agents of change and support workers through this process of transformation. In this interview, Maria Helena Andre, Director of ACTRAV, takes stock of the trade union movement and outlines the challenges trade unions are facing. Ms Andre stresses in particular the importance of social dialogue in formulating responses to new challenges in the world of work.

Publications

  1. ILO Response to the Earthquake in Syria: Embedding Decent Work Principles in Early Recovery Efforts

    The ILO is set to implement an emergency employment scheme in Aleppo to help restore the livelihoods of people in affected communities in Aleppo, which was severely hit by the earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye.

  2. Towards a referral network for training and post-training support services: A mapping of training and post training service providers.

    Job seekers and workers are under mounting pressure to upgrade their existing skills and learn new ones to meet the fast-changing labor market needs. More in this publication. 

  3. Key challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs in the agriculture and agro-food sectors in North-Lebanon and Akkar

    Needs Assessment Report Under the Productive Sectors Development Programme

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  1. International Labour Organization
    Regional Office for the Arab States
    Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
    P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
    Beirut – Lebanon

    Tel: 00961-1-752400
    Fax: 00961-1-752405

    Email: beirut@ilo.org

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