News

ILO creates infrastructure jobs in earthquake-hit Syrian city

12 May 2023

An employment-intensive project creates decent jobs for community members affected by the earthquakes in the Syrian city of Aleppo, while rehabilitating infrastructure in damaged neighbourhoods.

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Celebrating green jobs and decent work in Jordan on International Labour Day

09 May 2023

News

Second meeting of the Policy Working Group (PWG) in Egypt

08 May 2023

Employment-intensive Investment Project phase VI

Signing of Implementation Agreement between the ILO-EIIP-KfW Project and the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan

07 May 2023

ILO in Jordan signs a new Implementation agreement with Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan for the afforestation of 1,750 dunums (175 Ha) in 4 Governorates namely Irbid, Jerash, Ajloun an Al Balqa.

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Celebrating green jobs and decent work in Jordan on International Labour Day

01 May 2023

ILO project in Jordan celebrates "cocoon" method for sustainable & affordable tree planting in National Afforestation Plan

Crisis Response

ILO deepens its support in the earthquake-hit region in close cooperation with government and social partners

11 April 2023

The ILO is considering strengthening further the technical support to implement decent work programmes in the recovery from the disaster caused by the earthquake.

Press release

Inclusive Green Economic Growth for Jordan's Refugee and Host Communities

28 March 2023

A new ILO project funded by the Government of Italy aims to build a sustainable and inclusive green labor market for Jordan's refugee and host communities.

Employment-Intensive Employment Programme

ILO promotes labour intensive methods to improve livelihoods of host and refugee communities in Ethiopia

28 March 2023

Through an intensive training, the ILO has strengthened the capacity of road construction engineers from Ethiopia’s refugee-hosting districts to apply labour intensive methods to boost socio-economic development through infrastructural development and job creation.

Crisis response

Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands of workers after Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

28 March 2023

Devastating earthquakes have destroyed the jobs and businesses of hundreds of thousands of people in Türkiye and Syria. Workers and enterprises urgently need help to rebuild livelihoods and prevent poverty, informality and exploitation.

Workshop aims to increase women’s participation in employment intensive works in Jordan

Gender Awareness Workshop for Ministry of Agriculture and the directorates under EIIP Project Phase VI

23 March 2023

The EIIP project funded by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Development Bank (KfW) was launched in Jordan in 2016 in response to the Syrian crisis and to provide support to the Jordanian Government in facing the challenges related to the influx of refugees. It focuses on increasing short term employment through improving infrastructure and the environment, and to providing youth with skills that will assist them in securing longer-term job opportunities.