Ressources on Employment Promotion in the Arab States

  1. Proposal for a Policy Dialogue on Jobs Creation, Labour and Employment Aspects of the Kuwait Development Plan

    19 December 2014

  2. ILO to bolster international labour standards and occupational safety and health in Kuwait

    27 November 2014

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) sign a technical cooperation agreement to advance the work of Kuwait’s Public Authority for Manpower.

  3. Olive festival supports Jordan host communities in face of refugee crisis

    21 November 2014

    As part of the ILO’s efforts to support communities in Jordan most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, the 2014 Irbid Olive and Rural Produce Festival brought together local farmers and businesses to showcase products and explore avenues to develop the olive industry.

  4. Market Study and Marketing Strategy of Olive Sector in Irbid

    14 November 2014

    The primary objective of this study was to identify windows of business opportunity within the Irbid olive sector that are likely to have a good marketing potential for women, entrepreneurs, as well as micro-to-small-scaled producers.

  5. Market Study and Marketing Strategy of Tomato Sector in Mafraq

    14 November 2014

    The primary objective of this study was to identify windows of business opportunity within the Mafraq tomato sector that are likely to have a good marketing potential for women, entrepreneurs, as well as micro-to-small-scaled producers.

  6. ILO and government and non-governmental agencies choose the vegetable sector for development in Akkar, North Lebanon

    04 November 2014

    To support rural host communities in Akkar affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, the ILO held a Local Economic Development Dialogue workshop to select in a participatory way an agricultural sub-sector to develop as part of the ILO’s wider local economic development (LED) strategy.

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    ILO to engage in Gaza reconstruction efforts through expansion of its Palestinian Decent Work Programme

    29 October 2014

    Regional Director’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territory lays the groundwork for expanding the ILO’s work in Gaza, and consolidating national decent work initiatives.

  8. Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian refugees crisis in northern Lebanon

    23 October 2014

    The Syrian refugee crisis and the influx of refugees into Lebanon has resulted in various economic and social spill over effects in host communities such as stalled economic activity, loss of income and livelihoods, and shrinking access to public services.

  9. ILO launches Local Economic Development Dialogue in North Lebanon to support communities affected by the Syrian refugee crisis

    With a focus on agriculture, the workshop aims to select a sub-sector to develop as part of the ILO’s wider local economic development (LED) strategy to support rural host communities in North Lebanon affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.

  10. Improving Jordan’s performance management of the National Employment Strategy and Employment-Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions

    The ILO conducts a series of training activities to support performance management of the National Employment Strategy (NES) and the Employment, Technical - Vocational Education and Training (ETVET) System.