Factsheets and briefs
2012
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Action brief
ILO Initiatives on Promoting Women’s Participation in Cooperatives in oPt
06 December 2012
Despite the relatively long history of the Palestinian cooperative movement, women’s participation in cooperatives remains low.
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Action brief
ILO's Training with Palestinian Women Engineers in Gaza
06 December 2012
A skills training course for the unemployed Palestinian women engineers in the construction sector in the Gaza Strip was planned.
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Action brief
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Yemen
06 December 2012
This action brief describes ILO activities undertaken in 2009-10 with the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training targeting young unemployed women in Yemen, in line with the Decent Work Country Programme outcome on advancing gender equality and access to income-generating activities in the labour market.
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Action brief
Closing the gender pay gap in Jordan
06 December 2012
In July 2011, with technical support from the ILO, the tripartite plus National Steering Committee on Pay Equity was established to promote pay equity (equal pay for work of equal value) for men and women workers in Jordan.
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Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet No. I: Action Programme for Protecting the Rights of Women Migrant Domestic Workers (PROWD) in Lebanon 2011-2014
22 October 2012
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Brochure
Jordan Decent Work Country Programme
10 April 2012
Through a new Decent Work Country Programme in Jordan (DWCP), the ILO will work closely with tripartite partners to advance the national employment agenda and enhance access to decent work opportunities.
2011
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Publication
Convention No. 189 - Questions and answers
10 August 2011
This short factsheet will help you understand what Convention No. 189 is, who it covers, and what minimum standards it sets.
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Policy brief #10
Mainstreaming Gender Equality Concerns in Palestinian Cooperatives
29 July 2011
This policy brief presents the summary of a study from the International Labour Organization (ILO) on women cooperatives in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS).
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Policy Brief
Child Labour and Protection in the occupied Palestinian territory
18 May 2011
This document highlights the findings of a desk review conducted by the International Labour Organization on child labour in the occupied Palestinian territory.
2010
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Issue brief # 3
Rural women producers and cooperatives in conflict settings in Arab States
29 April 2010
This issue brief aims to shed light on the reality and potential of cooperatives in empowering rural women in conflict settings in Arab States, based on the experience of Lebanon, Iraq, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip (WBGS).
2009
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Country brief # 3
Promoting Decent Work and Gender Equality in Yemen
31 December 2009
ILO has had long standing development experience in Yemen, mainly through technical advisory work and technical cooperation projects in partnership with its core constituents: the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (MOSAL), the Yemen General Federation of Workers’ Trade Union and the Federation of the Yemeni Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
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Country brief # 2
Building Safe Passage for Women’s Employment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
31 December 2009
This country brief presents an overview of the research and policy advocacy activities of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on gender equality in the world of work in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It highlights the overall employment context, underlining concerns, result achieved and future plans.
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Country brief # 1
Advancing Women’s Employment in Lebanon: ILO in Action
31 December 2009
This Country Brief is part of a series that looks at the current and ongoing research and policy advocacy activities of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on gender equality in the world of work in Arab States. It highlights the overall employment context, the underlining concerns, the results achieved, and future plans.
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Policy brief # 6
Enhancing the Participation of Rural Women Producers in Cooperatives in Yemen
14 December 2009
This policy brief aims to contribute to the ongoing debate over the role of cooperatives in generating employment and income earning opportunities for women in Yemen and elsewhere in Arab States.
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Issue brief # 1
Social Care Needs and Service Provision in Arab States: Bringing Care Work into Focus in Lebanon
01 December 2009
This Issue Brief is part of a series that examines women’s labour force participation in Arab States using gender equality and workers’ rights perspectiveز
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Issue brief # 1
Promoting the Rights of Women Migrant Domestic Workers in Arab States: The Case of Lebanon
01 December 2009
This Issue Brief is part of a series that examines women’s labour force participation in Arab States using gender equality and workers’ rights perspective.