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Supporting Resilience and Social Cohesion with Decent Livelihood Opportunities
Türkiye is the country hosting the largest number of refugees, with over 4 million refugees, including 400,000 non-Syrian refugees (mostly Iraqis, Afghans and Iranians) and 3.7 million Syrians. Of these, 2 million Syrians are of working age, but...
Social Protection
Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in the Arab region
Creating space for dialogue between agencies and governments in the Middle East and North Africa is critical to identify options for the expansion of social protection for agricultural workers in the region.
Adopting a Multi-sectoral Approach to Fighting Child Labour and Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities in two Governorates of Syria
As Syria’s economy deteriorates, many Syrian families are resorting to negative coping strategies such as sending their children into child labour. The ILO’s multi-sectoral strategy to prevent child labour and address numerous vulnerabilities...
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 in the Syrian workplace
The ILO is working to strengthen Syria’s labour inspection system and improve occupational safety and health to reduce the impacts of COVID-19 in the workplace.
Improved access to employment opportunities for Lebanese and refugee graduates from skills training
The project aims to provide post-training services and market-based skills training for vulnerable Lebanese and refugees in order to improve employability in the labour market.
Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labour - The Jordanian Agriculture Sector
This project seeks to substantially reduce the incidence of the worst forms of child labour in the agriculture sector among host communities and Syrian refugees in Jordan.
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Promoting Decent Work For Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens
Facilitating the access of Syrians and Turkish citizens to the formal labour market, supporting them to develop, adapt and strengthen their skills and competences and strengthening institutional capacities of the labour market actors.
Advancing Decent Work in Jordan’s Agriculture Sector: A compliance model
This project seeks to advance decent work and the status of agriculture workers – Jordanian, refugee and migrant workers - through a compliance model that strengthens productivity, national labour legislation and adheres to international labour...
Formalizing access to the legal labour market for refugees and host communities in Jordan (Phase II)
This project seeks to support Jordanians and Syrian refugees in accessing decent work in Jordan’s labour market through skills development and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), while also supporting female workers to enter and remain in the...
Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through green works in agriculture and forestry (Phase II)
The project, in its second phase, will be implemented with the Ministry of Agriculture, to boost decent jobs through green works and labour-intensive employment in agriculture and forestry.
Formalizing access to the legal labour market through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and certification for Syrians and Jordanians...
The project aims to help tens of thousands of Syrian and Jordanian workers access formal employment and decent work in targeted governorates in Jordan, through skills development and accreditation.
Decent jobs for Jordanians and Syrian refugees in the manufacturing sector
The project, which aims to benefit thousands of Jordanian and Syrian workers, is part of efforts to support the implementation of a new EU-Jordan trade agreement to relax the rules of origin.
Supporting the strategic objectives of the London Syria Conference 2016 (Phase II)
The project builds on on-going UK-funded activities being implemented by the ILO, aimed at improving the working conditions of Syrian refugees and Jordanians in the sectors of agriculture and construction.
Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through green works in agriculture and forestry (Phase I)
The project supports Syrian refugees and Jordanians access decent work and livelihood opportunities in Jordan’s agricultural sector, through the use of employment-intensive methods.
Supporting the strategic objectives of the London Syria Conference 2016
The project aims to improve the working conditions of Syrian refugees and Jordanians in the sectors of agriculture and construction.
Supporting a National Employment Strategy that works for Young Syrian Refugees in Jordan (SIDA III)
The ILO is working towards developing a national framework on apprenticeship system in Jordan.
Tackling child labour among Syrian refugees and their host communities in Jordan and Lebanon
The ILO is combatting rising child labour among Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon and Jordan through labour policy reform and technical capacity building, complemented by direct services through ministries and partner organizations.
Support the establishment of social protection fund and universal health coverage in Lebanon
The ILO is working with the Lebanese government as well as workers’ and employers’ organizations in the country to identify social security gaps, introduce universal healthcare to tripartite stakeholders and assist in the establishment of a...
Enhanced Access to Employment Opportunities and Livelihoods in Jordanian Host Communities within the framework of ILO's response to the...
One of the key components of the ILO’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis is to enhance employment opportunities and livelihoods in underprivileged host communities.
Child labour
Working Street Children in Lebanon: Profile and Size Assessment
The ILO has partnered UNICEF and to comprise the first comprehensive study on Lebanon’s Working Street Children subsequent to the Syrian refugee crisis