Factsheets and briefs
2024
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Factsheet – ILO in Syria Early recovery through community resilience in earthquake-hit areas (February – December 2023)
23 February 2024
In response to multiple earthquakes that devastated Northern governorates of Syria, the International Labour Organization (ILO) mobilized internal crisis response funds to embark on employment-intensive infrastructure and livelihoods recovery initiatives in Aleppo, one of the worst-hit areas. Collaborating closely with UN and other humanitarian entities, the ILO's multifaceted response aims to address the staggering impact on employment, livelihoods, and infrastructure, ushering in a phase of resilience building across the region through the world of work.
2023
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United Arab Emirates: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Qatar: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Oman: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Lebanon: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Kuwait: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Saudi Arabia: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Jordan: Regulatory framework governing migrant workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Bahrain: Regulatory Framework Governing Migrant Workers
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Infographic: EXPANSION OF LEGAL COVERAGE
25 October 2023
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Infographic: New reforms for the extension of social protection to migrant workers in the GCC countries
25 October 2023
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Infographic: Gaps in access to social protection of Nepalese migrant workers in the Gulf countries
25 October 2023
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Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the formal private sector in the GCC countries.
25 October 2023
The infographic charts the systems of social protection available for workers in the private sector in each country of the GCC.
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Fact sheet
Employment-intensive afforestation activities in Irbid, Jordan
10 October 2023
As part of its Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan - Phase VI (2022-2024), funded by the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Development Bank (KfW), the ILO is creating short term employment opportunities for refugees and host communities through the planting of trees in the Irbid governorate.
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Fact sheet
Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan – Phase VI
10 October 2023
Between 2022 and 2024 the ILO, with funding from the Federal Republic of Germany through the German Development Bank (KfW), is implementing an Employment Intensive Investment Programme in Jordan - Phase VI that aims to provide short term employment opportunities to refugees and host communities. Besides generating critical income support for families to cope with economic difficulties, the programme aims to help build Social Cohesion, Peace and Stability through green jobs and sustainable projects.
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Social protection coverage for national and migrant workers in the Arab World
07 June 2023
The factsheet highlights important points such as the coverage for old age, disability, and survivors, employment injury, sickness, medical care, maternity, unemployment, and family benefits.
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Is the social protection system for private sector workers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory fit for purpose?
17 May 2023
Key insights from a recent evaluation show gaps with existing employer liability schemes
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Briefing note
ILO work under the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus in the Arab States, with a focus on Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes (2022)
28 March 2023
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Briefing note
The background to the ILO-Qatar technical cooperation programme
20 February 2023
This note sets out the steps taken under the ILO supervisory mechanism and the subsequent negotiations that lead to the opening of the Project Office in Qatar in 2018. It summarizes some of the key developments under the technical cooperation programme.
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Iraq Country Profile
Productivity growth, diversification, and structural change in the Arab States (Iraq)
19 February 2023
This country snapshot provides a historical overview of Iraq's labour productivity trends compared with other non-GCC Arab economies and the global economy.