Resources on work, peace and resilience (Employment promotion)

Voices

My work with earthquake survivors in Türkiye gives me purpose

06 February 2024

When multiple earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023, Jin Dawod set to work matching survivors with therapists through her platform Peace Therapist. A Syrian refugee living in Türkiye, she knows first-hand how critical psycho-social support is to help people recover from trauma.

Our impact, their voices

After the earthquake: ILO projects contribute to recovery in Syria

06 February 2024

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is helping communities in the city of Aleppo to rebuild after the earthquake in 2023.

Press release

Japan to support employment-intensive recovery in the earthquake-hit areas in Aleppo, Syria

01 February 2024

Article

Rehabilitating Dreams: The Human Voices behind Aleppo's School Rehabilitation Project

24 November 2023

In the heart of Aleppo, amidst the rubble left by earthquakes, a beacon of hope emerged through the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s project to rehabilitate and revive three schools in Aleppo.

ILO in action

Providing therapy to all, including traumatized refugees and earthquake survivors

10 November 2023

Jin Dawod survived the horrors of the Syrian war and today lives in Türkiye where she founded Peace Therapist, an online platform that puts its users in contact with therapists who can support them in their native language, including by providing free therapy for all, including refugees traumatized by war as well as earthquake survivors.

Needs of households and workers in Syria

Earthquake adds further financial burden to already struggling households and workers in Aleppo

14 August 2023

Many families are facing difficulties finding work and a stable source of income following the earthquake which hit the Syrian city of Aleppo in February 2023.

Publication

Rapid Assessment of the Needs of Households and Workers Affected by the Earthquake in Aleppo- Syria 2023

14 August 2023

This report aims to better understand the needs of households and workers affected by the February 2023 earthquake which struck the Syrian city of Aleppo, parts of which were severely damaged.

Press release

Jobs that help neighbourhoods recover from the earthquakes

03 August 2023

Following the earthquakes that hit Syria and Türkiye earlier this year, ILO infrastructure recovery works engaged communities in clearing debris and rubble in Aleppo, making many streets accessible and creating hundreds of short-term jobs

Voices

A job changed my life as a refugee

20 June 2023

War in Syria forced Syrian Abdel Halim al Qasir and his family to flee to the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Becoming a facilitator for the ILO’s Job Search Club project and helping other refugees inside the camp find new careers and job opportunities, has given him renewed hope for his and his family’s future.

Press release

Decent work key to resilience of Syrians and host communities

15 June 2023

Syrian displaced persons and refugees, and the communities that host them, need concrete decent work opportunities, and to move from receiving assistance to generating income, the ILO says at the Brussels Conference on supporting Syria and the region.