• © Nadia Bseiso / ILO

    ILO calls for decent jobs for Syrian refugees and host communities

    The ILO’s Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat will participate in a high-level panel on jobs and economic opportunities during the Helsinki Conference on Supporting Syrians and the Region from 23-24 January. The conference will see the launch of the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan for 2017 and 2018.

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  • © M. Rimando / ILO

    Job skills boost confidence, build peace in Zamboanga

    Our impact, their stories

    ILO skills training programme provides decent work opportunities to people affected by the internal conflict in southern Philippines.

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  • Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4 million in 2017

    World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2017

    As leaders meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the world faces the twin challenge of repairing the damage caused by the global economic and social crisis and creating quality jobs for the tens of millions of new labour market entrants every year.

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  • ILO’s Future of Work initiative

    The world of work is undergoing a major process of change. In order to understand and to respond effectively to these new challenges the International Labour Organization has launched a "Future of Work initiative" in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice.

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    ILO’s Ruba Jaradat: We must create decent jobs, not any jobs, for Syrian refugees and host communities

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