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"Goal for Life": A vocational and skills milestone for young women in the Jordanian sports sector

The initiative focuses on equipping women in Jordan with skills to work in the fitness sector and countering gender stereotypes.

Skills fair highlights the importance of modernizing and transforming apprenticeship-based vocational training

A Jordanian delegation led by the ILO in Jordan participated in the Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships in Turin, Italy, to strengthen capacities to meet the evolving challenges of the contemporary world of work.

Norwegian Ambassador visits Jordanian NGO to witness the positive impact of Estidama++ program on workers and employers

Estidama++ supports SMEs in Jordan to strengthen access to social protection rights

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Photo essay: Woman-led cooperative in Jordan expands business and drives local change through cooperative alliances

On International Women's Day, we celebrate the endeavours of Jordan’s Fatima Al-Zahraa Cooperative Society with an in-depth interview featuring its president, Ghada Al-Qudah, and a photo gallery showcasing their activities. Tune in for their inspiring story!

EIIP regional workshop

Employment Intensive Investment Programme workshop highlights success stories and future roadmap for sustainable development

National and International Efforts Gather to Support Early Childhood in Jordan

Youths across Jordan gain new skills through work-based learning

Hundreds of Jordanian and Syrian youths celebrated the completion of their training programmes, provided by the ILO and Jordan River Foundation, as they prepare to enter the world of work with increased practical and technical skills.

ILO-trained outreach officials boost social security registration among wage workers in Jordan

The capacity-building initiative supports the extension of social security rights of Jordanian and non-Jordanian workers–including refugees

ILO and Jordan’s Vocational Training Corporation agree to recognize the prior experience of 1,000 beneficiaries

The program aims to issue accredited certificates for Jordanian and Syrian informal workers in various economic sectors in Jordan.

EU and ILO to improve the employability of Youth NEETs in the MENA region

A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.

Fifth UfM Trade and Investment Forum

Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?

Jordan first Arab country to publish a comprehensive Statistical Bulletin for the Social Protection Sector

The Department of Statistics in Jordan, with support from the ILO and the EU, has launched the first statistical bulletin for the social protection sector in Joran and in the Arab region.

Better Work industrial seminar addresses new workplace safety and health regulations in Jordan

Portraits from PROSPECTS - Visualizing change in host and refugee communities

Depicting stories of host and refugee individuals with improved self-reliance and resilience, an exhibition led by ILO PROSPECTS programme at the colonnade of ILO Headquarters will underpin ILO’s approaches promoting inclusive socio-economic growth and decent work for both host and forcibly displaced communities. The exhibition will be on from 14 December to 11 January in its first phase.

ILO holds training-of-trainers workshop in business digitalization in Jordan

The workshop is part of efforts to support vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugee women through empowering them to expand their businesses and market access.

Fifth UfM Trade and Investment Forum

Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?

The ILO’s Director of the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, Sangheon Lee, advocates for stronger alignment of trade, investment and employment policies for translating economic opportunities into decent employment realities during the 5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum.

The Netherlands commits to further support for ILO’s work on forced displacement

PROSPECTS Partnership enters second phase with the new agreement signed between the Netherlands and the ILO

The ILO conducts a cooperative audit training workshop in Jordan

In the past year ILO PROSPECTS Jordan and ILO-Jerusalem has been collaborating around developing a “Cooperative Audit and Control Manual” for use in both contexts in close collaboration with the Cooperative Work Agency (CWA) in OPT and the Jordan Co-operative Corporation (JCC).

Webinar

Virtually Bridging Boundaries: Ushering a new era of cross-border labour migration reporting

This webinar organized by the FAIRWAY Programme welcomed students and lecturers from universities in Uganda and Jordan, and professionals journalists around the world, to share their experiences on cross-border journalism.

Work-based learning pledged for vulnerable populations in Jordan.

The International Labour Organization and Jordan’s Technical and Vocational Skills Development Commission (TVSDC) pledge to provide skills training to 1,000 Jordanian and Syrian beneficiaries.