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Cooperative Support Programme for Palestine (CSP-OPT)
The project aims to enhance employment and livelihood opportunities for Palestinian women and men by activating a supportive institutional, regulatory and promotional environment for autonomous and economically self-reliant cooperatives.
METI Project
Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean
Land and Rights – Paths to Social and Solidarity Economy in Palestine
The project aims at contributing to the respect of economic and social rights for the Palestinian population.
Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territory
The project aims to promote productive employment and decent work for women in Egypt, Jordan, and the occupied Palestinian territory through reducing the barriers to women’s entry to and retention in decent work.
Employment promotion
Support to the development of employment policies in the occupied Palestinian territory
The ILO and the Palestinian Authority are working to create a policy framework and develop relevant mechanisms to improve the labour market and employment situation in the country.
Promoting Entrepreneurship Development and Business Start-up for Palestinian Youth
A two-pronged intervention, namely working on fostering entrepreneurship awareness among youth enrolled in technical colleges and facilitating business start-up for young graduates.
Strengthening workplace compliance through labour inspection
As part of a global effort, the ILO works with the occupied Palestinian territory to enable it to implement and employ strategic planning, training programmes, tools, and resources that comply with international labour standards.
Raising awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities and developing to mainstream disability in the State of Palestine
The ILO has partnered with several UN agencies operating in the occupied Palestinian territory to promote the rights of persons with disabilities in education, health, employment, and social services.
Towards Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the occupied Palestinian territory
The ILO aims to improve access to equal employment opportunities for women in the occupied Palestinian territory through decent jobs, market-driven skills, stronger cooperatives, improvement of working conditions as well as legal, economic and social empowerment.
Establishing a Social Security System for Private Sector Workers
The ILO is supporting efforts by government, workers and employers in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) to reform labour laws and enhance social dialogue.
Labour governance
Strengthening labour market governance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory through reformed labour law and enhanced social dialogue
The ILO is supporting efforts by government, workers and employers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to reform labour laws and enhance social dialogue.
Skills, knowledge and employability
Supporting Livelihoods for fishermen and their families in the Gaza strip
The ILO is supporting the post-conflict recovery of fisheries in the occupied Palestinian territory through capacity building, training and value chain analysis.
Skills, knowledge and employability
Skills development support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
The ILO is supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to enhance technical and vocational training in the occupied Palestinian territory and Palestinian refugee communities across the Arab States.
Enhanced Knowledge and Capacity of Tripartite Partners to address the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the occupied Palestinian territory
The project supports the global goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016 through awareness raising and capacity building initiatives that target government, worker, employer and civil society representatives in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Discrimination
Towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in the occupied Palestinian territory Project
The ILO aims to improve access to equal employment opportunities for women in the occupied Palestinian territory through decent jobs, market-driven skills, stronger cooperatives, improvement of working conditions as well as legal, economic and social empowerment.
Skills Development and Employment Services for the Construction Sector in the Gaza Strip
The project will contribute to skills development, employment generation and social and economic recovery in the Gaza Strip.
Capacity Development of the Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (FPCCIA) - Inception Phase
The development objective of the project is to foster sustainable and inclusive private sector development in the oPt.
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The ILO is participating in a joint initiative with the UN country team to promote Palestinian women’s social, economic and political empowerment.
Sheikha Fatima Vocational Rehabilitation Centre Project for People with Disabilities and Youth with Special Needs (PAL/07/01/ISB)
Introduction of Know About Business in vocational and technical training in oPt
This project contributes towards the creation of employment opportunities by fostering an enterprise culture in oPt and promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment among youth. This will be achieved through introducing the ILO Know About Business (KAB) curriculum in technical/vocational education and technical universities.