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Safety + Health for All in Maghreb countries: Promoting a safe and healthy working environment for workers in vulnerable situations such as young workers and women
The project, funded by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion), aims at improving the safety and health of workers in vulnerable conditions in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
FAIR Programme - Phase III
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)
The third and final phase of the FAIR programme is launched with the support of the Swiss Development Cooperation, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa (ADWA') Phase II
Funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the ADWA’ project works at the policy level in order to support evidence-based decisions on key dimensions of the Decent Work Agenda.
Social Protection
Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in the Arab region
Creating space for dialogue between agencies and governments in the Middle East and North Africa is critical to identify options for the expansion of social protection for agricultural workers in the region.
FORTER'ESS: Strengthening the resilience of women's social and solidarity economy organisations (SSEOs) affected by COVID-19
This two-year project provides support to women led SSE organizations in the governorates of Beja, Jendouba and Le Kef. This support focuses on improving workplace protection and working conditions for women entrepreneurs and workers in women led SSEs to counteract the social, economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. FORTER'ESS will also contribute to the establishment of an inclusive and equitable social and solidarity economy (SSE) ecosystem in Tunisia, which encourages the increased participation of women in the sector.
METI Project
Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean
Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM)
This Project is a sub-regional project funded by the European Union through the “Emergency Trust Fund for Stability and Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration and Displaced Persons in Africa” and the German Federal Ministry for Development (BMZ). It is implemented under two separate contracts, one concerning the ILO and IOM funded by the European Union and one concerning GIZ funded by the EU and BMZ.
JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth
The JEUN’ESS project aims to create decent jobs for young people in disadvantaged areas and support the transition to the formal economy through the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The project proposes an approach based on the promotion and strengthening of collective entrepreneurship through SSE organizations and mechanisms.
Support to Tunisian youth through social and solidarity entrepreneurship
The central objective of the project is to create decent jobs for young men and women in disadvantaged regions through the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and its organizations.
Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa (ADWA')
Funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the ADWA’ project works at the policy-making level in order to support evidence- based decisions on key dimensions of the Decent Work Agenda.
FAIR Programme - Phase II
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) Phase II
This global project seeks to contribute to the promotion of fair recruitment practices globally and across specific migration corridors in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Target countries include Hong Kong SAR, Jordan, Nepal, the Philippines, Tunisia and Qatar.
The Way Forward after the Revolution: Decent Work for Women in Egypt and Tunisia (Phase II)
The project aims at supporting ILO’s constituents, including the Government, workers’ and employers’ organizations to address the challenges women are facing in the labour market. It seeks to address the barriers to a satisfactory women participation in the labour market through a comprehensive approach that works at the macro, meso and micro levels and that tackles at the same time access to employment, entrepreneurship, decent work conditions, and social dialogue.
Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa (ADWA') - Pilot Phase
This project takes an innovative but informed and measured take at improving policy design, monitoring and evaluation for decent work in North Africa.
Promotion of Organizations and Mechanisms of Social and Solidarity Economy (‘PROMESS’) in Tunisia
The main objective of this project is the creation of sustainable and decent jobs for young women and men in Tunisia through the promotion of organizations and mechanisms of the social and solidarity economy.
Vision Zero Fund
The G7-initiated Vision Zero Fund initiative (VZF) aims to prevent work-related deaths, injuries and diseases in global supply chains.
FAIR Programme - Phase I
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) Phase I
This global project seeks to contribute to the promotion of fair recruitment practices globally and across specific migration corridors in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Target countries for pilot projects include Tunisia, Jordan, Nepal and the Philippines.
Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED)
The Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States (AFTIAS) provides a platform for targeted trade reforms at regional and country levels. It is a partnership of twenty-two Arab countries (members of the League of Arab States "LAS"), and five UN agencies ILO, ITC, UNIDO, UNCTAD and UNDP. The ILO implements the STED methodology for the selected sectors.
Child labour
Global research on child labour measurement and policy development (MAP) Project
Improving the governance of labour migration and the protection of migrant workers’ rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt
In the North Africa region, unemployment, underemployment, informality of employment and decent work deficits triggered the social unrest leading to the 2011 revolutions and contributed to the ongoing political transformation processes.
Economic Development and Regional Action Plan for the Creation of Decent Jobs for the Youth in Tunisia (DEPART)
The PARE project, or PRO-PARE, PARE PLUS, is essentially a follow-up to the MDG-F project to promote youth employment (ended in May 2013). Action plans have been formulated and prioritized in the three governorates/ regions of Ariana, Le Kef, and Gafsa.