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  Kuwait and ILO sign the country’s first Decent Work Programme

It focuses on three priorities identified by the Kuwaiti Government and worker and employer representatives: enhancing the skills of women and men foreign workers, improving the governance of foreign labour, and strengthening social dialogue and tripartism.

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  Child labour: ILO Celebrates World Day Against Child Labour in Jordan

Additionally, the event will advocate for renewed focus and accelerated action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal target 8.7 which calls for the “immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour.”

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  Child labour: Lebanon pledges to end the worst forms of child labour by 2016

According the ILO’s latest estimates, the number of child labourers globally has dropped by one-third to 168 million since 2010 but the improved rate of decline is not enough to achieve the goal of eliminating the worst forms of child labour by 2016.

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  Arab Employment Forum

Panels: Panel 1: Decent Employment, Sustainable Growth and Recovery: Policies and Institutions Panel 2: Improving Management of Labour Migration, Employment and Development Panel 3: Building Adequate Social Protection Systems and Protecting People Panel 4: Strengthening Respect for International Labour Standards and Workers' Rights Panel 5: Social Dialogue and Tripartism for Crisis Analysis and Response Panel 6: Promotion of Sustainable Enterprises for Job Creation and Retention   Presentations: The global economic crisis, the Global Jobs Pact and the Arab Countries ; Mr.

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  Iraq launches activities to combat child labour as part of nation-wide campaign

The campaign, which will target over 10,000 children, their families and guardians, teachers, employers, and the media, includes awareness raising sessions in schools and districts where child labour is widespread and school drop-out is common.

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  Labour reforms: Qatar’s new minimum wage enters into force

“This wage increase will also improve the lives of a large number of family members in the workers’ countries of origin who rely on the remittances sent every month,” said Max Tuñón from the ILO Project Office in Qatar.

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  Building a better future and keeping the promises of the 2030 Agenda: Global Accelerator on Jobs and

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  New ILO Office: ILO inaugurates its first project office in Qatar

The cooperation programme will see ILO work with the government and other stakeholders to improve employment conditions and recruitment practices for migrant workers, ensure timely payment of wages, strengthen labour inspection and occupational safety and health standards, enhance protection from forced labour and give workers a voice in labour-related matters.

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  Lebanon launches the results of the Labour Force and Households Living Conditions Survey for 2018 -

The Survey is an important statistical source that enables policy makers to formulate labour policies and provide targeted and effective data on the labour market and living conditions of Lebanon’s households, with the exception of camps and non-residential units.

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  Supporting the future of Syria and the region: Employment, resilience and social cohesion: Success s

During the side event, participants will address the following topics: The impact of the socio-economic crisis on refugees and host communities in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, and Iraq, and instruments and measures that were used to quickly adapt to unforeseen changes; The importance of both short and long term employment creation for resilience of individuals and host communities affected by forced displacement; The importance of linking young people with job opportunities, which means improving the linkages between the demand side (jobs, entrepreneurship opportunities) as well as the supply side of the labour market (market-relevant and accessible education, training, skills); Good practices and lessons learned from collaboration between humanitarian and development partners with a focus on innovative partnerships that bridge the humanitarian-development peace nexus; Impact of jobs creation programmes on social cohesion; Refugees and host countries experiences.

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