Projects

Better Work Jordan (Phase IV)

1 July 2022 - 31 December 2027, Jordan

Under the Better Work Jordan Phase IV strategy, the program seeks to consolidate and expand on its achievements while empowering tripartite constituents in Jordan to play a leading role in maintaining and advancing progress. Better Work Jordan aspires to ensure sustainable impact on working conditions in the garment industry.

Towards more and better employment through enhanced support to private sectors in southern Iraq – with a focus on green business

12 May 2023 - 30 April 2026, Iraq

This project seeks to enhance support to private sector development and decent work creation, with a focus on green jobs.
Empowering Networks and Activation for Building Long-term Employment (ENABLE)

1 March 2023 - 1 March 2026, Lebanon

The programme, funded by the European Union (EU), focuses on providing livelihoods opportunities to enhance the economic capacity of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities residing in targeted areas in Lebanon. It will provide integrated employment services and short‐term employment opportunities in infrastructure construction/rehabilitation projects, while increasing linkages between social protection and employment activation.

Social Protection Programme for Iraq: Leveraging Effective Response and Accelerating Reform

1 April 2021 - 31 December 2025, Iraq

The overall objective of the joint programme is to ensure that by 2024, the vulnerable and the poor, including children, youth, women, elderly, informal workers, persons with disabilities and Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq benefit from equitable access to an integrated social protection system.
Promoting Decent Work For Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens

6 December 2018 - 30 December 2025,
Estidama++ Fund – Extension of Coverage and Formalization in Jordan

1 December 2020 - 30 October 2025,

The Estidama++ Fund supports informal workers by aligning with international labor standards, providing subsidies and rewards, and enhancing social security inclusion for vulnerable workers.
Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) and Decent Employment in Jordan – Phase II

1 May 2023 - 31 May 2025,

Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate job generation and enterprise development for vulnerable refugee and host communities in Jordan.
Supporting Resilient Livelihoods, Food Security and Climate Adaptation in Yemen, Joint Programme (ERRY III)

1 March 2022 - 28 February 2025, Yemen
Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon (EIIP)

31 January 2017 - 28 February 2025, Lebanon

Creating decent work opportunities for Syrian refugees and host communities through infrastructure improvement in Lebanon.

Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries

1 January 2021 - 30 June 2024,

Advancing the agenda of extending social protection to migrants in GCC countries by increasing knowledge of existing coverage gaps, facilitating dialogue between stakeholders in countries of origin and destination, and providing technical assistance to ongoing policy reforms.

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