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Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Occupied Palestinian Territory faces unique challenges to achieving decent work, most prominently the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis, the occupation and expansion of settlements, restrictions on the movement of people, goods and services, the internal political divide, fiscal deficits and climate change. Since the establishment of its Representative Office in Jerusalem in 1995, the ILO has collaborated with Palestinian tripartite partners to advance decent work for women and men in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Together, we are implementing the Decent Work Programme (DWP) 2023–2025 to expand access to employment and economic opportunities, social services, social protection, and more rights-base, accountable governance institutions and processes. Since the outbreak of war in October 2023, the ILO has developed an Emergency Response Plan, that complements the DWP, to support constituents in addressing the adverse impact of the escalation in hostilities on the Palestinian Labour Market through specific interventions to support emergency relief and recovery.
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Latest news and stories
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Humanitarian and development partners set joint priorities for cash assistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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ILO Launches New EU-funded Regional Programme for Youth NEETs in Southern Mediterranean
Projects and Programmes
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Promotion of an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises and decent jobs for women and youth in the Agricultural Sector
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Strengthening nexus coherence and responsiveness in the Palestinian social protection sector
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Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territory
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Browse our projects in the occupied Palestinian territory
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Development Cooperation Dashboard
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The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Publications
Technical Paper
Assessment and mapping of cash transfer payment modalities and frequencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Newsletter
An Integrated Model for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Türkiye”...
Tripartite partners
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Labour statistics
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National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
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All resources
Browse our catalogue of resources from or about Occupied Palestinian Territory and filter by topic or sector.
Work with us
Contact
Frida Khan
ILO Jerusalem Representative
ILO Jerusalem Office
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +972-2-6260212
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112th Session of the International Labour Conference