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Global unemployment down but working poverty rampant

Geneva - Al Maghrib Today

The global unemployment rate is expected to tick down in 2018, the United Nations said Monday, while warning that far too many workers still live in desperate poverty. The International Labour Organisation forecast a worldwide unemployment rate of 5.5 percent this year, a marginal improvement on the 5.6 percent recorded in 2017, thanks to broad economic growth. But in itsRead more

Indonesian fireworks factory owner named suspect over deadly blaze

Jakarta - Al Maghrib Today

Three suspects have been named in connection to a deadly blaze at an Indonesian fireworks factory that killed 48 workers and was caused by sparks from welding equipment, police said Saturday. The factory outside Jakarta had only been operating for six weeks when the ferocious fire broke out on Thursday, killing nearly half of the company's employees and injuring 45Read more

Agreement to tackle migrant labour abuse offers path to reform

Qatar - Al Maghrib Today

A new agreement concluded between the Qatari authorities and the International Labour Organization (ILO) sets out a pathway that could lead to long-promised reform of Qatar’s abusive sponsorship system if the government delivers on the agreement in full, said Amnesty International. The organization is cautiously welcoming the agreement to establish a technical cooperation project made public today, in which theRead more

Qatar labourer 'sacked' after speaking

Doha - Al Maghrib Today

A Nepalese construction worker in Qatar was "sacked" the day after speaking to a UN delegation visiting the 2022 World Cup host country to examine labour conditions, sources told AFP. The incident is considered serious enough that the UN's International Labour Organisation (ILO) said it would be on the agenda when its governing body meets in two months to discussRead more

ILO, CSC discuss Saudi female empowerment

Riyadh - Al Maghrib Today

A visiting delegation from the International Labor Organization (ILO) on Tuesday explored women’s empowerment with the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC). The ILO team discussed with the Saudi business sector how the two parties can best strengthen ties and explore new areas of cooperation. The visiting delegation noted tangible developments in the Saudi labor market, and significant progress in preparingRead more

Planning minister in talks with ILO over small, medium-sized projects

Cairo - Arab Today

Planning and Administrative Reform Minister Hala el Saeed discussed on Wednesday with International Labor Organization (ILO) North Africa team director Peter Van Rooij a number of cooperation projects related to creating new jobs and training youths. Talks also covered improving business climate, developing small and medium-sized projects and Egypt's efforts to merge the unofficial economy into the official one, theRead more

45% of Moroccan Men Want Their Wives to Stay Home

Rabat - Arab Today

Almost half of Moroccan men would like their wives to stay at home, says a study published by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The ILO surveyed men and women in 2016 to understand their perceptions about women and work. In Morocco, the findings are not very reassuring: 22% of the questioned Moroccans men are in favor of women working outsideRead more

ILO supports women economic empowerment

Cairo - Arab Today

As the world marks the International Women's Day, the International Labor Organization (ILO) office in Egypt voiced support for women's economic empowerment with the aim to achieve complete gender equality. The director of the office in Cairo, Peter Van Rooij, said the celebrations this year coincide with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's announcement of women's year in 2017. Data releasedRead more

Project to strengthen Tunisian legislation on protection of migrant workers’ rights

Tunis - TAP

Presented at a workshop held Friday in Tunis, the draft action plan to strengthen the Tunisian legislative framework for the protection of the rights of migrant workers emphasises the need to revise laws and regulations to protect the rights of migrant workers. As part of the Interregional Arab Labour Migration (IRAM) project to improve the governance of labour migrationRead more

My Dreams for 2017

Rabat - Arab Today

The evanesence of time elapsing from one year to another bestows on those wishing for better things to come a form of poetic licence. Imagination is set loose and day dreams become a sensibility for a few days, a few hours, a few moments. My reverie concerns the world as we know it and how I wish it could change,Read more