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The Gender Wage Gap in Egypt

This study is conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MPED)- representing the Egyptian government- and the ILO Cairo office to provide a clear perspective of the size, evolution and determinants of the gender wage gap in Egypt, using data from the Egyptian Labour Market Panel Survey (ELMPS) for the years 1998, 2006, 2012, 2018.

Do Employers Discriminate Against Married Women? Evidence from A Field Experiment in Egypt

This research is the result of a collaborative effort between the ILO Egypt Country Office and the Economic Research Forum (ERF). It discusses the findings and implications of an experiment that assessed employer discrimination by sex and marital status for online job postings in Egypt.

A No Woman’s Place: Employers’ discrimination and hiring challenges in less feminized sectors in Egypt

This study is the result of a collaborative effort between the ILO Egypt Country Office and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) document the overt practices pertaining to discriminatory views against hiring women in certain sectors in Egypt, and seeks to understand their context, relying on in-depth interviews with 32 employers in such sectors.

Newsletter n° 6 - Egypt: Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM)

ILO THAMM Results — Egypt country fiche

This brochure highlights the key ILO achievements in Egypt under the EU- funded “THAMM” Programme during the period from 2021-2023.

The ILO at Work in Africa

Success Africa VI: Sustaining the World of Work in the COVID-19 pandemic era

This edition contains 25 stories from 20 countries and two follow-up stories from the previous editions of Success Africa to show how the ILO applied its expertise and experience to promote social justice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feasibility study on the enrolment of refugees and asylum seekers in the Egyptian Universal Health Insurance Scheme (UHIS)

This study presents a review of the situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt to assess the feasibility of including them in the universal health insurance scheme (UHIS) launched in 2018.

Report

Promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy

The report identifies the challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work in the African cultural and creative economy (CCE).

Global Synthesis Report

Executive Summary: Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice

This is an executive summary of ILO PROSPECTS' baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan

ACCEL Africa results in Egypt

The brief provides a description of the most relevant results of the ACCEL Africa project implementation in Egypt.

Market systems analysis of the food service sector for employment inclusion of refugees in Egypt

This study explores the food services and restaurants sector in Cairo, Alexandria and Damietta regions of the Egypt in terms of key market constraints for SME's growth and the creation of more and better jobs for urban refugees, youth and host communities.

ILO’s support to Syrian refugees and host communities

Updates from Jordan, Lebanon, Türkiye, Iraq, Syria and Egypt (June 2023)

Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

Contributing to national and local economic development (LED) initiatives Egypt Youth Employment: Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

A “market system” approach to promote decent work in the white goods value chain Egypt Youth Employment: Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

Ready Made Garments Sector Egypt Youth Employment: Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

Global Synthesis Report

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice

A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan

Enabling Success: Supporting youth in MENA in their transition from learning to decent work

Brief – May 2023

Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

A “market system” approach to promote decent work in the white goods value chain

Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt (RAWABET)

Egypt Youth Employment (EYE): Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt “RAWABET” Ready Made Garments in Egypt: Market Systems Analysis

Newsletter n° 5 - Egypt: Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM)