Lebanon
Lebanon has been an ILO member state since 1948 and has ratified 50 ILO Conventions, including seven fundamental Conventions. Lebanon’s capital Beirut is home to the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States (ROAS), where it has been located since 1976. Political developments since 2007 have precluded the development of a Decent Work Country Programme. Due to the onset Syrian refugee crisis began in 2011, the country now plays host to the largest number of refugees per capita in the world. Since the ILO ROAS opened its doors in Lebanon the agency has worked with its tripartite to develop programmes to counter the effects of the Syrian and Palestinian refugee crises, combat child labour, govern migrant labour, enhance social dialogue as well as reform labour governance and social protection in the country.
Latest news and stories
ILO leads initiative to rehabilitate key road networks and create decent jobs across Lebanon
ILO and the UK join forces to strengthen the national social protection system in Lebanon
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
Building Inclusive Markets and Decent Work for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Host Communities (BOUZOUR)
Empowering Networks and Activation for Building Long-term Employment (ENABLE)
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Lebanon.
Events
METI Programme
Investment and Employment
Publications
Identifying skills for transitions to formality in the Lebanese agri-food sector
Diagnostic analysis of informality in agriculture, agri-food, and construction
All resources
Browse our catalogue of resources from or about Lebanon and filter by topic or sector.
Tripartite partners
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Contact
Joumana Karame
Programme Analyst
Regional Programme Services for Lebanon
- Email: karame@ilo.org
ILO activities in Lebanon are coordinated by the ILO in the Arab States Office, based in Beirut.
Aresco Centre - Justinien Street - Kantari
P.O.Box 11-4088 Riad Solh 1107-2150
Beirut – Lebanon
- Email: beirut@ilo.org
Phone: + 961-1-752400