Unemployment rate in the OECD area falls further to 5.5% in November 2021
The monthly unemployment rate in the OECD area fell to 5.5% in November 2021, from 5.7% in October, extending the trend of reducing unemployment rates into a seventh consecutive month. However, it remained 0.2 percentage point above the pre-pandemic rate recorded in February 2020. The number of unemployed workers across the OECD area also continued to...
395 Million New Jobs by 2030 if Businesses Prioritize Nature
The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented job losses and economic uncertainty. As governments and businesses look to stimulate growth, a new study from the World Economic Forum found that ‘nature-positive’ solutions can create 395 million jobs by 2030.Â
The Future of Nature and Business Report provides blueprints for businesses to tap into a $10.1 trillion business opportunity,...
Last year saw National Beverage Company (NBC), an enormously successful Palestinian Coca-Cola/Cappy franchise company, reflect upon its support of community initiatives over the years...
ILO Fights  youth unemployment in Jordan.
Tackling Jordan’s youth unemployment hands-on by ILO- Jordan
A few years ago, Ahmad Damiri had little hope for the future,...
Jobs sought - for 80 million people?Â
By Annemarie Robson - International Editor - Middle east Business - UK
Youth unemployment is covered regularly by notable...
Doing Business in the Middle East: Education and Employment in East Jerusalem
challenges, disappointments and despair
By Mounir Kleibo, ILO Representative - East Jerusalem
The Palestinian community...
Doing Business in the Middle East:
International Perspectives on Professor Tom Baum's report:
 'Women and Work in Hotels, Catering and Tourism' Â
In January 2013, Professor Tom Baum...
