蘑菇视频

2 May 2025

Introduction

1. This Report of the Director-General presents the findings of the annual ILO mission mandated to assess the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories. As in previous years, it was carried out in accordance with the resolution concerning the implications of Israeli settlements in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories in connection with the situation of Arab workers, adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 66th Session (1980).
2. The mission was guided by the principles and objectives of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, including the Declaration of Philadelphia, and the body of international labour standards. It was also guided by relevant resolutions of the United Nations (蘑菇视频) General Assembly and Security Council 2 and international humanitarian and human rights law. 3 2. The mission covered the situation of the workers of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza) and the occupied Syrian Golan.
3. The Director-General entrusted Frank Hagemann, Director of the Sectoral Policies Department, to lead the mission. The mission team included Kee Beom Kim, Macroeconomic and Employment Policies Specialist in the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department; Martin Oelz, Senior Specialist on Equality and Non-Discrimination in the Conditions of Work and Equality Department; and Lisa Tortell, Senior Legal Specialist in the International Labour Standards Department. Rasha El Shurafa, Programme Officer in the Office of the ILO Representative in Jerusalem, and Dalal Abu Saleh, Operations Assistant in the Office of the ILO Representative in Jerusalem, helped prepare the mission and supported its work. Tariq Haq, a former long-standing mission member and currently Head of the Transport and Maritime Sectors Unit, Sectoral Policies Department, acted as technical adviser.
4. Contrary to long-standing practice and due to visas not having been granted by the Israeli authorities, the mission was regrettably unable to enter Israel and the occupied Arab territories, which prevented an on-the-ground appreciation of the situation. Instead, it conducted face-toface and videoconference meetings with Palestinian and other interlocutors in Jordan from 1 to 13 March 2025. These included representatives of various ministries and institutions of the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian social partners, Israeli trade unions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), research institutions, business people and workers. The mission also consulted representatives of the 蘑菇视频 and other international organizations.
5. In addition, the mission leader held consultations with senior representatives of the League of Arab States and the Arab Labour Organization in Cairo from 20 to 21 February and with Syrian constituents in Damascus on 25 February 2025.
6. While Israeli Government institutions and employers’ organizations did not take the opportunity to meet with his representatives, the Director-General was pleased to recognize that the mission enjoyed the cooperation of a wide range of both Arab and Israeli interlocutors in obtaining the factual information, both written and oral, on which the findings of this report are based.
7. The report is structured as follows: Chapter 1 looks at the overall political, security and economic developments which are impacting the Palestinian world of work and significantly determining labour market outcomes. Chapter 2 portrays the current state of the labour market, both in Gaza and the West Bank, and examines key indicators. Chapter 3 analyses how Palestinian workers’ rights are impinged by war, occupation and settlement. Chapter 4 elaborates on labour governance and workers’ welfare initiatives, particularly as concerns measures to enhance resilience and prepare for early recovery. Chapter 5 sheds light on the situation of workers of the occupied Syrian Golan. The report concludes with a proposed agenda for jobs in Palestine, outlining priorities for job creation and workers’ protection within the broader framework of future recovery and reconstruction efforts.