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Kuwait
Kuwait has been an ILO member state since 1961 and has ratified 19 ILO Conventions including seven of eight Fundamental Conventions. Kuwait is a major donor to the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States. Kuwait’s contributions are mainly targeted at promoting decent work and social justice in the occupied Palestinian territory and other Arab States. In total, Kuwait has contributed US$4.5 million to the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States since 2009.
Latest news and stories
ILO discusses maternity benefits and implications for labour markets in the Arab Gulf countries
ILO and Arab Fund collaborate to boost employment impact of development programmes
Labour statistics
National labour market statistics for the last year from the ILOSTAT database
Projects and programmes
Social Protection
Expanding Social insurance for agricultural workers in the Arab region
Project
Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries
Development Cooperation Dashboard
The dashboard offers interactive visualisations of ILO development cooperation projects in Kuwait.
Events
Arab Social Protection Compass Webinar series: Part VII
Taking the pulse of Social Protection in the Arab world: Insights and priorities ahead from the World Social Protection Report 2024-26
Publications
Just Transition
Kuwait private sector transition to a low-carbon economy
Regional Report
Assessment of Labour Migration Statistics in the Arab States
All resources
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Contact
Joumana Karame
Programme Analyst, Regional Programme Services for Kuwait
- Email: karame@ilo.org
Dina Beheri
Administrative Assistant
ILO - Kuwait Office
UN House, Mishref, Kuwait
- Email: beheri@ilo.org
- Phone: +965-25308157
ILO activities in Kuwait 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