ILO, Agriculture Ministry sign agreement for job creation through afforestation: Jordan

ILO, Agriculture Ministry sign agreement for job creation through afforestation: Jordan

AMMAN — The International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Jordan on Sunday signed a new agreement with the Agriculture Ministry as part of the Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) phase VI funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Development Bank (KfW).

BMZ supported the ILO EIIP project with 18 million euros that should cover the activities for 24 months, according to an ILO statement.

The funding aims to increase short-term income and improve living environment, through decent paid employment, in addition to providing young Jordanians and Syrians with suitable skills that will help them to get long-term job opportunities.

The project will have partnerships with the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Local Administration, Ministry of Labour and several municipalities to implement the activities.

The funding support for this second Implementation Agreement amounts to JD2,160,843, which will be contributed by the ILO project through KfW on behalf of BMZ. The timeline to complete the project is 16 months, the statement said.

At the end of the project, the total funding for the ministry from the KfW-funded project will be JD2,364,216 that is expected to generate 120,420 paid green decent worker days and 1250 job opportunities for Jordanians and Syrians