Project

Social protection approaches to climate resilience and just transition in Jordan

Jordan · Arab States GA — Special case M-GA Ongoing
TrackSpecial case
Funding roundFunding Round 2

Implementing agencies

  • ILO (Lead)
  • UN Women
  • UNDP
  • UNICEF
UN funding USD 300,000

Focus areas

  • Formalization
  • Social insurance
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Digitalization

Target groups

  • Informal workers
  • Women
  • Youth
  • MSMEs

Contributes to

  • SDG 1
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 10

Project description

Comprehensive joint programme addressing the transition to formality in Uzbekistan through four integrated workstreams: formalization of employment and social protection, women's economic empowerment and entrepreneurship, digital tools for occupational safety and health compliance in construction, and multi-stakeholder policy coordination on informality. The programme targets 300,000 individuals for expanded social protection coverage and 720,000 low-income persons for improved services.

Activities and progress

Source: Semi-Annual Progress Report, January–June 2025

Policy

  • Working group on formalization policies established with MEPR, MOEF, the Tax Committee and the Business Ombudsman
  • Development Partner Dialogue on informality planned for October 2025

Impact on people

  • Tools for the 10,000-women entrepreneurship programme developed with MEPR for nationwide scaling
  • Skills training with the Fintech Association for women in the digital economy
  • National awareness campaign on labour rights and the benefits of formalization designed

Systems and digital

  • Digital compliance and insurance tools for occupational safety and health in the construction sector endorsed and ready for pilot
  • Nationwide household survey on barriers to social protection launched with NASP

Knowledge

  • Care cooperatives study launched with NASP, to develop a community-level care services roadmap
  • National webinar "From Shadow to System" on formalizing informal work held

Transformative shifts

Source: Semi-Annual Progress Report, January–June 2025

  • Cross-agency coordination on informality catalyzed

    For the first time, MEPR, MOEF, the Tax Committee and research institutions are working together on formalization policy, overcoming long-standing coordination gaps through the Global Accelerator platform.

  • Methodologies and toolkits developed for capacity building

    Practical tools for women's entrepreneurship selection, digital occupational safety and health compliance, and care economy assessment created and ready for government adoption at scale.

  • Leaving no one behind operationalized

    Programme design explicitly prioritizes women, youth, persons with disabilities and migrant workers, moving the principle into a targeting strategy across all workstreams.