Martindale Center- Policy Briefs on the Future of Work

Combatting Child Labor through Vocational Training: Targeting Syrian Refugee Girls in Jordan 21 21 We wish to thank the ILO and mentors from Lehigh University and Universidad San Francisco de Quito for their assistance on this Martindale Center and Lehigh University / United Nations Partnership Policy Brief project. Martindale Center for the Study of Private Enterprise Lehigh University College of Business Rauch Business Center, 621 Taylor Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 Tel: (610) 758-4771 / Fax: (610) 758-6549 Executive Director: Todd A. Watkins, Ph.D. Tel (610) 758-4954 / taw4@lehigh.edu Fellowship Advising and United Nations Programs 32 Sayre Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015 (610) 758-4977 / invpia@lehigh.edu Director: Bill Hunter, Ph.D. Tel (610) 758-4505 / wdh3@lehigh.edu contributions young women make to the economy upon entering the formal workforce. It certainly is plausible that these measures will save UN High Commissioner for Refugees nations and host-country governments money in the long-term, under the premise that eliminating poverty and promoting self-reliance decrease the humanitarian costs of hosting refugees. Furthermore, if UN Oasis Center programs focus on providing refugees with formal economic opportunities, this opens the door for governments to tax earned wages and receive a return on investment. Investing in the training of Syrian refugee girls is investing in their futures, making progress toward a humanity without child labor. References 1. Alkhatib, Walid, et al. National Child Labour Survey of Jordan. Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan. August 2016. 2. Chaffin, Josh. NorwegianRefugeeCouncil JordanYouth Programme Evaluation. Norwegian Refugee Council. 10 June 2016. 3. Freeh Ali Fares, Eman. Email interview. January 2021. 4. International Labour Organization (ILO). Global Estimates of Child Labour: Results and Trends, 2012– 2016. Geneva, 2017. 5. Jabbar, Sinaria Abdel, & Zaza, Haidar Ibrahim. “Eval- uating a Vocational Training Programme for Women Refugees at the Zaatari Camp in Jordan: Women Em- powerment: A Journey and Not an Output.” Internation- al Journal of Adolescence and Youth, Vol. 21, no. 3, 2015, pp. 304–319. 6. Maitland, Carleen, et al. Youth Mobile Phone and Internet Use: January 2015: Za’atari Camp, Mafraq, Jordan. Penn State College of Information and Sciences Technology, 2 November 2015. 7. Questscope, Mentorship: Jordan: Civic Engagement Programs. Questscope.org. 8. Small, Breanna. “I Want to Continue to Study.” Human Rights Watch. 26 June 2020. 9. UN Women (a). Gender-Based Violence and Child Pro- tection Among Syrian Refugees in Jordan, with a Focus on Early Marriage. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, Inter-Agen- cy Assessment. Amman, Jordan, 2013. 10. UNWomen (b). UNWomen andWFP Unveil Expansion of ‘Oasis for Women and Girls’– Safe Space in Za’atari Refugee Camp. UN Women, Arab States. 10 November 2015. 11. UNICEF. Uprooted: The Growing Crisis for Refugee and Migrant Children. United Nations International Chil- dren’s Emergency Fund Publications. 7 September 2016.