Director, ILO subregional office for North Africa

Yousef Qaryouti is the Director of the ILO subregional office for North Africa with a multidisciplinary academic and professional background of more than 25 years of international work.

He started his professional career as a university professor in several Arab universities before commencing his long service as an international expert with the ILO.
He is the author and co-author of many publications and articles.

His main areas of interest are labour, development, job creation and poverty alleviation. He obtained his BA and MA in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Jordan; and his PhD in Administration of rehabilitation and Political sociology from the Michigan State University - USA.