Labour migration resources

June 2015

  1. Saphan Siang Youth Ambassador Capstone Event

    To celebrate the achievements of Round II of the Saphan Siang Youth Ambassador programme, a Capstone (Graduation) Event was held on 5 June 2015 in Bangkok. The event was an opportunity for all twenty Youth Ambassadors and host organizations (CSO partners) to share their experiences; to reflect lessons learned and strategize the next steps of the programme; and for the Youth Ambassadors to present their proposed community outreach projects as part of their continued engagement with the campaign. Several of the campaign’s supporters, including UN-ACT and UN Women participated in the event.

  2. Webpage (Infographics) - Meet Noi, Boupha and Siriporn

    03 June 2015

    They are domestic workers. They cook, clean, care for children and pets, and keep the house in order, but their experiences are very different.

  3. Infographics - Meet Noi, Boupha and Siriporn

    03 June 2015

    They are domestic workers. They cook, clean, care for children and pets, and keep the house in order, but their experiences are very different.

  4. The way back to school

    02 June 2015

    Saddis Kumar's mother works in a tea plantation in Sri Lanka. His father is unable to work due to a health problem. Saddis was about to fall into child labour when the ILO intervened.

  5. International standards related to domestic workers and women migrant workers

    01 June 2015

    The GMS TRIANGLE project in Cambodia is collaborating with UNWOMEN to work with MOLVT towards ratification of ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201 on Domestic Workers. Two initial technical working group meetings have been held with tripartite constituent participation on 5 February and 30 March, both times followed by wider consultation workshops on 25-26 February and 12 May. During these initial consultations, all stakeholders including MOLVT voiced their support to ratification. All partners are currently working to approve a roadmap to ratification by the end of 2015.

  6. Infographics - Meet Noi, Boupha and Siriporn

    01 June 2015

    They are domestic workers. They cook, clean, care for children and pets, and keep the house in order, but their experiences are very different.

May 2015

  1. International labour migration statistics - A guide for policymakers and statistics organizations in the Pacific

    29 May 2015

    The purpose of this guide is to assist Pacific Island countries in determining priorities and improving the production, compilation and analysis of international labour migration statistics.

  2. First ever job fair for returnee migrant workers

    27 May 2015

    ILO jointly with the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF) organized a first ever job fair aimed at reintegrating migrant workers into the national economy

  3. Employing returning migrant workers' to support their professional reintegration

    27 May 2015

  4. Travel Smart - Work Smart: A guide for Indian migrant workers in Kuwait (in Telugu)

    22 May 2015

    The Travel Smart – Work Smart: A guide for Indian migrant workers in Kuwait provides information to low- and semi skilled migrant workers helping them to feel more secure, work safely and profitably, and avoid exploitation and abuse when working in Kuwait.