Labour migration resources

July 2017

  1. ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy visits India

    21 July 2017

    ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, Deborah Greenfield, set to visit India to attend the inter-regional expert forum on Skills and Migration and meet ILO constituents.

  2. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Lao People’s Democratic Republic (April-June 2017)

    17 July 2017

    Many migrants could potentially be affected by this provision as the majority of Lao migrant workers are employed in unskilled or low-skilled positions.

  3. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Cambodia (April-June 2017)

    17 July 2017

    Only a small minority of these workers (and even fewer women workers) use regular channels to migrate, instead relying on social networks and unlicensed brokers to cross the border and seek employment.

  4. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Malaysia (April - June 2017)

    17 July 2017

    The goal of capping employment of migrants at 1.5 million workers as of 2015 was again not attained.

  5. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Myanmar (April - June 2017)

    17 July 2017

    In this new system, potential migrants often do not know who to trust and how to benefit from these new structures, and their lack of knowledge leaves them once again vulnerable to extortionate fees and corruption.

  6. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Thailand (April - June 2017)

    17 July 2017

    In recent years, increasing reports of forced labour and other unacceptable forms of work, particularly in the fishing sector, have been met by concern from the international community, and the International Labour Organization.

  7. TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Note: Viet Nam (April - June 2017)

    17 July 2017

    The MOU restricts the sending of Vietnamese workers to the construction and fishing sectors, potentially limiting regular migration opportunities for Vietnamese women bound for Thailand.

  8. Refresher training on women empowerment and safer migration

    A seven-day refresher training on women empowerment and safer migration will be provided to the community workers of the Work in Freedom (WIF) Programme’s implementation partners.

  9. Training is paramount to access the overseas market

    13 July 2017

    Shameem Ahmed Noman speaks about the critical role that training centers play for migrant workers and the need to expand them in a country like Bangladesh.

  10. Skilling workers is key to remittance flow and better job prospects overseas

    13 July 2017

    Jabed Ahmed speaks about why skilling plays a critical role for migrating workers from Bangladesh.