Resources on Labour migration in Arab States

  1. Human Trafficking in the Middle East

    16 September 2014

    What can be said on human trafficking in the Middle East? A new video by the ILO shares recent findings.

  2. Training Workshop for Al Jazeera Network on Reporting on Labour Migration and Human Trafficking

    ILO and the NGO Panos Europe Institute hold a training workshop on labour migration and human trafficking for the Al Jazeera network, familiarizing seasoned journalists and editors with with ILO standards and approach, in order to foster quality reporting on the issue worldwide.

  3. ILO and Yemeni Ministry of Human Rights discuss national legislation against human trafficking

    10 September 2014

    The ILO and the Government of Yemen discuss draft national legislation to combat human trafficking and design an effective national strategy to ensure meaningful reform in the country.

  4. National Workshop on Human Trafficking in Yemen

    The ILO and the Government of Yemen work together to draft national legislation to combat human trafficking and design an effective national strategy to ensure meaningful reform in the country.

  5. Media Advisory: Technical Meeting to Discuss Draft Law for Domestic Workers in Jordan

    04 September 2014

    The Jordanian government and the ILO are meeting to review Jordan’s new draft domestic worker law, with the aim of better reflecting the principles of Convention No. 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers.

  6. National Workshop on Human Trafficking in Yemen

    01 September 2014

    The workshop will discuss where Yemen stands with the new draft legislation on human trafficking, and how to align the new draft law with ILO Convention No. 29 and its supplementing Protocol and Recommendation.

  7. Improving media coverage on the topic of labour migration in Jordan

    15 August 2014

    The ILO and the Panos Europe Institute train Jordanian journalists in ethical and effective reporting on labour migration and human trafficking issues.

  8. Jordan launches national media workshop on migration and human trafficking

    ILO and global communication network PANOS hold the first national training workshop for Jordanian journalists on labour migration and human trafficking.

  9. Reaffirming and promoting rights during transition: development results 2012-2013

    30 June 2014

    By looking at a narrow set of indicators, such as the rate of privatization, trade openness, debt, inflation and foreign direct investment, most analysts had concluded that Arab countries were on the right track economically in the lead up to the Arab uprisings.

  10. Obstacles to justice for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon unveiled at report launch

    The ILO and local NGO Caritas share findings of a landmark report on the legal, procedural and institutional challenges facing migrant domestic workers seeking justice in Lebanon.