ILO and officials meet to finalise labour migration database in the Arab states

The ILO and government officials from Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have gathered to review and validate a comprehensive ILO-managed labour migration database.

Summary Document - Inter-regional Expert’s Meeting on Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour Flows between Asia and the Arab States

18 December 2014

Summary Document - Inter-regional Expert’s Meeting on Realizing a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour Flows between Asia and the Arab States

18 December 2014

The Kuwait Declaration of the Third Ministerial Consultation of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue

28 November 2014

Agenda: Realising a Fair Migration Agenda: Labour flows between Asia and the Arab States Expert Meeting

19 November 2014

Arab and Asian labour migration experts frame fair migration agenda

Labour migration specialists from the Arab States and countries of migrant workers origin gather to formulate a common fair labour migration strategy.

ILO: More decisive actions needed in Qatar

13 February 2014

ILO Deputy Director-General Gilbert Houngbo participated in a European Parliament hearing on sports and human rights in Qatar following recent allegations concerning unacceptable working and living conditions and human rights violations affecting migrant workers involved in the preparations of the 2022 World Cup.

European Parliament hearing on sports and human rights in Qatar

ILO Deputy Director-General will participate in a hearing on sports and human rights, held by the European Parliament Committee on Human Rights, focussing on the situation of migrant workers in Qatar.

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ILO: Qatar’s workers’ charter took only some ILO recommendations

11 February 2014

Project Brief: Improving Labour Migration Governance and Combating Human Trafficking in the Middle East

23 October 2013