Events and training on labour migration

September 2017

  1. Establishing fair recruitment processes

    18 - 22 September 2017

    Are you interested to learn more about what you can do to reduce the risk of abusive and fraudulent recruitment of workers in the supply chain? Then join the ITCILO’s course on Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes.

June 2016

  1. ILO-ITC-COMPAS Training course on China - EU Labour Migration: Challenges and Opportunities

    20 - 23 June 2016

    A training course for Chinese policy makers, organised by the ILO Office for China and Mongolia in cooperation with the ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford, and the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO).

November 2015

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    Conference: 'Refugees’ integration in the EU labour markets'

    18 November 2015

    On 18 November, the International Labour Organization will host a Conference which addresses the opportunities and challenges related to the integration of refugees into the EU labour markets.

  2. National Consultation Seminar on assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in Kyrgyzstan (ECLM project)

    17 November 2015

    A National Consultation Seminar was held in Bishkek on November 17, 2015, and brought together 35 policymakers, government officials and experts to discuss on various aspects of the role of migrant workers in Kyrgyzstan, in the context of the "Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination" (ECLM) project. The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded below.

June 2015

  1. Severe labour exploitation in the EU

    2 June 2015

    FRA will launch the report from its ‘Severe labour exploitation in the EU’ project at a high-level event at the Council of the EU on 2 June in Brussels.

May 2015

  1. Labour Migration Academy (trilingual course)

    18 - 29 May 2015

    This global training activity on international labour migration reviews and analyses key issues, strategies, policies and tools for better governance of international labour migration, linking migration and development, and promoting the protection of rights of migrant workers and their families.. In addition to plenary sessions the academy offers the possibility to participants through elective courses to analyze as well in-depth key topics related to labour migration. The academy will therefore give a broad overview of the different challenges and opportunities related to international labour migration, but it will also give the opportunity to participants to tailor-made the reinforcement of their capacities according to their specific needs.

April 2015

  1. Course "Identifying and investigating cases of forced labour and trafficking"

    20 - 24 April 2015

    The main objective of the course is to train participants to better identify and investigate cases of forced labour, including trafficking for labour exploitation. The course addresses the different stages of the process (inspecting workplaces, interviewing victims, gathering evidence), with a focus on the private sector (textile, agriculture, domestic work, etc.).

February 2015

  1. International Experts' Meeting on assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination (ECLM project)

    23 - 24 February 2015

    The meeting will gather a small group of academic experts from universities, research institutions and international organisations from around the world to discuss methodological approaches for the ECLM project.

December 2014

  1. Policy Round Table and Research Discussion on Migrant Domestic Workers in Ukraine-Poland Corridor

    23 December 2014

    A policy round table was organized at the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine to present research findings on migrant domestic workers in Ukraine-Poland migration corridor, conducted under the auspices of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW).

  2. Workshop of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers

    8 - 9 December 2014

    The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (CFTUU or KVPU) organized a two-day workshop for its members of in order to agree on practical steps to reach out to domestic and migrant domestic workers, and effectively protect their labour rights. The workshop was organized in the framework of Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) under thematic umbrella “Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Ukraine”.