Events and training on labour migration

September 2015

  1. Regional tripartite workshop on the promotion of decent work for migrant workers: Governance and integration dimensions, African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC)

    28 September - 1 October 2015

    he workshop was intended for 20 officials of governments, employers’ and workers organization and all those who are involved in the development, strengthening, implementation and evaluation of national, regional and international labour migration policies and practices in ARLAC member countries. Sessions dealt with the ILO Fair Migration Agenda and Decent Work approach to migration, Global trends in labour migration, Regional integration, Adopting a Rights Based Approach, Managing migration in Times of Crisies (IOM), HIV Aids and Migration and Social Dialogue and the Governance of Labour Migration.

July 2015

  1. Labour Migration Information Sharing Session

    17 - 18 July 2015

    A two-day labour migration information sharing session was convened by the Zimbabwean Ministry of Labour and Social Security, to review and update the national draft labour migration policy and validate progress in the Migrant Doemstic Workers Global Action Programme which Zimbabwe is part of. Over 40 participants from a range of ministries, international organisations (IOM), social partners and the IFRC EU funded project on trafficking and Migrant Domestic Workers attend the event. Anew timeframe for completion of the draft policy by end of 2015 was supported. Various presentations were given y ILO specialists on the following topics: "Global, regional and sub-regional policy frameworks on labour migration"; "BLAs on Labour Migration: Examples of good practice” ; “Convention 189 on Domestic Workers”; "The Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and its achievements”.

March 2015

  1. Trade Unions Workshop on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe

    18 - 19 March 2015

    Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU) and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) conducted a workshop to develop an action plan to promote decent work for migrant and national domestic workers. The workshop took place in the framework of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their families (GAP-MDW).