September 2016

1. 

   Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Develop Guidance on Fair Recruitment

   5 - 7 September 2016

   The ILO Governing Body at its 326th Session agreed to convene in September 2016 a three-day “Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Develop Guidance on Fair Recruitment”, with the objective to adopt ILO guidelines on fair recruitment, encompassing both cross-border and national recruitment. The outcomes of such a meeting will inform the general discussion on labour migration that has been included on the agenda of the International Labour Conference in June 2017, as well as the second recurrent discussion on fundamental principles and rights at work.
   
   Please note that this Meeting is by invitation only and not open to the public.

July 2015

1. Opening Remarks by Stephen Pursey, Director, ILO Multilateral Cooperation Department, GMG and OECD Development Centre Side Event on Leveraging Migration, Remittances and Diaspora Contributions for Financing Sustainable Development on the margins of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development

   14 July 2015

May 2015

1. GMG International Conference on Harnessing Migration, Remittances and Diaspora Contributions for Financing Sustainable Development

   26 - 27 May 2015

April 2015

1. From Cairo to Addis: Migration, labour mobility and the renewed global partnership for sustainable development, Side event to the 48th Session of the Commission on Population and Development and the 2nd Drafting Session of the Outcome Document for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development

   16 April 2015

July 2014

1. 

   GFMD 2015: Fair Migration and the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda

   9 July 2014

   This GFMD side event will allow participants to discuss some of the practical ways in which the post-2015 development framework might incorporate migrants and migration that are needed to advance inclusive, equitable and sustainable development, and how the GFMD and GMG, working with the SRSG and other stakeholders such as social partners, migrant and diaspora associations and civil society generally, might contribute to and bolster this process.

September 2013

1. ILO Presentation at the GFMD Second Thematic Meeting on "Recruitment, labour migration and diaspora: Improving labour market complementarities and economic development outcomes",

   11 September 2013

   The Second Thematic Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) was held at the ILO in Geneva on 11 September 2013. The meeting addressed "Recruitment, labour migration and diaspora: Improving labour market complementarities and economic development outcomes". ILO's Director of the Conditions of Work and Equality Department, Ms. Manuela Tomei presented critical analysis and recommendations on improving development outcomes in her presentation "Labour migration, recruitment and skills recognition and certification: how to maximize outcomes for migrant workers as well as countries of origin and destination?" Ms.Tomei considered three themes: (1) How to improve responsiveness of migration policies and systems to meet genuine labour market needs; (2) How to enhance transparency and fairness in recruitment for better job-worker matching and better outcomes for migrant workers; and (3) How to best assess potential for skills recognition and standards across countries in order to overcome obstacles to labour market integration.

May 2013

1. Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

   29 - 31 May 2013

   ILO participated in the Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD