Publication

The ILO at Work in Central and Eastern Europe 2009-2014

28 May 2015

This publication is a collection of good practices and outputs of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) activities in Central and Eastern Europe.

Germany pre-departure information for migrant health workers

Working in Germany pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Germany

11 May 2015

This pre-departure booklet contains basic information about several topics to help Filipino and Indian health workers who are bound to work in Germany. It seeks to empower health workers to make informed decisions and raise awareness of the issues related to health labour migration and ethical recruitment.

Research project

The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation

29 March 2015

This research project undertaken between October 2012 and December 2014 by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and ILO-MIGRANT, thanks to funding from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, aimed at providing an integrated picture of the role of policies in facilitating newly-arrived immigrants’ access to the labour market and to middle-skilled jobs.

Event

Labour Migration Academy (trilingual course)

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.

Event

Workshop on the Fair Recruitment Initiative

On the 23rd and 24th of April 2014, the ILO Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour (SAPFL), in collaboration with the ILO’s Labour Migration Branch (MIGRANT) and the International Training Centre in Turin, hosted a first consultative workshop on the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) under the auspices of the Global Migration Group (GMG), which is currently chaired by ILO.

Event

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

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.).

Event

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

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.

Panel discussion

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

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).

Fact sheet

Information Passport for Migrant Domestic Workers in Ukraine-Poland Migration Corridor

11 December 2014

A passport size brochure, developed as part of the EU funded Global Action Programme for Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families (GAP-MDW), was designed on request of workers’ organizations to guide Ukrainian domestic workers in Poland through the legal procedures of employment and labour rights of migrant domestic workers.

Workshop

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

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”.