Resources on labour migration

  1. New report

    Regulating recruitment of migrant workers: An assessment of complaint mechanisms in Thailand

    21 October 2013

    This report provides the findings of an analysis of the legal framework and the complaint mechanisms for workers with grievances to seek redress - and puts forward recommendations for strengthening the system.

  2. New report

    ILO study examines working conditions in Thai fishing industry

    02 September 2013

    A new report has found shortfalls in Thailand’s fishing industry in relation to national and international labour standards.

  3. Document

    ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

    28 May 2013

    Background information on the ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

  4. Video coverage

    "Reconciliation, not retribution" says Aung San Suu Kyi in the first press conference of her European tour

    14 June 2012

    Aung San Suu Kyi fielded a wide range of questions at the first press conference of her Europe visit held after addressing the International Labour Conference. The Nobel laureate stressed the importance of the rule of law to put an end to conflicts in Myanmar, called for more vigilence around responsible and uncorrupted borders regarding cross-border migration to Bangladesh. She said, "We should look for restorative rather than retributive justice."

  5. Project

    Tripartite Action for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers in the ASEAN Region (ASEAN TRIANGLE project)

    01 May 2012

    The Project aims to significantly reduce the exploitation of labour migrants in the region through increased legal and safe migration and improved labour protection.

  6. Migrant workers

    Tripartite Action to Protect Migrant Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion from Labour Exploitation (GMS TRIANGLE project)

    10 June 2010

    The GMS TRIANGLE project aims to reduce the exploitation of labour migrants by contributing to the development of legal and safe recruitment channels and improved labour protection mechanisms.