Resources on labour migration
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Publication
Towards an ILO approach to climate change adaptation
27 February 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 104
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Video interview
Labour Migrants and the Impact of the Economic Crisis, an interview with ILO's Gloria de Pascual
17 December 2010
ILO TV interviews Gloria de Pascual, Chief of the ILO International Migration Branch, about a new study issued by the ILO and OSCE. The report, "Strengthening Migration Governance" examines ways of strengthening migration governance through international cooperation to prevent the negative impacts of the economic and social crisis on migrant workers.
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Publication
The internationalization of labour markets
16 November 2010
Developing a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to greater worker mobility across borders, such as income differentials, demographic differences, changes in global production structures, interests of various agents, is one objective of this book Another objective is to examine current barriers to mobility: For example, what is the role of the international regulatory framework, of national regulations on migration, of policy objectives in other areas such as regional development? The question is also raised as to what a growing trade in services, which were for a long time regarded as non-tradable, might imply for local labour markets as well as the internationalization of labour markets. In addition, the volume discusses the consequences of the movement of workers across borders for receiving economies and examines under what circumstances these movements can bring development to the migrants’ countries of origin.
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Publication
Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning - A handbook for policy-makers and practitioners
20 September 2010
While discussions of migration and development have become more prominent in recent years, policy and programming remain embryonic. This handbook responds to the gap between talk and action, acting as a step-by-step guide for policymakers, giving practical meaning to the concept of Migration and Development. The handbook does not prescribe a uniform policy or programme, but rather provides guidance, ideas and suggestions so countries can tailor-make an approach useful in their own context. The primary target audiences for this handbook are those interested in or responsible for facilitating a strategy for integrating migration into development planning processes of developing countries. This will include national government officials from different departments (e.g., ministries of labour, migration, health), local and regional authorities, and the officials from international, regional and national organizations who are supporting this process (including United Nations agencies, intergovernmental agencies, donors, private sector, civil society and academia. The background information and resources included in this handbook can also be used for more general teaching and learning on migration and development issues by other stakeholders.
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Publication
International labour migration: A rights-based approach
29 April 2010
This book offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of international labour migration and the ILO's efforts to protect migrant workers through a rights-based approach. It gives new insights into the factors that motivate people to seek work outside their country of origin and the significant development effects on both origin and destination countries. Exposing the often limited access of migrant workers to their fundamental rights at work, it describes in detail the international norms that have evolved to protect migrant workers and ensure decent work for all. It reflects on existing and potential international governance structures, addressing the linkages between migration and development, and reviews the role of the ILO's Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration in improving policy-making and international cooperation in the area of labour migration.
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Publication
International labour migration. A rights-based approach
29 April 2010
This book offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of international labour migration and the ILO's efforts to protect migrant workers through a rights-based approach. It gives new insights into the factors that motivate people to seek work outside their country of origin and the significant development effects on both origin and destination countries. Exposing the often limited access of migrant workers to their fundamental rights at work, it describes in detail the international norms that have evolved to protect migrant workers and ensure decent work for all. It reflects on existing and potential international governance structures, addressing the linkages between migration and development, and reviews the role of the ILO's Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration in improving policy-making and international cooperation in the area of labour migration. Price CHF 50; USD 50; GBP 30; EUR 33
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Meeting document
Discussion Paper: Gender Dimensions of Globalization
14 November 2008
A discussion paper presented at the meeting on “Globalisation – Decent Work and Gender”, September 4, 2008, a side-event to the Oslo Conference on Decent Work – A key to Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation
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Publication
HIV and International Labour Migration (ILO/IOM/UNAIDS)
01 August 2008
Policy Brief August 2008
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International Migration Papers No. 93
Integrating migration issues into development planning
09 May 2008
International labour migration and its linkages with development have been prominent on the global policy agenda in the recent years. The Resolution on a Fair Deal for Migrant Workers in a Global Economy adopted by the 92nd Session of the ILO’s International labour Conference in June 2004 called for the: “Promotion of policies that maximize the contribution of migration to development is another essential component of a comprehensive policy to address the global context of migration.” Several global initiatives including the Global Commission on International Migration, the United Nations High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development, and the Global Forum on Migration and Development have called for integrating migration concerns into national development planning. The ILO Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration advocates ‘integrating and mainstreaming labour migration in national employment, labour market and development policy’ in its Guideline 15.1. While there has been considerable work on migration and development linkages, particularly on remittances, there has been less research on how migration issues can be integrated into development planning. The paper by Professor Robert Lucas addresses this important aspect of the migration-development nexus.
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International Migration Papers No. 91
Legal prohibitions against employment discrimination available to migrant workers employed in Europe: A review of international instruments and national law in four selected countries
02 May 2008
Policies on labour migration include measures of different types and pursue the realization of a number of objectives. In countries of destination, some policy measures are aimed at governing and managing flows with a view to adjusting the number and skill profiles of incoming migrant workers to the needs of labour markets. They may also be intended at facilitating or controlling the flows of family members reuniting with migrant workers already present in countries of destination. Policy measures may be meant to provoke flows in the opposite direction, in the sense of encouraging return migration to countries of origin.