Publications on labour migration
August 2016
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The cost of migration: What low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan pay to work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
23 August 2016
This report presents the findings of a survey on migration expenses that Pakistani workers paid to secure jobs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The focus is on low-skilled migrants, who are the most vulnerable because of their low educational qualifications and limited asset base.
June 2015
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Travel Smart – Work Smart A guide for Pakistani migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates
26 June 2015
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Publication
Travel Smart – Work Smart A guide for Pakistani migrant workers in Saudi Arabia
26 June 2015
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Publication
Labour Market Trends Analysis and Labour Migration from South Asia to Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, India and Malaysia
26 June 2015
July 2009
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Publication
Recruitment of Pakistani Workers for Overseas Employment: Mechanisms, Exploitation and Vulnerabilities
01 July 2009
This study in Pakistan was commissioned against the backdrop of growing concern globally about the particular vulnerability of both regular and irregular migrant workers to exploitation, trafficking and forced labour. It was undertaken to inform dialogue between Asian sender and Middle Eastern destination countries, at a Gulf Forum on Temporary Contractual Labour held in Abu Dhabi in early 2008, along with a sister study addressing similar questions in Bangladesh.
September 2004
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Migrant workers and human rights: Out-migration from South Asia
08 September 2004
This publication is in line with ILO mandate in support of migrant workers. The studies covering five countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were undertaken from August to November 2003. It presents an overview of out-migration from South Asia and is intended to be utilized as background material for the General Discussion on Migrant Workers at June 2004 Session of the International Labour Conference.