Policy Dialogue: Concept Note

The ILO is the UN agency with a constitutional mandate to protect migrant workers. This mandate has been re-affirmed by the 1944 Declaration of Philadelphia and the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The ILO has been dealing with labour migration issues since its inception in 1919. It has pioneered international Conventions to guide migration policy and protection of migrant workers1. All major sectors of the ILO - standards, employment, social protection and social dialogue - work on labour migration within its overarching framework of Decent Work for All. The ILO adopts a rights-based approach to labour migration and promotes tripartite participation in migration policy.

Meeting document | 23 July 2013