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News Archives 2004-2005
Activities
ILO presentation at the Berne II Conference: Managing International Migration through Cooperation
Mr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Senior Migration Specialist, made a statement - (pdf 134 KB) on
behalf of the ILO at the Berne II Conference on 17 December 2004 in Berne, Switzerland. The International Labour Conference
2004 (92nd session) adopts a Plan of Action on migrant workers
The 92nd Session of the International Labour Conference 2004 in Geneva took up the
issue of Migrant Workers (based on an integrated approach) for its General
Discussion.
The Committee on Migrant Workers first debated the points
raised in the Office Report for the discussion
Towards a Fair Deal for Migrant Workers in the Global Economy (full text) - (pdf 1,59 MB)
• French (pdf 1,37 MB)
• Spanish (pdf 1,4 MB);
Executive Summary - (pdf 103 KB)
• French (pdf 168 KB)
• Spanish (pdf 177 KB)),
and later deliberated on the
conclusions prepared by a tripartite drafting group.
Following extensive deliberations, the
Conference adopted a Resolution - (pdf 111 KB)
• French (pdf 69 KB)
• Spanish (pdf 119 KB) which
called on the ILO to carry out a plan of action on migrant workers designed to
ensure that migrant workers are covered by the provisions of international
labour standards, while benefiting from applicable national labour and social
laws. This Plan includes the development of a non-binding multilateral framework
for a rights-based approach to labour migration, action to promote wider
application of international labour standards and other relevant instruments,
strengthening social dialogue, technical assistance for capacity building, and
support for implementation of the ILO global employment agenda at national
level. The Resolution also reiterated the need for inter-agency collaboration by
calling on the ILO to establish a forum, in partnership with other relevant
international organizations, for increased tripartite dialogue on labour
migration. The Committee's report asked the ILO to present the framework for
managing migration to the Organization's Governing Body in its March 2006
session.
ILO Director-General Juan Somavia said "This plan of
action protects the rights of one of the most vulnerable sectors... it is a
major achievement that serves as a milestone for the future."
The full Report of the Committee on Migrant workers including the Resolution is
available in English -
(pdf 1,59 MB)
• French (pdf 1,37 MB)
• Spanish (pdf 1,4 MB). ILO SubRegional Tripartite Seminar on
Labour Migration in Central America and Mexico (26-28 April, 2004), San
Jose
ILO's International Migration Programme and the Turin
Centre organized a sub-regional tripartite seminar on "Labour migration in
Central America and Mexico" during 26 April- 28 April, 2004 with the
participation of governments, employers' and workers organizations'
delegates representing 8 Latin American countries (Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama), as well
as some international agencies and NGOs. The main objective of the meeting was
to involve constituents in the sub-region in the debate and elaboration of
responses to obtain a better labour protection for migrant workers before the
General Discussion on Migrant Workers to be held during the International Labour
Conference in June 2004. The meeting agenda included the presentation of
ILO's report "Towards a Fair Deal for Migrant Workers in the Global
Economy". The agenda reviewed migration trends in the sub-region and
various issues such as trafficking in women and children, the situation of women
migrant domestic, remittances, international instruments on migrant workers, and
the role of social partners in migration policy.
More information... - (pdf 80 KB) Publications
Recent International Migration Papers
Rights of migrant workers in Asia: Any light at the end of the tunnel? - (pdf 1 MB)
by Piyasiri Wickramasekara
The author finds that the growing mobility of workers in Asia has not resulted in comparable improvements in treatment and conditions of work of migrant workers. While many countries in Asia have not ratified ILO and UN migrant worker-specific Conventions, the basic human rights of migrant workers should be well covered by ILO core Conventions and universal human rights instruments widely ratified by them. Yet poor enforcement and lack of access to justice and redress mechanisms serve as major obstacles to the realization of these rights in practice. The paper reviews trends towards convergence and divergence on the issue of migrant workers rights in Asia. Finally, the author argues for a rights-based approach to protection of migrant workers based on the "Resolution concerning a fair deal for migrant workers in a global economy" adopted at the ILO International Labour Conference, June 2004. Research on bilateral agreements
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