News Archives 2008

Events

• Global Forum on Migration and Development

  Promoting the rights of migrant workers - A shared responsibility - (pdf 179 KB)
  27-30 October 2008, Manila, Philippines
  What is the connection between protection of migrant rights and development? How are countries singly or jointly protecting the rights of migrants? This ILO paper seeks to address these questions and related issues. It was initially prepared as an ILO contribution to the background paper for the Roundtable 1.1 of the Second Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, to be held in Manila.

Technical cooperation projects

• New in 2008:

  Complementary to the partnership project mentioned above, a new project Regulating labour migration as an instrument of development and regional cooperation will initiate operations in Central Asia in March 2008. This project focuses on policy frameworks, strategies and mechanisms for regulating labour migration as an instrument for development and cooperation in and among Central Asia countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan. It will strengthen institutional structures on labour migration, build capacity of social partners to participate in labour migration policy and administration, and strengthen international dialogue and cooperative mechanisms for regulating labour migration among the Central Asian countries.

Publications

• The ILO Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration: Non-binding principles and guidelines for a rights-based approach to labour migration aims to assist governments, social partners and stakeholders in their efforts to regulate labour migration and protect migrant workers. It provides a comprehensive set of rights-based guidelines and principles so as a global compilation of good practices on labour migration developed by governments and social partners.
• International Migration Briefs:

  International Labour Migration and Development: The ILO Perspective - (pdf 153 KB)

  Rights, Labour Migration and Development: The ILO Approach - (pdf 110 KB)

• Special series of Africa migration papers
  A special series of papers on labour migration in Africa is now on-line!
  See Publications - International Migration Papers numbers 72 to 84. These papers were produced with support from the European Commission.
• Website on Equality, Discrimination and Integration
  The ILO website featuring research studies, analysis and practical action resources on equality, discrimination and integration.
• OSCE-ILO-IOM Handbook on Establishing Effective Labour Migration Policies in Countries of Origin and Destination - (pdf 1,84 MB)
  
  This comprehensive Handbook guides governments and other stakeholders in developing new policy approaches, solutions, and practical measures for better management of labour migration in countries of origin and of destination. It is intended for use by decision-makers and practitioners in the OSCE area and countries served by IOM and ILO. It analyses effective policies and practices and draws upon examples from countries that have experience in this field.
  The Russian - (pdf 1,3 MB) translation is available.
  
  A new version of the Handbook adapted to the Mediterranean region was recently published into English - (pdf 1,28 MB) and Arabic - (pdf 5,49 MB).