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"Migrant workers are an asset to every country where they bring their labour. Let us give them the dignity they deserve as human beings and the respect they deserve as workers" - Juan Somavia, Director General of the ILO.
The ILO is the only United Nations agency with a constitutional mandate to protect migrant workers, and this mandate has been re-affirmed by the 1944 Declaration of Philadelphia and the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. It 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 workers. 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". ILO adopts a rights-based approach to labour migration and promotes tripartite participation (governments, employers and workers) in migration policy.
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Workshop in Geneva on Labour Mobility for Refugees, 11-12 September 2012
The International Labour Office (ILO) and the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the support of the 2012 Chair-in-Office of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), co-organized a workshop on Labour Mobility for Refugees in Geneva on 11 and 12 September 2012. The workshop provided an important opportunity for states, international organizations, members of civil society and academics to discuss whether and how labour mobility could increase employment opportunities and freedom of movement for refugees. Participants also looked at how labour mobility could facilitate access to durable solutions without undermining protection principles.
For further information see:
http://www.unhcr.org/pages/509a85996.html
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International labour migration: A rights-based approach
ILO, ISBN 978-92-2-119120-9, Geneva, 2010
This is a comprehensive discussion of issues of labour migration in a globalizing world. It highlights
ILO perspectives on labour migration, the connections between migration and development, decent work for migrant
workers, the normative framework for protection of migrant rights, the governance of international labour migration,
and the role of social dialogue and international cooperation. In so doing, it brings together the elements of a
rights-based approach to labour migration as identified by its constituents.
See also the Executive Summary -
(pdf 238 KB)
• French
(pdf 249 KB)
• Spanish
(pdf 245 KB)
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Strenghtening migration governance
ILO, ISBN 978-92-2-122994-0, Geneva, 2010
This joint OSCE/ILO publication can serve as a valulable reference document for officials of governments and for concerned staff of stakeholder organizations throughout the OSCE regions to strengthen migration governance. It contains contextual background information, a review of OSCE commitments on international migration, and data on indicators measuring implementation of commitments, and it features numerous examples of concrete useful practices and specific measures. It offers conclusions and a number of suggestions on policy measures and specific follow-up activity.
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