All events: migrant workers + international migration + irregular migration + migration policy + return migration + labour migration + refugees

Government officials roles and responsibility in promoting ethical recruitment

Training on the Role and Responsibility of Government Officials in Promoting Ethical Recruitment Practices (In the Philippines)

A two-day training programme on the roles and responsibilities of migration relevant government officials in the promotion of ethical recruitment for migrant workers, and health professionals in particular for Philippines, India and Viet Nam...

Meeting

Planning Meetings on the Community of Practice Network for Domestic and Migrant Domestic Workers

International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) conducted a series of visioning and planning workshops under the auspices of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) in order to identify priority products...

Workshop

Paraguay-Argentina Bi-national Workshop on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers

Paraguay and Argentina establish a joint working agenda and develop an action plan on migration in order to promote decent work for migrant domestic workers at the bi-national meeting on Building a Labour Strategy for Decent Work of Migrant Domestic...

Sub-regional meeting with Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar (CLM)

Sub-regional meeting with Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar (CLM) is held on 18 September 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. ILO ASEAN TRIANGLE Project hosts a one-day consultative workshop with Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar (CLM) to discuss their capacity...

Syrian Refugess in Jordan

ILO hosts meeting of international agencies and NGOs to discuss future interventions to assist Jordan’s Syrian refugee population and their...

Members meet to identify potential livelihoods programming options for both Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanians and develop a clear direction for programming and advocacy opportunities that will feed into the development of an advocacy...

Workshop

Capacity Building Workshops of the first Domestic Workers Union Founding Committee in Lebanon

A series of capacity building workshops for the members of the Founding Committee of the Domestic Workers Union were held with a view to strengthen organizational capacities and facilitate the establishment of the trade union for domestic workers in...

Occupational safety and health and migrant workers

Government officials roles and responsibility in promoting ethical recruitment

Training on the Role and Responsibility of Government Officials in Promoting Ethical Recruitment Practices

A two-day training programme on the roles and responsibilities of migration relevant government officials in the promotion of ethical recruitment for migrant workers, and health professionals in particular for Philippines, India and Viet Nam...

Training on Fostering the Social and Professional Reintegration of Return Migrants

An ILO training course providing advanced knowledge with which to foster the contribution to development of return migrants, and offering ground-breaking information about their patterns of social and professional reintegration.

Civil Society Forum on ILO Domestic Workers' Convention, 2011 (No.189)

The increasing participation of national workers in the formal sectors of the economy generates the necessity to hire foreign workers to perform domestic chores.

Palestine refugees in Lebanon

The ILO advocates for Palestinian refugees right to work and social protection in Lebanon

The ILO and the Committee for the Employment of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon release a series of advocacy materials and mark the inception of a local NGO dedicated to Palestinian employment in Lebanon.

ILO Study

Obstacles to justice for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon unveiled at report launch

The ILO and local NGO Caritas share findings of a landmark report on the legal, procedural and institutional challenges facing migrant domestic workers seeking justice in Lebanon.

World Day Against Child Labour

Syrian and Lebanese children from refugee host communities mark World Day Against Child Labour with theatrical performance

The ILO and Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour launch a theatrical performance by Syrian and Lebanese children working in hazardous environments after a series of training sessions tailored to child labour awareness raising.

Meeting of Focal Specialists on International Labour Migration Statistics in ASEAN

The ILO’s ASEAN TRIANGLE Project recently developed the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) Database to gather statistical information on migrant workers in the ten ASEAN member states, including a range of previously unpublished...

Campaign

Global 12+12 Campaign on Ratification of the ILO Convention 189 and the Recommendation 201 on Domestic Work

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) launched the global 12 by 12 campaign: decent work for domestic workers in 2011 aiming at 12 ratifications of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work...

Address by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, in his capacity as the 2014 Chair of the GMG to the Open Plenary Session of the GFMD Summit

Regional Exchanges of Good Practices in Nursing Education and Practice - India, Philippines, Viet Nam under DWAB Project

Under the EU funded Decent Work Across Borders Project, a Philippines-India-Viet Nam sharing session is planned, where representatives from the nursing education authorities of the three countries will share their respective strategies towards...

Knowledge sharing on nursing education and practices

Regional Knowledge Sharing Mission on Nursing Education and Practice (Philippines, India and Viet Nam)

The objective of this knowledge sharing mission is to enhance the respective expertise of the education authorities of the three participation countries on their respective strategies toward quality nursing education through the sharing of...

GMG Side Event on Good Practices for Empowering Migrant Domestic Workers, GFMD Civil Society Days, Stockholm

Presentation of the main findings of the "European Migrant Integration Academy" (EU-MIA)

The EU-MIA project aims at establishing connections between researchers, practitioners and institutions to encourage innovative city-to-city cooperation on migrant integration at the European level.