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International Migrants Day

African journalists win awards for excellence in labour migration reporting

Communicating on labour migration: Improving media coverage and quality of reporting on labour migration in the IGAD region

Participants thought about the Labour Migration Analysis virtual meetings

ILO Webinar Examines Impact of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers in the SADC and IGAD Regions

In response to impacts of COVID-19 to migrant workers, the ILO encourages countries of origin and destination to develop mechanisms to implement policy responses that support the protection of migrant workers’ rights.

ILO strengthens the effort of labour migration governance experts in the IGAD region

Fatuma Bashir's Story: A small business affected by COVID-19 but still focused on business development

In July- August 2020, an assessment was conducted on the impact of COVID-19 on labour markets in Garissa County. The story of Fatuma below illustrates how small businesses have been impacted by the pandemic, and provides critical information on key...

Empowering youth through welding training and job placements

The Turkana County Government, in collaboration with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and the East African Institute of Welding (EAIW), will offer a five-month industrial welding skills programme to youth from the refugee and host...

Investing in youth employment: how the PROSPECTS Partnership aims to boost the labour market outcomes for refugees and their communities in...

Emerging Insight: A digital health wallet to help millions of Kenyans access healthcare

IGAD Member States Labour Migration Experts testimony to FMPT project capacity building support

COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!

Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...

Towards building the capacity of labour migration analysts in the IGAD region

Extending Micro Finance Services to Refugees and Host Communities in Kenya

In December 2019, the ILO working closely with UNHCR organized a scoping mission to the two refugee camps in Kenya (Kakuma and Dadaab) to enable five Kenyan Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) to assess business viability in the refugee hosting areas.

ILO and SDC launch new programme to protect migrant workers in vulnerable situations in the Arab States, with a focus on workers from Africa

The FAIRWAY Programme, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by ILO, responds to the need to ensure decent work for migrant workers, including in sectors where they are at high risk of exploitation, such as...

Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working...

Towards an IGAD common approach to migrant workers protection: Regional guidelines for bilateral labour agreements

FMPT project publishes eight Assessments of Labour Migration and Mobility Governance in the IGAD Region reports

FMPT supported the establishment of IGAD region employers confederation (CIE)

Tripartite workshop on ILO Conventions related to labour migration and mobility

PROSPECTS: How the ILO is innovating in project design to support refugees and host communities

ILO PROSPECTS is pioneering a “One ILO” integrated and innovative approach to project design, bringing together ILO technical departments, the social partners and field offices.