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Improving Labour Migration and Mobility

Ministerial Communiqué for the 3rd IGAD Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration

A tool for cooperation, mobility, and prosperity

Ministers of East and Horn of Africa unite for better labour migration governance and decent work

Ministers from across the IGAD region have adopted a landmark communiqué in Nairobi, committing to stronger labour migration governance, fair recruitment, and expanded social protection. The decision marks a renewed regional push toward safe and...

Decent work and food security as pathways to sustainable peace

At Geneva Peace Week, experts from the UN Peacebuilding Fund, ILO, FAO, Interpeace and Sudan’s civil society highlighted how decent work and food security can serve as powerful tools for conflict prevention, social cohesion, and peace.

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CLEAR Supply Chains project promotes safer workplaces in Uganda’s coffee sector through WIND training

How can a participatory action-oriented training transform safety and health in Uganda’s coffee supply chain? For 56 trainers, the answer is clear: practical, community-driven solutions are key to lasting change. The Workplace Improvement in...

Turning Web Skills into TheSomero.com

A young Ugandan returnee used his time in Saudi Arabia to build unexpected digital skills, and with support from the ILO BRMM programme training,changed these skills into a growing e-learning business now serving students across Kampala.

Senior Trainers' skills enhanced on Revised Caregiving and Domestic Work Standards

Strengthening the capacity of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers to deliver updated skills relevant to overseas employment.

Somalia Holds Fifth Technical Working Group Meeting on Labour Migration

The 5th TWG in Somalia focused on reviewing progress made in labour migration since the previous TWG, assessing achievements under BRMM Phase II, and agreeing on a sustainability approach as the programme approaches completion.

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Refugee inclusion in practice: Experiences, outcomes, and impacts

This final episode of the series examines how the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) shapes refugee livelihoods and host community economies. Svein Erik Stav (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research) and Tewodros Aragie Kebede...

BRMM Engages Media and Universities to Strengthen Labour Migration Awareness in Kenya

A media breakfast meeting and a public lecture series in Nairobi organized in collaboration with the University of Nairobi and Mount Kenya University.

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Refugee agency, livelihoods and inclusion

In the fifth episode Professor Alexander Betts (Oxford University) and Bisimwa Mulemangabo (Oxford Refugee-Led Research Hub) discuss refugee livelihoods, access to decent work, and the importance of recognizing refugee agency in shaping sustainable...

Trainers Equipped to Lead Community Outreach Across the Country

Three rounds of Training of Trainers sessions in Adama, Ethiopia, to strengthen the capacity of regional officials responsible for implementing the National Communication Strategy to Prevent Irregular Migration and Promote Safe Labour Migration...

Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in Uganda’s Coffee Sector through WIND Training

The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project and CLEAR Supply Chains initiative trained 23 officials and farmers in Masaka District through the WIND methodology to improve safety, health, and gender inclusion in coffee production. The training strengthened local...

Regional Research Conference Strengthens Evidence-Based Dialogue on Labour Migration and Development in the East and Horn of Africa

“Labour Migration and Development in East and Horn of Africa"

The capacity of the Ethiopian Statistics Service and the E-LMIS team strengthened to apply ICLS Standards in Labour and Migration Statistics

A five-day capacity-building workshop on labour and labour migration statistics was held to deepen participants’ understanding of updated international definitions and measurement approaches in key labour statistics domains, including work,...

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How the ILO is redefining refugee livelihoods and advancing host community development

Nick Grisewood, Global Programme Manager for the ILO PROSPECTS Programme, joins the fourth podcast episode to discuss how the ILO has become a central actor in refugee responses and why access to decent work, skills and social protection is key for...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Innovating refugee response: How the Netherlands built the PROSPECTS Partnership

In this episode, Ana Uzelac, Senior Policy Officer at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses the origins and evolution of the PROSPECTS partnership. She highlights how innovative donor approaches can strengthen the...

Fifth Technical Working Group Reviews Labour Migration Priorities and Exit Planning in South Sudan

During South Sudan's fifth Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on labour migration governance in Juba participants reviewed national developments in labour migration governance, achievements under the BRMM programme, and areas requiring further...

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Young, displaced & determined: Refugee voices on rights to and at work

This special episode of the PROSPECTS podcast series features young refugee leaders sharing their perspectives on the right to work and the barriers they face to economic inclusion. Hasan Almatroud from Jordan and Shadya Abduljabbar from Ethiopia...

South Sudan Strengthens Labour and Migration Statistics through Capacity-Building Workshop

Enhancing the skills of the South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and other national stakeholders in producing labour and labour migration statistics in line with international standards.

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

The history of the ILO’s refugee engagement

In the second episode, we trace the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) historical engagement with refugee issues — from the post–World War I Russian refugee crisis to today’s debates on migration, labour, and displacement. Researcher and...