All news: United Arab Emirates
The cost of migration
Pakistan's migrant workers pay punishing rates for the chance to work
A new ILO survey, "The cost of migration: What low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan pay to work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," shows that many emigrants are paying potentially up to 20 times official rates for the right to work...
ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East
The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.
Gulf Cooperation Council
New UAE-ILO programme to set example in developing labour market governance
The ILO and UAE launch a new joint programme to improve labour market information systems and governance in the Gulf State, the first such example of collaboration with the ILO in the Gulf Cooperation Council region.
ILO Regional Director for Arab States conducts official visit to UAE and Kuwait
ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat conducts official visit to the UAE and Kuwait, to promote cooperation between the Organization and the two GCC countries.
ILO and UAE Agreement
ILO and UAE agree on capacity building programme for the MoL to govern its labour market and monitor working conditions
The two-year project will improve the UAE’s capacity to govern its labour market and monitor working conditions, including those of migrant workers.
Domestic Workers
Survey on “Measuring migration costs for low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia and the UAE”
ILO is embarking on an exciting collaboration with the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) by commissioning a survey on “Measuring Migration Costs for Low-Skilled Migrant Workers from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia and the UAE” under the South Asia Labour...
A blog
Why framing the discourse on human trafficking is important - some thoughts
UAE to host first Global Conference on UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy
To show its commitment to facilitating a global transformation to a green economy, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced this week that it will host the first global conference on the UN Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) from 4-5...
“Work in Freedom” Programme
DFID, ILO to launch new initiative to tackle trafficking of women and girls
ILO: Apprenticeships can be a route to decent work for Arab youth
Regional seminar brings together employer, worker and government representatives to upgrade apprenticeship systems in the Arab states.
Azerbaijan’s Trade Unions Confederation in talks to sign agreements with foreign trade unions
The Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan has been conducting talks to conclude agreements with trade unions of Ukraine, Turkey and Russia’s Leningrad and Astrakhan regions envisioning mutual social protection of migrant workers, the...