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South Sudan Employers Validate Roadmap for Fairer Labour Market
South Sudan's employers have a new five-year plan. This time, labour migration and worker protection are at the centre of it.
National Consultation Advances Development of Uganda’s Return and Reintegration Framework
Uganda advances sustainable labour migration through the development of a comprehensive and inclusive National Return and Reintegration Framework to support the effective transition of returned migrant workers into the labour market.
Stakeholders Review Uganda’s Pre-Departure Training Curriculum for Migrant Workers
Uganda advances decent work in labour migration through the modernization of its pre-departure curriculum, ensuring inclusive, occupation-responsive, and rights-based protections for all migrant workers
Kenya Advances Development of National Return and Reintegration Strategy for Migrant Workers
National Consultation in Nairobi to support the development of Kenya’s National Return and Reintegration of Migrant Workers Strategy.
National Stakeholders Advance Design of Djibouti’s Labour Migration Strategy
A national policy design workshop in Djibouti to advance the development of Djibouti’s National Labour Migration Strategy and Action Plan.
FESTU sensitizes trade union leaders on Somalia’s Labour Migration Policy and PrEAs Regulations
FESTU convened trade union leaders in Mogadishu to strengthen the implementation of Somalia’s labour migration policy and recruitment regulations, focusing on worker protection and fair recruitment. The workshop resulted in a concrete action plan...
Uganda Launches Migrant Workers Call Centre to Strengthen Protection Services
Uganda has launched a dedicated Migrant Workers Call Centre in Kampala, offering a direct and accessible support system for migrant workers and their families. The platform provides reliable information, grievance support, and referral services,...
Translating Labour Force Survey Data into Policy-Relevant Reporting
Ethiopia collects labour market data. The harder question is what to do with it. A five-day workshop in Adama worked on turning numbers into something policymakers can actually use.
Ethiopia Reviews Progress on Employment-Centred Migration Governance
Tanzania Strengthens Fair Recruitment Standards for Private Recruitment Agencies
Forty licensed Private Recruitment Agencies participated in a targeted workshop to enhance regulatory compliance, clarify enforcement mechanisms, and align recruitment practices with national legislation and ILO fair recruitment principles.
Returnee migrant workers Recognized Through DPF – BRMM Business Plan Competition
Entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and financial inclusion converge in a competition that rewards innovation and accelerates reintegration.
East and Horn of Africa Countries Strengthen Labour Migration Governance through Learning Visit to the Philippines
A regional learning visit to introduce participants from the EHoA, as well as EAC and IGAD, to the Philippines’ well-established labour migration governance system, encompassing regulation, protection, reintegration, and social dialogue.
Somalia strengthens Rights-Based Labour Migration Governance through Federal-State Engagement
A series of state-level sensitisation workshops held across four Federal Member States of Somalia to operationalise the newly adopted National Labour Migration Policy (NLMP) and Private Employment Agencies (PrEAs) Regulation.
Kenya Reviews Progress on Institutionalising Labour Migration Governance
The 5th Technical Working Group meeting in Kenya examined progress achieved under the BRMM programme and identified priorities for sustaining labour migration governance efforts beyond the project period.
Fourth Labour Migration Advisory Group meeting reinforces sustainable Labour Migration Governance in East and Horn of Africa
Shifting toward long-term ownership, institutional integration, and the development of a clear sustainability roadmap for labour migration governance in the region.
South Sudan Trade Unions Strengthen Action on Migrant Worker Rights
Embedding migrant worker protection within national trade union structures in South Sudan
Tanzania Charts Path Forward for Labour Migration Governance in Dodoma
Fifth National Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on Labour Migration in Dodoma, Tanzania to review progress, address implementation challenges, and promote the programme’s exit strategy for long-term impact.
Ethiopia Strengthens Fair Recruitment Oversight through the Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) Platform
Targeted IT training and stakeholder consultations lay the foundation for embedding the Migrant Recruitment Advisor within Ethiopia’s labour migration governance system.
Adapting Traditional Craft to Modern Market Demand
"My biggest problem was not skills or materials, but the market. I could make products, but I did not know how to reach buyers or get fair prices,” said Nathan Mugote.
Integrating the LeMengede Application into Ethiopia’s Migration Preparedness Framework
TVET trainers and key stakeholders across Ethiopia were equipped to integrate the LeMengede mobile app into pre-departure training, strengthening migrant workers' access to multilingual migration information, complaint mechanisms and an SOS feature...