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Tricked and trapped: How migrant workers are getting a raw deal in the Middle East

ILO reveals how an estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East at the first-ever tripartite regional conference on human trafficking.

Tricked and trapped: How migrant workers are getting a raw deal in the Middle East

ILO reveals how an estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East at the first-ever tripartite regional conference on human trafficking.

Tajik agency logs 500 missing migrant workers

Ethiopia and ILO sign an MOU to support Domestic Migrant Workers to the Gulf States, Lebanon and Sudan

The Government of Ethiopia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Addis Ababa to implement an EU-funded project designed to develop a tripartite framework for the support and protection of...

Photo contest: "Migrant domestic workers in Europe"

Participate in this unique ILO photo contest funded by the European Union.

Online discussion on access and portability of Social Protection for Migrant Workers from 11 – 22 March 2013

During our two week discussion, we'll be looking at the significant gaps in social protection for migrant workers and how these gaps can be filled.

Survey on assessing working condition of Asian-Born Nurses in UK

The EU-funded International Labour Organization project on Decent Work Across Borders (DWAB) is implementing a project focussing on the international migration of health professionals between the Philippines, India and Viet Nam to Europe. The...

First ever National Policy for Overseas Pakistanis

The Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has drafted a first ever National Policy for Overseas Pakistanis with a focus on maximizing welfare and empowerment of Pakistani diaspora working in different countries across the globe.

DWAB online photo competition: Final judging

Decent Work Across Borders together with the Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders (AYNLA) culminated its online photo competition last 20 February 2013 with the final judging of entries based on first round of judging which yielded twenty one photos. ...

Tajikistan, Russia ink new migration pact

Today a ceremony to sign an agreement between Tajikistan and Russia on the conditions of the presence of Tajik citizens in Russia was held in Moscow.

The world we want: migrant workers need support

Future migrant workers expect more administrative and financial support to go abroad while returning migrant workers hope Viet Nam will soon become as developed as the countries where they used to work. The recommendations were among the major...

Consultation Meetings with Different Stakeholders on the Assessment of the Effects of Bilateral Labour Arrangements (BLA)

A roundtable discussion was conducted last 11 February 2013 at the ILO auditorium where Ms. Makulec presented the initial result of the interviews. Twenty five participants from the tripartite partners of the ILO DWAB actively participated in the...

Not all remittances sent by labour migrants to Tajikistan - minister

Migrant workers

Fighting forced labour with education

Nepalese women migrating as domestic workers often risk falling prey to human trafficking. A little knowledge can go a long way towards reducing their vulnerability.

ILO, European Commission, OHCHR, UNWOMEN and KSBSI sign agreement on global action programme on migrant domestic workers

The European Commission and the ILO in partnership with OHCHR, UNWOMEN and the Indonesian Trade Union KSBSI signed an agreement on implementing a “Global Action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families”. The implementation of this...

Labour rights

Message by the ILO's Director-General on the occasion of International Migrants Day

We celebrate the contribution of women and men migrants to growth and development in both their host and home countries. They replenish labour markets with much-needed skills and human and social capital.

Migrant workers

US$2.5 million to improve labour migration governance in the Middle East

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funds ILO initiative to improve working conditions for migrants in the Middle East.

US$2.5 million to improve labour migration governance in the Middle East

Low skilled migrants in Middle East can look forward to better labour migration governance and improved protection mechanisms, the objectives of a major regional project launched by the ILO this month, and funded by the Swiss Agency for Development...

Photo coverage

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder meets migrant workers

The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder met migrant workers from Myanmar at a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) of the ILO ‘s Tripartite Action to Protect Migrants from Labour Exploitation (the TRIANGLE project) in...

Czech Republic donates US$75,000 to ILO project on return migrants in Moldova

The Government of the Czech Republic will contribute CZK 1.5 million (approximately US$ 75,000) to an ILO project on the return of migrants and home country socio-economic development over the next year.