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Kenya
Private employment agencies in EHoA establish a Regional confederation to advance fair recruitment
The establishment of a regional confederation of private employment agencies from six East and Horn of Africa countries to promote fair recruitment, strengthen cooperation and enhance migrant worker protection.
Werabe Polytechnic College and the Case for Operational Excellence in Pre-Departure Training
The case study examines how Werabe Polytechnic College strengthened the quality and delivery of overseas employment training for potential and returning migrants in Ethiopia. It highlights the college’s operational reforms, expanded training offer,...
Ethiopia expands implementation of new overseas employment law to regional levels
Strengthening regional implementation of Ethiopia’s new overseas employment law through four sensitisation workshops that equipped 201 stakeholders with the knowledge and action plans needed to apply the Proclamation consistently, promote fair...
Migrant worker
New financing initiative opens business opportunities for Bangladesh's return migrant workers
A new BDT 50 million financing initiative from SME Foundation and Karmasangsthan Bank, backed by ILO Bangladesh and the Embassy of Switzerland, will help return migrant workers turn overseas skills and savings into sustainable businesses - offering...
Tujibidiishe SACCO Creates New Pathways for Kenya's Returned Migrant Workers to Build Sustainable Livelihoods
Supporting the sustainable reintegration of returned migrant workers in Mombasa through a SACCO model that combines entrepreneurship, cooperative development, savings, and access to finance to help build stronger and more resilient livelihoods
Journalists Across Eastern Africa Forge a Common Path on Migration Reporting
Strengthening ethical, accurate, and evidence based migration reporting across Eastern Africa while fostering regional media collaboration on labour migration, fair recruitment, and countering misinformation
Taking labour migration to the classrooms in Dar es Salaam
Raising youth awareness of labour migration governance, fair recruitment, and regular migration pathways through public lectures that equip students in Dar es Salaam with practical knowledge for informed employment and migration decisions.
Tanzania Launches First Migrant Resource Centre to Protect and Empower Migrant Workers
Strengthening protection and support for migrant workers in Tanzania through the launch of the country’s first Migrant Resource Centre, providing accessible services on safe migration, fair recruitment, and reintegration
Tanzania Journalists Capacity Strengthened to Promote Safe and Fair Labour Migration Reporting
Strengthening responsible, accurate, and evidence based reporting on labour migration in Tanzania while fostering closer collaboration between the media, government, social partners, and the ILO on safe and fair migration issues.
Institutionalising Overseas Employment Training at Assela TVET College
Strengthening overseas employment training in Ethiopia by enhancing Assela TVET College’s capacity, improving access for migrant workers, especially women, and demonstrating how institutional investment and income generation can support sustainable...
East and Horn of Africa Labour Attachés Strengthen Capacity to Advance Rights-Based Labour Migration Agreements
Strengthening the capacity of Labour Attachés and Consular Officials from the East and Horn of Africa to negotiate, implement, and monitor rights based bilateral labour migration agreements and better protect migrant workers in Gulf destination...
Kenya Validates National Strategy to Support Sustainable Reintegration of Returning Migrant Workers
Validating Kenya’s draft National Return and Reintegration Strategy to strengthen coordinated support for returning migrant workers and help them access livelihoods, services, and sustainable reintegration pathways.
Building a Safety Net for Uganda's Returning Migrant Workers
Validating Uganda’s draft National Return and Reintegration Framework to strengthen coordinated support for returning migrant workers and improve access to reintegration services, skills development, and livelihoods.
Building Practical Guidance to Strengthen Ethiopia's Overseas Employment System
Developing practical guidance to help translate Ethiopia’s overseas employment laws and procedures into clear, user friendly steps for institutions, implementers, and prospective migrant workers.
African Migrant Resource Centres strengthen cooperation to better support migrant workers
The International Labour Organization and its partners have agreed on a regional framework to strengthen cooperation among Migrant Resource Centres across Africa, helping improve access to information, protection, referrals and support services for...
Formalizing Coordination on Job Creation and Safe Labour Migration in Ethiopia
Strengthening coordination among Ethiopian institutions to advance job creation, overseas employment, and reintegration support for migrant workers through the formalization of the Reintegration Sub Working Group and endorsement of a shared...
Somalia's Advances Implementation of New Labour Migration Policy Framework
Raising awareness and strengthening coordination for the implementation of Somalia’s National Labour Migration Policy and Private Employment Agencies Regulations.
Dignity in Service: Transforming Domestic Work through skills development in Tanzania
Validating Tanzania’s proposed domestic work curriculum to give greater structure, recognition, and standards to a sector that employs many women and young people.
ILO entrepreneurship training helps Ethiopian returnee rebuild after tragedy
After surviving a fire while working abroad, Semira Maye returned to Ethiopia facing debt, injury and uncertainty. Through the ILO-supported SIYB programme, she launched a clothing business and regained financial independence.
Ethiopia Showcases Job Centres as Cornerstone of Skills-Led Economic Revolution
On 21 April 2026, high-level EU and Swedish officials visited Ethiopia's Bole Woreda 12 Job Centre to witness the country's employment and labour migration reforms. The visit demonstrated how Ethiopia's coordinated approach to labour market...