All news: return migration
Message of support at the 3rd Stakeholders’ Consultation on the Reintegration Strategic Framework, National Action Plan, and the OFW...
By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 3rd Stakeholders’ Consultation on the Reintegration Strategic Framework, National Action Plan, and the...
The Government of Bangladesh with assistance from ILO developed an awareness-raising campaign strategy for the TVET institutes
ILO’s EU funded Skills 21 project supported the government of Bangladesh to develop an awareness-raising campaign strategy for the TVET institutes to bring behavioural changes in awareness, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, self-efficacy and social...
Job Portal developed in Uganda
ILO strengthens the effort of labour migration governance experts in the IGAD region
ILO and Government host high-level international webinar to address needs of migrant workers with in-demand skills but no certification
Skills experts share ‘good practices’ on how to scale up Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to secure decent work for millions of workers in global job markets
New challenges, new opportunities
The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. There is probably no worker or business in the world that has not been affected. The latest ILO estimates show that working hour losses have worsened during the first...
IGAD Member States Labour Migration Experts testimony to FMPT project capacity building support
A Policy Framework For India’s Covid-19 Migration
Shabari Nair, Regional Migration Expert and Divya Verma, Programme Officer with ILO DWT South Asia and India wrote together a column providing outline for the country’s migration policy framework.
ILO Strengthens Capacity on Labour Market and Migration Statistics for Effective Policy Development and Implementation in Nigeria
The International Labour Organization (ILO) organizes a national capacity building workshop on labour statistics highlighting the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) on Labour Migration Statistics with the goal of improving...
The Gambia: ILO’s EIIP project participants obtain a contract from the Government
Community Road Development and Maintenance (CODEM), an enterprise established through the ILO project, has successfully secured its first contract from a municipal council to rehabilitate a drainage system in the city centre, after the project...
ILO and GIZ Launch Business Management Training In Abuja, Nigeria, to Support Employment Prospects of Potential and Return Migrants In...
To promote income earning and employment opportunities among potential and returning migrants, the ILO in collaboration with GIZ organized a two-week Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training for staff of migration and employment resource...
Japan to support youth employment opportunities for refugees and host community in Mauritania
The project aims at promoting economic self-sufficiency of refugees and peaceful coexistence with host communities through the development of employability schemes and decent jobs in infrastructure construction works.
Labour migration governance
Good governance can protect migrants’ labour rights in the destination country
Ethiopian President inaugurated the launching of Sewenetwa, a movie telling a migrant's story
Ethiopian president H.E. Sahlework Zewdie, inaugurated the launching "Sewenetwa", a movie featuring the plight of Ethiopian Migrant Workers.
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International Migrants Day 2018.
Sri Lanka’s Migrant Women Domestic Workers: The Family Background Report five years on
Employment creation for youth to build sustainable peace in The Gambia: Launch of the employment-intensive construction works
The project creates employment opportunities for the youth in The Gambia through ILO’s employment-intensive construction approach with a focus on equal and decent work opportunities
Mapping of stakeholders working on migration in Ethiopia
Mapping of stakeholders working on migration in Ethiopia was validated by the Ethiopian Federal Attorney General Office and the ILO.
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Sri Lankan government pledges to combat human trafficking
The ILO project “Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons (EQUIP) funded by the US Department of States, Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) organised an awareness raising march to mark the “World day against Trafficking...
Japan to support youth employment to build stability and peace in The Gambia
New project will support jobs for youth through infrastructure works with local resources, skills training and entrepreneurship promotion, with a strong focus on returnees and women.
ILO commits ETB 60million to reintegrate returnee migrants in Ethiopia
ILO partners with regional microfince institutions to commit ETB 60million to support the reintegration effort of returnees.