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Press release
Less than 5 % of the migrant workers are systematically trained and carry certificates that show their qualifications
Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission and the International Labour Organization co-hosted a national consultation and process validation workshop to generate ideas on how relevant stakehol.ders can further cooperate and improve the current...
First Job Fair for Returnees from Soundi Arabia
ILO, Addis Ababa Administration and Ethiopian Employers Federation organized the first job fair in Addis Ababa to assist migrant returnees reintegrate in the labour market.
Cooperation of the ILO and tripartite partners of Tajikistan
Meeting of the Deputy Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment of Population of the Republic of Tajikistan Emin Sanginzoda and Director of Regional Bureau of the International Labor Organization (ILO) for Europe and Central Asia Heinz Koller was...
Labour migration
Restoring hope to Albania’s unemployed youth
Many young Albanian workers are returning home after losing their jobs abroad due to the economic crisis. For many of them, re-entering the local labour market is a daunting task. An ILO-UNDP project helped them address that challenge.
Launch of the Pre-departure Training Guides, Safe Labour Migration Information Package and the Code of Ethical Conduct for Recruitment...
These publications were developed under the Project on Promoting Decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of migrant workers: Ensuring effective implementation of the National Labour Migration Policy funded by the Swiss Agency...
International Migrants Day - 18 December 2013
Promote and protect the rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants
Joint statement by ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Navi Pillay.
Making Migration Work
New thinking on labour migration needed
As a High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development is taking place in New York, ILO Director General Guy Ryder discusses ways to improve labour migration governance for the benefit of all.
New Good Practices on Labour Migration
New good practice profiles uploaded unto ILO Good Practices on Labour Migration database
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.
Life After Europe: A fresh start for migrant workers in their homeland the Philippines
Migrant workers sometimes find overseas work not what was promised or expected. The ILO with support from the European Commission runs programmes to assist returned migrant workers from Europe. Ms Ignacio and Ms Myra Geron returned home from...
Message at the Tripartite assessment of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the ethical recruitment of health personnel
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Tripartite assessment of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the ethical recruitment of health personnel, Pasig City, Philippines, 17 May 2012
Sustainable reintegration services for Thai, Filipino migrants showcased in ILO-EU conference
Sustainable return and reintegration support services for Thai and Filipino migrant workers were showcased in a Conference today, held under the auspices of a technical cooperation project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO),...
Opening address at the Provincial Summit on Migration and Development and Launch of the Provincial Migration and Development Plan
By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, San Fernando, La Union, Philippines