All news: fair recruitment
Press release
How service delivery for women migrant workers and their families in construction sector are strengthened in Thailand
The ILO, through the Safe and Fair programme under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, reaches out to women migrant workers and their families in construction camps in Thailand, ensuring their rights and entitlements are protected and respected.
International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023
Measuring SDG 10.7.1 on migrant recruitment costs: Recent advances and way forward
The Parallel Session F.4 at the International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023, organized by ILO with support from WB KNOMAD, showcased recent achievements to promote measurement of SDG 10.7.1 on migrant workers’ paid recruitment costs and...
Migrant workers' rights
New ILO initiative to help protect migrant worker wages in Malaysia
Wage protections for women and men migrant workers in Malaysia a key focus of new phase of the International Labour Organization’s Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy project.
International Migrants Day
ILO announces winners of the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration
Winning entries provide balanced and ethical reporting on migrants and labour migration and encourage the media to address stereotypes and misconceptions.
News
Indonesia, Malaysia and ILO discuss fair recruitment guide and pre-departure training for the palm oil sector
Indonesia and Malaysia government representatives met with the ILO to discuss concrete actions to strengthen labour protection of migrant workers in the palm oil sector.
Agreement to increase inclusion of labour rights in business school education
A Memorandum of Understanding to increase the inclusion of labour rights issues in business education has been signed by the ILO, the Global Business School Network and the Geneva School of Economics and Management of the University of Geneva.
Migration and decent work
The ILO, FIFPRO and the Didier Drogba Foundation launch a campaign against the risks linked to the emigration of young football players
A campaign to raise awareness of the risks of exploitation and human trafficking linked to the emigration of young Ivorian footballers has been launched under the aegis of the ILO, the Didier Drogba Foundation and the International Federation of...
Training Module
THAMM: Fair and ethical recruitment to private recruitment agencies
Labour migration
ILO launches the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration
Journalists are invited to submit articles showing exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.
Fair Recruitment
The ILO launches a new phase of the Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment
With the support of the Swiss Development Cooperation and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the third and final phase of the FAIR programme runs from August 2022 to July 2025.
In Uganda, the ACCEL project provides opportunities to vulnerable youth through life and technical skills training
Ministries of Labour from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico exchange experiences on fair recruitment of migrant workers
By hosting this exchange, the ILO seeks to contribute to efforts to improve fair recruitment processes for migrant workers.
Workplace discrimination
New UN survey on migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia
UN study reveals migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) in South-East Asia benefit from labour migration, yet experience discrimination.
The Government of Canada and ILO expand their partnership to strengthen institutional capacities in the governance of labour migration in...
Two new projects seek to strengthen the work of Ministries of Labor, Foreign Affairs, migration institutes, public employment services and vocational training institutions, as well as employers' and workers' organizations to integrate migrants and...
Forced labour
Launch of guide “Addressing, preventing and eliminating forced labour in the rubber industry in Malaysia: A practical guide for Malaysian...
By Panudda Boonpala, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and Pacific at the Launching Ceremony: A Practical Guide on Forced Labour for Malaysian Rubber Industry on 8 August 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Forced labour
New employers guide will support Malaysian rubber industry in fight against forced labour
The guide is produced by the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and through the support of the European Union. It provides practical guidance to employers in the rubber industry in...
Following the Americas Summit Declaration on migration, ILO reaffirms its commitment to strengthening labour migration governance in the...
ILO principles are reflected in the Summit declaration and new US guidance on temporary migrant workers
Labour migration
Prize-giving ceremony of the 2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration at the ILO office in Madrid
The ILO office in Spain organized a prize-giving ceremony to congratulate Judit Alonso Gonzalbez, Javier Sulé and Marta Saiz.
Fair foreign employment process and good practices discussed through policy measures to reduce exploitation and vulnerabilities of foreign...
ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistani and Human Resource Development (MOP&HRD) and Department of Labour Baluchistan and constituents, hosted a policy dialogue in Quetta to identify the pathways to promote fair recruitment for...
Promoting fair recruitment of foreign migrant workers through policy measures
ILO hosts a policy dialogue to promote fair recruitment for intended migrant workers and minimize the role of intermediaries in foreign recruitment