All project publications
Situational Analysis of the Development of Regulation for Private Employment Agencies in the Federal Republic of Somalia
This report is a Situational Analysis dedicated to the development of a national regulatory framework for Private Employment Agencies (PrEAs) in the Federal Republic of Somalia. It was produced with the technical assistance of the International...
Situational Analysis Report for the Development of a Gender-Responsive and Rights-Based National Labour Migration Policy and Action Plan of...
This report is a Situational Analysis Report developed to serve as the foundation for creating a Gender-Responsive and Rights-Based National Labour Migration Policy and Action Plan for the Federal Republic of Somalia. Commissioned by the Ministry of...
Situation Analysis: Development of Labour Migration Policy and Action Plan for the Republic of South Sudan
This report is a Situational Analysis produced to support the development of the National Labour Migration Policy and Action Plan for the Republic of South Sudan. Its purpose is to lay the groundwork for a comprehensive, rights-based migration...
Registration, licensing, and inspection mechanisms of legislative frameworks for Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
This policy brief focuses on labour migration in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, analysing the effectiveness of their registration, licensing, and inspection mechanisms for recruitment agencies. The brief identifies that the lack of comprehensive...
Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Private Recruitment Agencies for Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
This policy brief examines the registration, licensing, and inspection of private recruitment agencies in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia to improve regional migration management. The research, based on studies of Ugandan domestic workers in Saudi...
Legislative frameworks on complaints and remedy procedures for Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia
This policy brief analyses legislative frameworks for complaints and remedy procedures for migrant workers in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. It highlights that access to these mechanisms is severely limited by the financial and staffing constraints of...
Assessing the Role of Employers in Improving Labour Migration Governance in Uganda
This report offers an evidence-based guidance and recommendation on how employers contribute to improving the governance of labour migration. It also highlights the growing importance of private employment agencies (PrEAs), many of whom are not yet...
Assessment of the Legal Frameworks for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers in and from Kenya and Uganda
This assessment examines the legal and institutional frameworks in Uganda and Kenya, two major origin countries for migrant workers in the East and Horn of Africa region. It evaluates the extent to which their domestic systems uphold migrant...
Policy brief
Key Findings from an Assessment of the Kenyan Legal Framework for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers
This policy brief highlights key findings from an assessment of the Kenya–Gulf labour migration corridor, focusing on the experiences of Kenyan migrant workers in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It reveals significant governance challenges...
Key Findings from an Assessment of the Ugandan Legal Framework for Access to Complaints and Remedy Procedures by Migrant Workers
This report examines the role of employers in strengthening labour migration governance in Uganda, focusing on the growing emigration of mainly low-skilled female workers to the Middle East and the associated risks of exploitation, irregular...
Statistics on Labour Migration in Uganda: A Tool for Data-driven and Evidence-based Policies for Improved Migration Governance
This policy brief emphasises the importance of labour migration data in forming effective, evidence-based migration governance in Uganda. As the country continues to serve as both a source and destination of migrant workers, the need for accurate,...
Policy Brief
Statistics on Labour Migration in Tanzania
This policy brief highlights the importance of labour migration statistics for data-driven decision-making and improved migration governance. It discusses Tanzania’s role as both a source and destination country for migrants, the challenges faced by...
Report on the Assessment of Sources of Data on International Labour Migration in Tanzania
The assessment provided information on the national data needs, the type of data currently collected by the different institutions, their data collection, management, and dissemination practices, as well as the prospects for improving data sharing...
Report on the Assessment of Sources of Data on International Labour Migration in Uganda
The assessment provided information on the national data needs, the type of data currently collected by the different institutions, their data collection, management, and dissemination practices, as well as the prospects for improving data sharing...
Training material
Basic English for Workplace Communication
Training manual equipped with a students’ book, a teacher’s guide, and a training of trainers’ guide that aims to improve the English language proficiency of potential migrants and migrants and enable them to become more competitive in the labour...
Financial education for potential migrants and returnees in Ethiopia – Trainee’s booklet
This trainee’s booklet, developed in the context of the Better Regional Migration Management project funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, targets potential migrants and returnees in Ethiopia who want to...
Financial education for potential migrants and returnees in Kenya – Trainee's booklet
This booklet, developed in the context of the Better Regional Migration Management project funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, targets potential migrants and returnees in Kenya who want to improve their money...