All publications: migrant workers, information services
Labour migration
Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia: Safe migration for decent work in the blue economy – Stakeholder institutional capacity-building...
This strategy provides a framework for strengthening the institutional capacity of organizations supporting migrant workers in South-East Asia’s fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors.
Labour migration
Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia: Gender equality, diversity and inclusion strategy
This strategy provides an evidence-based framework for addressing intersecting forms of discrimination and promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion for migrant workers in South-East Asia’s blue economy.
Operations Manual for Migrant Workers Resource Centres in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA)
This document is the official Operations Manual for Migrant Workers Resource Centres in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA), published by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Developed under the UK Aid-funded Better Regional Migration...
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment: Results Book 2015–2025
This results book documents a decade of the ILO Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR), implemented from 2015 to 2025 to advance fair recruitment practices worldwide. Anchored in the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, it presents results from...
Empowering Migrant Workers: Lessons Learned from ILO Migrant Worker Resource Centres in the ASEAN region
This publication draws on the experience of the International Labour Organisation’s support for Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) in the ASEAN region. It highlights how these centres improve access to information, legal aid, and social...
Migrant workers
Manual of operations for Migrant Worker Resource Centers (MRCs) in the Philippines
This provides a comprehensive guide for planning, managing, and improving rights-based, gender-responsive MRCs, offering strategies, case examples, and training materials for effective operations.
The Migrant Worker Resource Centre in Tijuana, Mexico: Supporting access to justice and labour migration governance
It presents the context in which the Tijuana Migrant Worker Resource Centre was created, the services it offers, as well as the steps needed to continue its implementation and reach a greater number of beneficiaries in the Mexico-Central America...
Labour migration
Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) in Africa
This note outlines the ILO support to partners to deliver direct assistance to migrant workers and local communities through Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) across Africa. As of February 2024, the ILO supports the establishment and...
The Resource Centre for Migrant Workers in Tijuana, Mexico
Systematization of the experience of the RCMW, recommendations to improve their services and to replicate the model in Mexico and Central American countries.
Migrant workers' rights
Trade union-led Migrant Worker Resource Centres in ASEAN and Jordan: Case studies for protecting and organizing migrant workers
This paper features good approaches and innovations by trade union MRCs in five Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia and Thailand) as well as in Jordan. It...
Ethiopian diplomatic missions and community associations in the Gulf and Lebanon - Amharic
Ethiopian diplomatic missions and community associations in the Gulf and Lebanon
Migrant workers
Save Smart: Migrant Worker Resource Centre financial education training manual
The Save Smart training manual, and its accompanying Save Smart financial planner, encourage those considering labour migration to think about their financial goals, weigh the benefits and risks of migration, calculate their migration costs, and...
Migrant workers
Save Smart: Financial planner for ASEAN migrant workers
Successful migration starts with setting specific goals, and making plans to achieve these goals.
TRIANGLE in ASEAN
Monitoring and evaluation training manual for migrant worker resource centres
This manual provides tailored training materials to support effective monitoring and evaluation of activities at migrant worker resource centres.
Labour migration
Migrant Worker Resource Centre operations manual
A manual on establishing and operating a resource centre for migrant workers including information for potential migrants.