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Adapting Traditional Craft to Modern Market Demand

"My biggest problem was not skills or materials, but the market. I could make products, but I did not know how to reach buyers or get fair prices,” said Nathan Mugote.

Strengthening Protection for Migrant Workers

East and Horn of Africa states advance rights-based bilateral labour agreements

A five-day regional training in Addis Ababa has strengthened capacity of stakeholders from East and Horn of Africa to design, negotiate, and implement rights based Bilateral Labour Agreements, bolstering fair and safe labour migration governance...

BRMM Programme

UK Commonwealth and Development Office highlights progress of Better Regional Migration Management programme in Kenya

A UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) annual review mission to Kenya assessed progress under the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme, meeting government institutions, implementing partners, and returnee migrant...

Community Awareness Campaign Strengthens Protection of Migrant Workers in Bossaso

A week-long campaign in Bossaso cut through to migrant workers, employers, religious leaders and media alike, combining community workshops, digital outreach and multilingual materials to raise awareness of rights, surface compliance gaps and build...

Supporting Institutional Readiness of the Bossaso Migration Response Centre

Equipment and furniture handover to the Bossaso Migration Response Centre quietly did what policy alone cannot, giving frontline staff the tools to deliver timely protection, counselling and referral services to migrants navigating one of the Horn...

Regional Workshop Validates MRC Operations Manual

The Regional Operations Manual for Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) brings together representatives from across the region to harmonise operational standards, strengthen service delivery, and enhance coordination among MRCs. The meeting provided a...

National Labour Migration Policy of Somalia

This book contains the National Labour Migration Policy of Somalia, marking a historic milestone as the country's first dedicated national framework for managing labour mobility. Developed with technical support from the International Labour...

National Labour Migration Policy Implementation Strategy and Action Plan of Somalia

This book is the National Labour Migration Policy Implementation Strategy and Action Plan for Somalia, developed with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) BRMM Programme. It is Somalia's first comprehensive, rights-based...

Improving Labour Migration and Mobility

Ministerial Communiqué for the 3rd IGAD Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration

A tool for cooperation, mobility, and prosperity

Ministers of East and Horn of Africa unite for better labour migration governance and decent work

Ministers from across the IGAD region have adopted a landmark communiqué in Nairobi, committing to stronger labour migration governance, fair recruitment, and expanded social protection. The decision marks a renewed regional push toward safe and...

Decent work and food security as pathways to sustainable peace

At Geneva Peace Week, experts from the UN Peacebuilding Fund, ILO, FAO, Interpeace and Sudan’s civil society highlighted how decent work and food security can serve as powerful tools for conflict prevention, social cohesion, and peace.

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...

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...

Mapping Skill-Based Labour Migration Partnerships between Countries of Origin and Destination

This report, "Mapping Skill-Based Labour Migration Partnerships Between Countries of Origin and Destination," is a detailed study focused on expanding safe and regular migration pathways for medium and high-skilled workers from countries in the East...

Enhancing National Capacity in Labour and Migration Data Production in Somalia and South Sudan

Technical teams from Somalia and South Sudan spent a week in Addis Ababa getting hands-on with the building blocks of their respective Labour Force and Migration Surveys, from sampling design and digital data collection to validation workflows,...

Turning Web Skills into TheSomero.com

A young Ugandan returnee used his time in Saudi Arabia to build unexpected digital skills, and with support from the ILO BRMM programme training,changed these skills into a growing e-learning business now serving students across Kampala.

From survival to success

ILO training sparks a new generation of entrepreneurs in Baidoa, Somalia

In Baidoa, Somalia, small traders are transforming their livelihoods through the International Labour Organization’s Improve Your Business (IYB) training. Once focused solely on day-to-day survival, 100 local entrepreneurs, including women like...

Institutional capacity building

Somali employers strengthen advocacy capacity as first step in strategic plan implementation

The Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has kicked off the implementation of its new Strategic Plan 2025–2029 by strengthening its policy advocacy capacity with support from the ILO.

Senior Trainers' skills enhanced on Revised Caregiving and Domestic Work Standards

Strengthening the capacity of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers to deliver updated skills relevant to overseas employment.

Somalia Holds Fifth Technical Working Group Meeting on Labour Migration

The 5th TWG in Somalia focused on reviewing progress made in labour migration since the previous TWG, assessing achievements under BRMM Phase II, and agreeing on a sustainability approach as the programme approaches completion.