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Werabe Polytechnic College and the Case for Operational Excellence in Pre-Departure Training

The case study examines how Werabe Polytechnic College strengthened the quality and delivery of overseas employment training for potential and returning migrants in Ethiopia. It highlights the college’s operational reforms, expanded training offer,...

Assessment of skills development and training needs of returnees in Mombasa and Nairobi counties

This report assesses the skills profiles, training needs, and reintegration challenges of returnee migrant workers in Mombasa and Nairobi counties. It examines gaps in skills recognition, access to training, job placement, business support, and...

Building Practical Guidance to Strengthen Ethiopia's Overseas Employment System

Developing practical guidance to help translate Ethiopia’s overseas employment laws and procedures into clear, user friendly steps for institutions, implementers, and prospective migrant workers.

African Migrant Resource Centres strengthen cooperation to better support migrant workers

The International Labour Organization and its partners have agreed on a regional framework to strengthen cooperation among Migrant Resource Centres across Africa, helping improve access to information, protection, referrals and support services for...

Somalia's Advances Implementation of New Labour Migration Policy Framework

Raising awareness and strengthening coordination for the implementation of Somalia’s National Labour Migration Policy and Private Employment Agencies Regulations.

Dignity in Service: Transforming Domestic Work through skills development in Tanzania

Validating Tanzania’s proposed domestic work curriculum to give greater structure, recognition, and standards to a sector that employs many women and young people.

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...

ILO entrepreneurship training helps Ethiopian returnee rebuild after tragedy

After surviving a fire while working abroad, Semira Maye returned to Ethiopia facing debt, injury and uncertainty. Through the ILO-supported SIYB programme, she launched a clothing business and regained financial independence.

Ethiopia and South Africa Exchange Lessons on Strengthening Labour Market Information Systems

Ethiopia's labour market information system exists. The question is how to make it work better. Four days in South Africa offered some answers.

Kenya Establishes Foundation for Evidence-based Labour Migration Governance through First National Statistics Report

Over 103,800 Kenyans worked abroad in 2024/2025, sending home USD 4.9 billion. Yet until now, the data behind that movement lived in silos. Kenya is changing that.

Migrant Workers Gain a Voice in South Sudan's Trade Union Movement

Thousands of migrant workers in South Sudan build homes, staff hotels, and trade in local markets. Most have no union to turn to. That is starting to change.

South Sudan Journalists Strengthened their Capacities to Report on Labour Migration with Depth and Accuracy

Labour migration in South Sudan is under-reported, often misunderstood, and rarely told from the perspective of the migrant workers themselves. A media roundtable in Juba aimed to change the starting point.

South Sudan Employers Validate Roadmap for Fairer Labour Market

South Sudan's employers have a new five-year plan. This time, labour migration and worker protection are at the centre of it.

Reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment and labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) regions: An ILO Toolkit for...

The report is a practical media toolkit developed by the ILO to strengthen accurate and responsible reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment, and labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa. It highlights the critical role of journalists in...

National Consultation Advances Development of Uganda’s Return and Reintegration Framework

Uganda advances sustainable labour migration through the development of a comprehensive and inclusive National Return and Reintegration Framework to support the effective transition of returned migrant workers into the labour market.

Stakeholders Review Uganda’s Pre-Departure Training Curriculum for Migrant Workers

Uganda advances decent work in labour migration through the modernization of its pre-departure curriculum, ensuring inclusive, occupation-responsive, and rights-based protections for all migrant workers

Kenya Advances Development of National Return and Reintegration Strategy for Migrant Workers

National Consultation in Nairobi to support the development of Kenya’s National Return and Reintegration of Migrant Workers Strategy.

National Stakeholders Advance Design of Djibouti’s Labour Migration Strategy

A national policy design workshop in Djibouti to advance the development of Djibouti’s National Labour Migration Strategy and Action Plan.

FESTU sensitizes trade union leaders on Somalia’s Labour Migration Policy and PrEAs Regulations

FESTU convened trade union leaders in Mogadishu to strengthen the implementation of Somalia’s labour migration policy and recruitment regulations, focusing on worker protection and fair recruitment. The workshop resulted in a concrete action plan...

Uganda Launches Migrant Workers Call Centre to Strengthen Protection Services

Uganda has launched a dedicated Migrant Workers Call Centre in Kampala, offering a direct and accessible support system for migrant workers and their families. The platform provides reliable information, grievance support, and referral services,...