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From tears to hope for migrant domestic workers
Sally Barrios speaks about her work assisting migrant workers and their families.

Migrant domestic workers

From tears to hope for migrant domestic workers

After experiencing abuse, a former migrant domestic worker has turned her pain into purpose, dedicating her life as a Migrant Desk Officer to helping Overseas Filipino Workers and their families in the Philippines.

Manual of operations for Migrant Worker Resource Centers (MRCs) in the Philippines
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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.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand
Knowledge Attitude1

Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

This brief compares the results from public surveys carried out in 2023 and 2019 in three countries of destination in South-East Asia concerning public knowledge, attitudes and practices towards migrant workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Philippine health laws and policies relevant to Overseas Filipinos and their families: Mapping and rapid analysis
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Migrant health

Philippine health laws and policies relevant to Overseas Filipinos and their families: Mapping and rapid analysis

The study highlights gaps in Philippine migrant health laws, urging reforms to better protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families.

I empower migrant domestic workers by sharing my experiences
A portrait of Win Faidah, a former migrant domestic worker from Indonesia. She stands in a doorway smiling as she feeds a toddler. (2024)

ILO Voices | Violence and harassment at work

I empower migrant domestic workers by sharing my experiences

As a migrant domestic worker, Win Faidah was abused by her employers. Now she works to raise awareness so that other Indonesian women have the knowledge to protect themselves from exploitation and violence in the workplace.

SAF INDONESIA Highlights
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ILO Brief

SAF INDONESIA Highlights

The brief presents key results and achievements of the Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities project in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region as part of the Spotlight Initiative to eliminate...

Tens of thousands of women migrant workers are empowered by Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Integrated Services Centers
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Migrant workers

Tens of thousands of women migrant workers are empowered by Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Integrated Services Centers

The ILO supports the establishment of Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Integrated Service Center (LTSA-MRC) in four districts to advocate and empower tens of thousands of women migrant workers.

Parjiyati, a former migrant worker who empowers others with key migration information
Parjiyati

Parjiyati, a former migrant worker who empowers others with key migration information

As one of the network leaders at the Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One-Roof Integrated Service (LTSA-MRC), Parjiyati dedicates herself to ensure safe and fair labour migration for others.

ILO joins forces with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Manpower to strengthen the protection of Indonesian migrant workers...

ILO joins forces with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Manpower to strengthen the protection of Indonesian migrant workers...

The ILO supports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Manpower with the training manual and capacity building programme on labour consular services for better protection of Indonesian migrant workers.

Supporting migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) during labour...
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Training manual for service providers

Supporting migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) during labour...

This training manual is intended for migrant worker resource centres (MRCs) and other service providers who provide information and support services to migrant workers. It enables service providers to improve their knowledge and understanding of the...

Promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work in ASEAN
Promising labour inspection practices in the context of domestic work in ASEAN

Labour inspection practices for domestic work in ASEAN

Promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work in ASEAN

This paper highlights promising practices in labour inspection in the context of domestic work, considering the role of gender-responsive policies in responding to the short- and longer-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Making women migrant workers count: Sex disaggregation of labour migration statistics in ASEAN
Making women migrant workers count: Sex disaggregation of labour migration statistics in ASEAN

Brief on labour migration statistics

Making women migrant workers count: Sex disaggregation of labour migration statistics in ASEAN

This brief provides an overview of sex-disaggregated international labour migration statistics (ILMS) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

Realizing women migrant workers’ rights in ASEAN region – main outcomes

Safe and Fair project

Realizing women migrant workers’ rights in ASEAN region – main outcomes

At an InfoPoint organized by the European Commission, the ILO presented key results of the Safe and Fair project, which is part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative and implemented across ten countries in Southeast Asia.

Indonesian Ministry of Manpower appreciates ILO technical assistances on various employment issues
Courtesy Meeting to the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia

Indonesian Ministry of Manpower appreciates ILO technical assistances on various employment issues

The ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste and the Indonesian Minister of Manpower conducted a courtesy meeting in Jakarta to continue strengthening the collaboration between ILO and the Ministry of Manpower.

National stakeholders welcome the implementation of ILO projects on responsible business and decent work

National stakeholders welcome the implementation of ILO projects on responsible business and decent work

The ILO new projects on responsible business and decent work are in line with Indonesia’s target to become a developed country in 2045.

ILO MNE Declaration provides guidance to responsible business and decent work

ILO MNE Declaration provides guidance to responsible business and decent work

The Senior Specialist and Manager of the ILO Helpdesk for Business presents the importance of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) on inclusive, responsible and...

Indonesian electronics industry moves towards responsible and sustainable business conduct

Indonesian electronics industry moves towards responsible and sustainable business conduct

Through a joint training programme, the ILO supports Indonesian businesses, particularly the electronics industry, to interconnect business, decent work and human rights.

ILO and UNDP join forces to promote Responsible Business and Decent Work for Indonesian companies

ILO and UNDP join forces to promote Responsible Business and Decent Work for Indonesian companies

The joint training programme of the ILO and the UNDP, with support from the Government of Japan, focuses on strengthening the implementation of responsible business practices of Indonesian and Japanese companies operating in Indonesia.

ILO report reveals the challenges and precarity experienced by many Lao migrant workers
Garment factory workers in Lao PDR

Labour migration

ILO report reveals the challenges and precarity experienced by many Lao migrant workers

New research sheds light on the key issues faced by Lao migrant workers and outlines measures to help ensure they can migrate more safely and obtain decent work.

Precarious pathways: Migration patterns and service needs of Lao migrant workers
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Labour migration

Precarious pathways: Migration patterns and service needs of Lao migrant workers

New research sheds light on the key issues faced by Lao migrant workers and outlines measures to help ensure they can migrate more safely and obtain decent work.