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July 2020
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COVID-19 and the World of work
COVID-19 pandemic and Migrant workers: What role for Trade Unions?
30 July 2020
There are 164 millions migrant workers around the world and they have been very impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. How can trade unions protect migrant workers during the COVID-19 crisis? Learn more here..
June 2020
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Video
ILO: Jobs crisis due to COVID-19 to worsen if returning OFWs not given proper reintegration | ANC
29 June 2020
Rex Varona, the National Project Coordinator of the International Labour Organization (ILO) says the jobs crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic may turn into a catastrophe if returning Filipino migrant workers are not given proper reintegration.
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’
24 June 2020
Policies need to be put in place to protect stranded migrant workers and to ensure the reintegration of those who return to their home countries, says the International Labour Organization.
September 2016
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News
ILO launches new fair migration project for the Middle East
07 September 2016
The project will promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking, focusing on the domestic and construction work sectors.
August 2016
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Fair recruitment
ILO launches a new project for fair recruitment in Philippines
03 August 2016
A new ILO initiative aims to protect workers travelling abroad from unfair and deceptive hiring practices.
June 2016
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105th International Labour Conference
Realizing a future of fair migration
06 June 2016
As migrants fleeing poverty and persecution continue to make headlines around the world, how can we create systems of governance that provide regular and safe migration to meet migrants’ rights and labour market needs? The ILO's Salwa Kanaana discusses with Michelle Leighton, ILO Chief of Migration Branch, and Ruba Jaradat, ILO Regional Director for the Arab States.
October 2015
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Migrant Domestic Workers Video
Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Video
01 October 2015
Video of GAP-MDW project partners on organizing for migrant domestic worker rights.
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Migrant Domestic Workers Video
IDWF Online Communication Network Helps Domestic Workers around the Globe Unite
01 October 2015
The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in partnership with the International Labour Organization is excited to launch its communication network for domestic workers around the globe to connect with one another online. This network, the first of its kind serving to unite 52 million domestic workers around the globe, has been initiated with the support of the ILO and the Olof Palme Centre.
November 2014
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Fair Migration
As the business case for migration becomes stronger, so must our political capacity to deal with it, warns ILO Chief
10 November 2014
Policy coherence and the role labour ministries and social partners should play in employment and labour migration were the subject of a lively discussion at the ILO during a High-level Interactive Dialogue organized in cooperation with the Government of Italy. The panel was organized to share views, experiences and practices from various regional perspectives around the implementation of the ILO’s Fair Migration Agenda.
April 2014
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Statement
Keynote address at the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
07 April 2014
Day of General Discussion on workplace exploitation and workplace protection commemorating the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families