News
June 2020
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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.
November 2013
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Official visit
Ryder and Italian leaders share views on jobs for youth and migration
19 November 2013
ILO Director-General and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano talked about the youth unemployment situation affecting the country, especially in the South.
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Migrant workers
Ryder: Labour migration policies need urgent shift to avoid more tragedies
08 November 2013
“We cannot allow tragedies like the one in Lampedusa, and more recently in Malta and Niger, to become commonplace,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder during a high-level panel on labour migration at the ILO.
May 2006
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Article
Giving a fair deal to the world's 86 million migrant workers
23 May 2006
Across the world, millions of people are on the move - doing jobs ranging from manual labour such as harvesting to high-skilled computer programming. Combined, their numbers with their dependents would equal the fifth most populous country on the planet. And their numbers are likely to increase, according to the ILO.