Publication

Behavioural insights in employers’ choice of recruitment services for domestic work

04 April 2022

The ILO launched a campaign based on behavioural science, in a bid to influence the market in Hong Kong towards greater demand for fair recruitment practices. This report presents the results of the randomised control trial that was designed and used to identify the most effective message frame to trigger the behaviour of employers of domestic workers in Hong Kong (China) and influence their choice of private recruitment agencies when hiring foreign domestic workers.

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant domestic workers

08 November 2021

Publication

Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families: Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners

08 November 2021

This new ILO global Guide provides an overview of policy options and country practices to extend social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families.

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Implementation of recommendations from the 3rd to 12th ASEAN Forums on Migrant Labour (AFML)

18 August 2021

Progress review background paper for the 13th AFML

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Supporting migrant workers during the pandemic for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community

18 August 2021

Thematic background paper for the 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

DIILM Updates

International Labour Migration Governance

12 November 2020

DIILM update #3 focuses on the ILO’s work with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, and Population (MOLIP); Parliamentarians, the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation, labour organizations and CSOs to strengthen the legislative and policy framework governing international labour migration

DIILM Updates

Making decent work a reality for domestic workers

20 October 2020

DIILM Update No. 2 Domestic Workers, October 2020

ILO/UN Women

Protecting the rights of domestic workers in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

16 June 2020

This note explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic workers in Malaysia. It highlights the requirements of migrant domestic workers in light of the existing and emerging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and makes recommendations to protect the rights of domestic workers in Malaysia.

Publication

Impact of COVID-19 on migrant workers in Lebanon and what employers can do about it

14 April 2020

This brief provides a summary of the particular vulnerability of migrant workers during the COVID-19 health emergency, with a focus on migrant domestic workers, who in Lebanon are mainly employed inside people’s homes. It recommends practical actions in line with the principles of integrity, gender equality and respect for diversity, all of which contribute to peace, social justice and stability in societies.

TRIANGLE in ASEAN

Recruitment fees and related costs: What migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar pay to work in Thailand

01 April 2020

This report presents the findings of a survey on recruitment fees and related costs paid by migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar to work in Thailand.