Events and training on labour migration
June 2015
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Labour exploitation
Severe labour exploitation in the EU
2 June 2015
FRA will launch the report from its ‘Severe labour exploitation in the EU’ project at a high-level event at the Council of the EU on 2 June in Brussels.
April 2015
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Event
Second Regional Meeting on the Protection of Migrant Fishers: ASEAN Review of ‘Guidelines on Flag State Inspection of Working and Living Conditions on Board Fishing Vessels
28 - 29 April 2015
A second regional meeting on work in fishing, focusing on the protection of migrant fishers, is convened in 2015 to further discuss more detailed cooperation; to present the international standards and instruments on work in fishing, share national policy and legislative developments, and procedures related to flag State and port State controls; and to provide inputs from the region to the development of the draft Guidelines on Flag State Inspection of Working and Living Conditions on Board Fishing Vessels on implementation of Convention 188.
March 2015
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Meeting
Consultation Meeting on Qualitative Assessment of Returnees Migrant Domestic Workers in Indonesia
31 March 2015
The Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families (GAP-MDW) organized a consultation meeting to provide a space for national constituents to share inputs and perspectives on proposal research on returned migrant domestic workers in Indonesia. The study aims to document through a qualitative survey the working conditions and forced labour risks faced by Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia and their reintegration challenges.
November 2014
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Training
Training of Trainers on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers for Trade Unions of Ukraine
3 - 4 November 2014
Trade Unions of Ukraine participated in a two-day ToT on decent working and living conditions for migrant domestic workers, developed by the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) with an aim to raise awareness on decent work deficits of migrant domestic workers and promote a better understanding of the contents of the ILO Convention 189 and its accompanying Recommendation 201.
June 2014
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ILO Study
Obstacles to justice for migrant domestic workers in Lebanon unveiled at report launch
13 June 2014
The ILO and local NGO Caritas share findings of a landmark report on the legal, procedural and institutional challenges facing migrant domestic workers seeking justice in Lebanon.
October 2013
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Event
Founding Congress of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF)
26 - 28 October 2013
200 domestic workers from 42 countries around the world gathered to discuss the ways to improve the working conditions of domestic workers worldwide and to launch the International Domestic Workers Federation.
February 2013
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Event
Migrant Workers and Business: Challenges and Opportunities
11 February - 1 March 2013
Monday, 11 February 2013 and Friday, 1 March 2013 - Webinars convened by the ILO and UN Global Compact Office
November 2009
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Event
Workshop "Addressing the Demand Side of Chinese Migrant Workers in European Countries”
11 - 12 November 2009
Workshop organized by the ILO, in cooperation with the National Council of Small and Medium Sized Private Enterprises in Romania (CNIPMMR), , as a component of the Project on “Capacity Building for Migration Management in China (CBMM)”.
October 2009
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Event
Human trafficking and forced labour - Training of Trainers
15 - 16 October 2009
The training is part of a broader ILO initiative to build the capacity of Tajik officials to prevent and prosecute human trafficking in the context of labour migration from Tajikistan. The overall objective of these capacity building measures is to improve investigation and prosecution of alleged trafficking cases as well as to ensure identification, protection and rehabilitation of the victims of trafficking and forced labor, in accordance with internationally accepted principles.
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Event
National workshop on regulation and monitoring of private recruitment agencies
15 - 16 October 2009
The seminar aims at reviewing national regulations and monitoring mechanisms; drafting recommendations for the promotion of ethical business practices; and exchanging international and regional good practices.