Events and training on labour migration

March 2022

  1. Fair Recruitment

    The ILO launches the Fair recruitment Initiative (Phase II, 2021-2025) for Africa

    24 - 25 March 2022

    The ILO Regional Office for Africa in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE) are partnering to launch the Fair Recruitment Initiative in Africa in March 2022. This launch is an opportunity to expand the implementation of successful fair recruitment approaches to other countries in Africa.

November 2020

  1. Fair recruitment

    Awareness-raising workshop for domestic workers led by the National Union of Malagasy Domestic Workers (SENAMAMA)

    29 November 2020

    The ILO's REFRAME project, with the help of the International Federation of Domestic Workers, supports the creation and strengthening of the domestic workers' organization SENAMAMA in Madagascar.

June 2018

  1. Event

    Policy consultation workshop on the role of Trade Unions in the protection of Vietnamese migrant workers’ rights

    26 June 2018

    The workshop is co-organized by ILO, Viet Nam General Confederation of Labor, and The Asia Foundation with the aim to promote and protect the right of migrant workers.

February 2018

  1. Event

    The Meeting for the Development of the Workplan to Implement the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) - Malaysia Trade Union Congress (MTUC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

    8 - 10 February 2018

    The MOU aims on increasing protection of Vietnamese migrant workers in Malaysia

February 2016

  1. Migrant domestic worker

    Workshop on Migrant Domestic Workers' Policy (MDWs) and Trade Union Actions in Nepal

    24 - 25 February 2016

    The workshop aims to discuss on existing policies, international practices and gaps in polices and laws to protect migrant domestic workers (MDW). This is organized within the framework of the ILO’s Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW), Geneva.

March 2015

  1. Workshop

    Trade Unions Workshop on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe

    18 - 19 March 2015

    Zimbabwe Domestic and Allied Workers Union (ZDAWU) and Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) conducted a workshop to develop an action plan to promote decent work for migrant and national domestic workers. The workshop took place in the framework of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their families (GAP-MDW).

December 2014

  1. Workshop

    Workshop of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers

    8 - 9 December 2014

    The Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (CFTUU or KVPU) organized a two-day workshop for its members of in order to agree on practical steps to reach out to domestic and migrant domestic workers, and effectively protect their labour rights. The workshop was organized in the framework of Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) under thematic umbrella “Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Ukraine”.

  2. Workshop

    Workshop of the All-Ukrainian Union of Workers Solidarity VOST “VOLYA” on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers

    6 December 2014

    Leaders of the All-Ukrainian Union of Workers Solidarity VOST “VOLYA” organized a sensitization workshop on migrant domestic workers’ rights with an aim to build union’s capacity in order to reach out to domestic and migrant domestic workers, effectively protect their labour rights and raise awareness on the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work. The workshop was organized in the framework of Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) under thematic umbrella “Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers in Ukraine”.

November 2014

  1. Meeting

    National Action Planning Meeting of Indonesian Trade Unions

    24 - 25 November 2014

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families (GAP-MDW) organized a National Action Planning Workshop for Indonesia TUs with an aim to promote decent work for migrant domestic workers through union-to-union cooperation.

  2. Workshop

    Workshop on the Status of Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families in Paraguay-Argentina Migration Corridor

    19 November 2014

    30 representatives of the government, employers’ organizations, trade unions, domestic workers’ organizations, academia and civil society organizations discussed research findings and policy implications of a study on migrant domestic workers’ rights in the Paraguay-Argentina, conducted under the auspices of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers (GAP-MDW).