Events and training on labour migration

December 2020

  1. Labour migration

    FAIRWAY hosts webinar for Jordanian journalists on reducing discrimination and promoting positive perception of migrants in the context of COVID-19

    14 December 2020

    The webinar focused on the importance of the role of the media in promoting a balanced public understanding of migration, and rights-based language and reporting styles when reporting on migrant workers. The event is part of a broader FAIRWAY Programme strategy to tackle discrimination against migrants, including through innovative social media campaigns.

  2. Labour migration

    Development of a national action plan for Uganda

    2 - 3 December 2020

    The FAIRWAY Programme conducted a two day planning workshop with key migration national stakeholders in Uganda, with the goal of developing a national action plan.

October 2018

  1. UN Environment Management Group Nexus Dialogue Series

    Greening with Jobs: A Just Transition to Sustainability

    23 October 2018

    This Nexus Dialogue aims to contribute to a common understanding of the concept of just transition, establish a global platform to share national and international experiences in the practical application of greening with jobs and just transition in national contexts; and foster support by both public and private stakeholders for social justice in the fight for environmental sustainability.

September 2017

  1. Training course

    Establishing fair recruitment processes

    18 - 22 September 2017

    Are you interested to learn more about what you can do to reduce the risk of abusive and fraudulent recruitment of workers in the supply chain? Then join the ITCILO’s course on Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes.

November 2015

  1. Parallel Session of the United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

    Working together to promote human rights due diligence and protect workers’ rights during recruitment

    16 November 2015

October 2014

  1. PROWD MAGNET

    Dignity, Rights and Domestic Work in Arab states: Technical workshop on challenges and good practices

    11 - 13 October 2014

    The ILO’s flagship projects on labour migration and decent work for domestic workers hold a technical workshop to showcase the challenges, opportunities and outcomes stemming from its innovative activities in the region.

September 2014

  1. Labour migration

    Training Workshop for Al Jazeera Network on Reporting on Labour Migration and Human Trafficking

    15 - 17 September 2014

    ILO and the NGO Panos Europe Institute hold a training workshop on labour migration and human trafficking for the Al Jazeera network, familiarizing seasoned journalists and editors with with ILO standards and approach, in order to foster quality reporting on the issue worldwide.

  2. Event

    Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers: Side Event of the 21st Session of The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

    4 September 2014

    A side event on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers, organized in the framework of the EU funded Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW), was designed as a forum to raise awareness on the human rights challenges faced by migrant domestic workers and discuss the improvement of their organizational capacities and redress mechanisms.

August 2014

  1. Labour Migration

    Jordan launches national media workshop on migration and human trafficking

    12 - 14 August 2014

    ILO and global communication network PANOS hold the first national training workshop for Jordanian journalists on labour migration and human trafficking.

February 2014

  1. Event

    European Parliament hearing on sports and human rights in Qatar

    13 February 2014

    ILO Deputy Director-General will participate in a hearing on sports and human rights, held by the European Parliament Committee on Human Rights, focussing on the situation of migrant workers in Qatar.