The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

The Global Compact for Migration (GCM) offers the international community the opportunity to improve workplace productivity and deliver decent work outcomes for migrant and national workers, as well as to shift current misperceptions of migration, by readjusting migration policies to effectively include all labour market aspects. Laws, policies and institutions, in the country and across borders, matter greatly in achieving this goal.

Most migration today is linked directly or indirectly to the search for decent work opportunities. Even if employment is not the primary driver, it usually features in the migration process at some point. ILO estimates that there are 150 million migrant workers, representing over 65 per cent of all migrants. Migrant workers account for 4.4 per cent of all workers, and have higher labour force participation rates than non-migrants globally (73 per cent and 64 per cent respectively). Read more