News and statements on labour migration

  1. ILO builds capacities of financial service providers to expand the scope and market of their services to forcibly displaced and host communities in Iraq

    18 February 2022

    With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the initiative seeks to contribute to devising durable solutions for forcibly displaced and host communities in Iraq through improving their financial inclusion and opportunities for more and better employment opportunities.

  2. Launch of the ILO’s financial inclusion initiative for displaced and host communities in Iraq

    30 March 2021

  3. Training: Making Finance Work for refugees and host communities

    21 December 2020

  4. Extending Micro Finance Services to Refugees and Host Communities in Kenya

    01 April 2020

    In December 2019, the ILO working closely with UNHCR organized a scoping mission to the two refugee camps in Kenya (Kakuma and Dadaab) to enable five Kenyan Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) to assess business viability in the refugee hosting areas.

  5. © Aamir Qureshi / AFP 2022
    Helping migrants make the most of their money

    11 December 2014

    Migrants’ remittances are expected to reach US$ 436 billion in 2014 and US$ 540 billion by 2016. Financial education can not only provide useful support to migrants’ families back home but also help migrants in destination countries manage their own budgets.