News and statements on labour migration

  1. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 7: SSE as tool for social cohesion, peace and resilience

    10 January 2022

  2. The ILO launches a campaign for the safety and dignity of Myanmar Domestic Workers

    16 June 2020

    “Nine years ago, the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) was adopted by governments, employers and workers, said ILO representative in Myanmar, Mr Donglin LI. It is even more relevant today in the face of the Covid-19 virus. Ensuring decent working and living conditions for domestic workers will keep domestic workers, their employers and their families safe.”

  3. Migration: Closing the gap between perceptions and true facts

    29 April 2015

    How are migrants generally perceived? Are those perceptions correct? Read an interview with OECD Deputy Secretary-General Stefan Kapferer, who was the main speaker at the second thematic meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development.

  4. ILO promotes jobs for refugee-hosting communities in Jordan

    14 November 2013

    ILO works with refugee-hosting communities in Mafraq and Irbid to create jobs in agro-business.

  5. Migrant tragedies highlight need for policy shift, says ILO chief

    06 November 2013

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has said the recent deaths of hundreds of migrants seeking to reach Europe highlight the urgent need for a major shift in migrant policy. He spoke at meeting in Geneva of government, workers’ and employers’ representatives.

  6. More rights for Jordan’s garment workers

    01 November 2013

    Workers in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones have held numerous strikes over the past years to protest against what they perceive as labour rights violations. A new collective bargaining agreement is now aiming to improve the situation.

  7. Garment workers’ service centre opens in Jordanian industrial zone

    09 October 2013

    New facility set to improve the lives of thousands working in Jordan’s Qualified Industrial Zones.

  8. Making decent work a reality for migrant workers

    30 September 2013

    At the UN General Assembly in New York, the ILO and Sweden hosted an event to share innovative practices related to labour migration governance, inclusiveness in dialogue on migration policy.

  9. Labour mobility and rights at centre of debate on international migration and development

    10 June 2013

    Experts from the ILO and elsewhere have gathered at a final roundtable to discuss labour mobility in migration and development issues prior to the High-Level Dialogue.

  10. The search for decent work is at the center of most migration

    07 June 2013

    Migrants are contributing to economies through their labour and the businesses they create, as consumers, taxpayers and agents of technology transfer.