Publications on labour migration

November 2020

  1. Publication

    Summary report of the Global research webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy" (30 September 2020)

    26 November 2020

September 2020

  1. Publication

    Synthesis report: Skills shortages and labour migration in the field of information and communication technology in Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand

    22 September 2020

February 2019

  1. Labour migration

    Access to the labour market for admitted migrant workers in Asia and related corridors

    07 February 2019

    This publication aims to help policy makers and stakeholders develop informed strategies and programmes supporting greater flexibility and decent work for migrant workers while enhancing labour market efficiency and labour migration governance.

September 2017

  1. Publication

    Labour Migration From China to Europe: Scope and Potential

    06 September 2017

    The research presented in this report was conducted under the “EU-China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Project”, funded by the EU and jointly carried out by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

September 2016

  1. Publication

    The Right to Social Security in the Constitutions of the World: Broadening the moral and legal space for social justice

    02 September 2016

    ILO Global Study, Volume 1: EUROPE

December 2015

  1. Publication

    Non-standard working in public services in Germany and the United Kingdom

    19 December 2015

    This paper is focused on those employed in the central civil service and those employed in local and regional government in Germany and the UK.

May 2015

  1. Germany pre-departure information for migrant health workers

    Working in Germany pre-departure information for Filipino and Indian migrant health workers bound for Germany

    11 May 2015

    This pre-departure booklet contains basic information about several topics to help Filipino and Indian health workers who are bound to work in Germany. It seeks to empower health workers to make informed decisions and raise awareness of the issues related to health labour migration and ethical recruitment.

March 2012

  1. Publication

    Corporate brochure on ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

    15 March 2012

    Prevent HIV, Protect Human Rights at Work

February 2012

  1. Publication

    Responsible contracting: An approach aimed at improving social and labour practices in the property services sector

    09 February 2012

    Research paper on the property services sector, and in particular on the provision of cleaning and security services, prepared as background for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.

November 2005

  1. Publication

    Trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation in Germany

    01 November 2005

    Germany is an important destination contry for migrant workers from all over the world. Many of them work on the basis of mutually beneficial agreements made with their employers, but many are forced into submission by deception, threats, abuse, fraud and coercion.