Publications on labour migration

June 2021

  1. Publication

    Terms of Reference for Service Providers: Review of National Policy, Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks, and Practice - A Baseline Study for Iraq

    11 June 2021

    The consultancy entitled, “The National Policy, Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks and Practice Review”, aims to establish baseline situations in Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Sudan and Uganda, in the area of relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practice in terms of implementation in relation to the access of forcibly displaced persons to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities, including self-employment and business development.

  2. Publication

    Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities (PROSPECTS) - Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq

    06 June 2021

    In Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq, the ILO under the PROSPECTS partnership is implementing interventions to address some of the critical decent work challenges facing both forcibly displaced persons and host communities, as part of efforts to enhance more sustainable livelihoods.

March 2021

  1. Publication

    Fraught but Fruitful: Risks, Opportunities, and Shifting Gender Roles in Syrian Refugee Women’s Pursuit of Livelihoods in Lebanon with Additional Observations from Jordan and Iraq

    15 March 2021

    This report was commissioned by UN Women, ILO and UNHCR to provide evidence-based research that can inform current and future livelihoods programming and promote pathways to increase the safe, dignified and sustainable participation and empowerment of displaced women in the labour force.

July 2020

  1. Publication

    Rapid Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations and Small-Scale Enterprises in Iraq

    16 July 2020

    The objective of the assessment is to highlight the immediate effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable workers and their households, particularly on issues related to employment, income, economic conditions, and prospects for the immediate future. In addition, the assessment addresses the effects of the pandemic on small-scale enterprises, including how they are adapting to the challenges that the pandemic presents and the implications for their employees.

April 2020

  1. Publication

    ILO PROSPECTS Generic Terms of Reference for Rapid Assessments of the Impact of COVID-19 on Socio-Economic Environments of Refugee-Hosting Communities

    20 April 2020

March 2020

  1. Publication

    Executive summary: Mapping responses by cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations to forced displacement

    23 March 2020

    Produced as part of a wider programme on responding to forced displacement crises, the report identifies good practices, lessons learned and potential areas of innovation by cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations working in displacement contexts.

October 2019

  1. Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

    Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

    27 October 2019

  2. Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

    Brochure: Improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

    27 October 2019

  3. Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

    Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

    27 October 2019

    Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities in eight african and middle-eastern countries

  4. Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

    Factsheet: Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities

    27 October 2019

    Inclusive jobs and education for forcibly displaced and host communities in eight african and middle-eastern countries