Publications on labour migration

March 2021

  1. Training Policy Brief

    Protecting Migrant Workers in Maldives

    23 March 2021

    This policy brief presents the situation of the migrant workers in Maldives and proposes several policy recommendations. It calls for the establishment of an authoritative body to closely monitor migrant situation and rectify matters urgently by ratifying best practices and conventions.

January 2021

  1. ILO Brief

    Labour Migration in Asia and the Pacific

    01 January 2021

    A brief on ILO's priorities in Asia and the Pacific, January 2021 edition

August 2016

  1. Publication

    Measures to Increase Employment of Nationals in Expatriate Dominated Occupations and promote decent work among all workers

    31 August 2016

    The high dependence on foreign labour makes employment and migration two interdependent issues requiring a coordinated strategy. On the one hand, nearly half of the employed are foreigners , and not only they play a predominant role in low skilled occupations, but are numerous also among professionals and technicians. On the other hand, despite the buoyant economic growth that allowed the Maldives to reach the status of a middle-income country in 2011 , the labour market has been increasingly characterised by unemployment and discouragement.

April 2012

  1. Publication

    Migrant workers in the international hotel industry

    01 April 2012

    This Report addresses complex themes relating to migrant work and migrant workers in the international hotel industry, recognizing that the experience of migrant workers (international and internal), their employers and the wider community varies greatly in different countries and cultures.