Publications on labour migration

December 2021

  1. Book

    The new world of work: Challenges and opportunities for social partners and labour institutions

    31 December 2021

    This book examines social dialogue and the role of social partners in the governance of the world of work in 34 European countries.

September 2020

  1. Labour migration

    Flyer - 2020 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    14 September 2020

January 2020

  1. TRIANGLE in ASEAN

    The future of work and migration: 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) thematic background paper

    01 January 2020

    This paper was prepared to inform and guide the discussions on “Future of Work and Migration” at the 12th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) held from 25 to 26 September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The AFML is a tripartite meeting that brings together governments, employers’ organizations, and workers’ organizations, alongside civil society organizations, to discuss migration governance issues across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, and aims to promote and protect migrant workers’ rights.

September 2019

  1. Labour migration

    Flyer - 2019 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    12 September 2019

June 2019

  1. Publication

    Skills shortages and labour migration in the field of information and communication technology in India, Indonesia and Thailand

    11 June 2019

May 2019

  1. Fair recruitment initiative

    General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment and definition of recruitment fees and related costs

    22 May 2019

    This document brings together the ILO general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (“principles and guidelines”) and the definition of recruitment fees and related costs.

February 2019

  1. Publication

    Rules of the Game: An introduction to the standards-related work of the International Labour Organization (Centenary edition 2019)

    20 February 2019

    A brief presentation of the ILO’s standards policy with a view to facilitating understanding and ownership by the ILO’s traditional constituents, as well as the United Nations system, non-specialists and the broader public.

November 2016

  1. Briefing note

    No.2 The future of labour supply: Demographics, migration, unpaid work

    03 November 2016

    This note details key demographic dynamics already impacting the future of work as well as two significant trends in the labour market – unpaid work and labour migration – that create global policy opportunities in light of those demographic changes.

February 2015

  1. Report III (Part 1B)

    Giving a voice to rural workers

    05 February 2015

June 2014

  1. Publication

    Guide to international labour standards (2014)

    10 June 2014

    Provides summaries of the contents of ILO Conventions and Recommendations by subject matter.