Publications on labour migration

November 2017

  1. Publication

    Moldovan Migrants in Italy: Remittances and the Role of the Labour Market Partners

    20 November 2017

    Social Finance Working Paper. 52a

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.

March 2015

  1. Syrian refugees in Jordan

    Access to work for Syrian refugees in Jordan: a discussion paper on labour and refugee laws and policies

    30 March 2015

    In this discussion paper, the International Labour Organization, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, seeks to develop a qualitative understanding of the legal and policy framework applicable to Syrian refugees seeking work, complimentary to the recent quantitative studies of the impact of Syrian refugees on the Jordanian labour market. This paper intends to address the contentious and multifaceted issue of access to work for Syrian refugees in Jordan.

June 2011

  1. Publication

    Employment diagnostic analysis: Bosnia and Herzegovina

    23 June 2011

    Employment Working Paper No. 86