Publications on labour migration
April 2022
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Publication
Behavioural insights in employers’ choice of recruitment services for domestic work
04 April 2022
The ILO launched a campaign based on behavioural science, in a bid to influence the market in Hong Kong towards greater demand for fair recruitment practices. This report presents the results of the randomised control trial that was designed and used to identify the most effective message frame to trigger the behaviour of employers of domestic workers in Hong Kong (China) and influence their choice of private recruitment agencies when hiring foreign domestic workers.
February 2022
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TRIANGLE in ASEAN
TRIANGLE in ASEAN Quarterly Briefing Notes
25 February 2022
TRIANGLE in ASEAN works with labour ministries, workers' and employers' organizations, recruitment agency associations, civil society organizations in six countries in ASEAN; Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Below Quarterly Briefing Notes give an update on our work during the previous quarter.
November 2021
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ILO Brief
Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant domestic workers
08 November 2021
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Publication
Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families: Guide for Policymakers and Practitioners
08 November 2021
This new ILO global Guide provides an overview of policy options and country practices to extend social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families.
August 2021
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TRIANGLE in ASEAN
Implementation of recommendations from the 3rd to 12th ASEAN Forums on Migrant Labour (AFML)
18 August 2021
Progress review background paper for the 13th AFML
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TRIANGLE in ASEAN
Supporting migrant workers during the pandemic for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN Community
18 August 2021
Thematic background paper for the 13th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour
January 2021
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Publication
Domestic Workers and Decent Work in Sri Lanka
05 January 2021
In response to a Government of Sri Lanka request, this Report highlights key findings from a study which examined the living and working conditions of domestic workers and assessed the current legal and policy gaps to ratify ILO's Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention (No 189)
November 2020
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Publication
Promoting Decent Work for Sustainable Development
20 November 2020
The Malaysia Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2019–20 provides a framework for the first of two phases of structured cooperation between the ILO, the Government of Malaysia, the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) and the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC).
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DIILM Updates
International Labour Migration Governance
12 November 2020
DIILM update #3 focuses on the ILO’s work with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, and Population (MOLIP); Parliamentarians, the Myanmar Overseas Employment Agencies Federation, labour organizations and CSOs to strengthen the legislative and policy framework governing international labour migration
October 2020
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Research brief
Migration cost survey among Indonesian and Filipina domestic workers in Malaysia
22 October 2020
This research brief presents the findings of the survey on migration cost of Indonesian and Filipina domestic workers in Malaysia. The survey is guided by the ILO’s 2019 General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment and Definition of Recruitment Fees and Related Costs and builds on previous studies conducted by the World Bank-led Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD).