Publications on labour migration

April 2022

  1. ILO Working paper 60

    Mobile internet, skills and structural transformation in Rwanda

    25 April 2022

    We study the impact of mobile internet rollout on Rwanda’s labour market. Areas with higher mobile internet coverage experience an increase in employment opportunities, especially towards high skilled and high-value-added activities.

  2. Publication

    Tracer study: Skills Profiling Application in Egypt for refugees and host communities

    19 April 2022

    ILO PROSPECTS Egypt in collaboration with Skilllab, a social start-up based in the Netherlands, and the Association of Businessmen in Alexandria (ABA), piloted a skills-profiling application that enables refugees and host communities to self-assess and communicate their skills to potential employers.

November 2021

  1. Report

    Opportunity scouting and mapping analysis of inclusive skills and lifelong learning strategies and policies in Egypt

    16 November 2021

    The report provides inclusive skills and lifelong learning implementation scenarios to address the skills mismatch and lack of decent work opportunities faced by the country.

September 2021

  1. Publication

    Global Skills Partnership on Migration Flyer

    29 September 2021

    The Global Skills Partnership on Migration (GSPM) is an initiative between ILO, IOM, UNESCO, IOE and ITUC to join forces and mobilise expertise for the development and recognition of skills of migrant workers. It supports governments, employers and workers as well as their organisations, educational institutions and training providers, and other stakeholders to rethink migration in a way that is of mutual benefit to all stakeholders; principally migrant workers, including those who return (with a particular focus on women and youth), employers in need of skilled workforce, as well as the countries of origin and destination.

April 2021

  1. Publication

    Training manual on the ILO Guidelines for skills modules in bilateral labour migration agreements (BLMAs)

    01 April 2021

    This training manual has been conceived to improve the capacity of stakeholders involved in the negotiation of BLMAs to address skills and qualifications challenges faced by migrant workers. The manual also reflects the new training approach adapted by the ILO to address the movement restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic which have had an impact on the traditional face-to-face training delivery. It should be used in conjunction with the ‘Guidelines for skills modules in BLMAs’.

  2. Publication

    Manual on participatory assessment of policy coherence

    01 April 2021

    The manual is a continuation of the ILO work on promoting policy coherence in the context of labour migration and aims to reinforce the assessment methodologies by including all relevant stakeholders through a structured participatory approach. In this way, the data collection and analysis will be more effective and the proposals for the adjustments of the policy coherence consistent with the identified challenges. Using a participatory approach and increasing the awareness of all partners will also ensure better and more active participation in the implementation process, and in the recovery efforts as countries emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 2020

  1. Publication

    Summary report of the Global research webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy" (30 September 2020)

    26 November 2020

September 2020

  1. Publication

    Synthesis report: Skills shortages and labour migration in the field of information and communication technology in Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand

    22 September 2020

  2. Publication

    Skills shortages and labour migration in the field of information and communication technology in Canada, China, Germany and Singapore

    18 September 2020

August 2020

  1. Workshop paper

    The role of social partners in skills development, recognition and matching for migrant workers

    25 August 2020

    A contribution to the Global Skills Partnership