Publications on labour migration
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 2018
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Publication
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 10
09 August 2018
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on SDG 10 - reducing inequality within and among countries.
May 2018
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Research Department Working Paper n°30
Are remittances good for labor markets in LICs, MICs and Fragile States?
27 May 2018
We present cross-country evidence on the impact of remittances on labor market outcomes. Remittances appear to have a strong impact on both labor supply and labor demand in recipient countries.
August 2017
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Publication
Garment Factory Characteristics and Workplace Sexual Harassment
09 August 2017
November 2016
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Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families
Decent work for migrant domestic workers: Moving the agenda forward
24 November 2016
This report is part of a broader ILO strategy to promote Decent Work for Domestic Workers. It builds on knowledge generated in the context of the European Union-funded Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (2013–2016).
May 2016
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ILO Research paper No. 14
Global Supply Chain Dynamics and Labour Governance: Implications for Social Upgrading
13 May 2016
This paper examines how the emergence and change of the fragmented cross-national production system affects social upgrading in developing countries, focusing on the impact of private governance on labour conditions and workers’ rights. It also discusses the role of private voluntary standards in governing labour relations in GSCs, and their limitations and tensions with buyers’ purchasing practices.
February 2015
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Report III (Part 1B)
Giving a voice to rural workers
05 February 2015
January 2015
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Publication
Labour Markets, Institutions and Inequality: Building just societies in the 21st century
14 January 2015
“Good governance, social stabilization and economic justice are not luxuries that weigh down and impede the process of development. They are the essence of development itself. This book provides the documentation required to carry the point.” From the Foreword by James K. Galbraith
May 2013
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Publication
The Informal Economy and Decent Work: A Policy Resource Guide supporting transitions to formality
15 May 2013
This practical Policy Resource Guide is the first initiative to bring together a synthesis of knowledge, policy innovations and good practices facilitating transition to formality.