Publications on labour migration

April 2021

  1. Publication

    Post-arrival orientation for migrant workers in Malaysia

    19 April 2021

    In the context of its EU-funded Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME), the ILO has piloted an intervention along the Nepal-Malaysia corridor aiming at addressing challenges in the recruitment practices and processes in the electronics sector.

September 2020

  1. Labour migration

    Flyer - 2020 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    14 September 2020

August 2020

  1. ILO Response COVID-19 update

    Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

    07 August 2020

June 2020

  1. Policy Brief

    Protecting the rights at work of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons during the COVID-19 pandemic

    19 June 2020

    Recommendations for Policy-makers and Constituents

September 2019

  1. Labour migration

    Flyer - 2019 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

    12 September 2019

February 2019

  1. Labour migration

    Access to the labour market for admitted migrant workers in Asia and related corridors

    07 February 2019

    This publication aims to help policy makers and stakeholders develop informed strategies and programmes supporting greater flexibility and decent work for migrant workers while enhancing labour market efficiency and labour migration governance.

October 2018

  1. Publication

    What’s the incentive? Comparing regular and irregular migrant work experiences from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Thailand

    23 October 2018

    This publication provides a comparative assessment of labour migration processes between Lao People’s Democratic Republic to Thailand, using a series of indicators including working time, wages and remittances, freedom of movement and other working and living conditions.

May 2018

  1. Publication

    Risks and rewards: Outcomes of labour migration in South-East Asia (Key finding in Malaysia)

    15 May 2018

    This summary provides country-specific key findings on migration outcomes for Malaysia (English language).

March 2018

  1. Publication

    Domestic workers and employers in the Arab States: Promising practices and innovative models for a productive working relationship

    06 March 2018

    This White Paper presents promising practices and innovative models to ensure a productive working relationship for both domestic workers and employers in the Arab States.

December 2017

  1. Publication

    Risks and rewards: Outcomes of labour migration in South-East Asia

    15 December 2017

    This report assesses changes in the lives of migrant workers from before to after their migration and provides recommendations for improving outcomes within the region.