Publications on labour migration

November 2021

  1. ILO Brief

    Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant workers in an irregular situation

    08 November 2021

March 2020

  1. Employment Policy Brief

    Migration and job creation in North/West Africa: Employment-intensive investment strategies in The Gambia, Mauritania, and Tunisia

    24 March 2020

    This note explains how the ILO supports its constituents, particularly the countries of the origin of migrants, in addressing migration issues through job creation with the EIIP approach, with concrete examples from the ILO’s experiences in The Gambia, Mauritania, and Tunisia.

June 2018

  1. Publication

    Flyer - The first youth employability services centre inaugurated in Bahir Dar, Amhara region, Ethiopia

    26 June 2018

March 2018

  1. Publication

    India Labour Migration Update, March 2018

    01 March 2018

    This document gives a snapshot on the labour migration trends of India.

January 2018

  1. Publication

    Summary - Stemming irregular migration in Northern and Central Ethiopia: A socio-economic assessment

    05 January 2018

    As part of the inception phase, ILO conducted a comprehensive socio-economic assessment in five high migration-prone regions of Ethiopia—Addis Ababa, Tigray, Amhara, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples and Oromia. The findings of the assessment provide a deeper understanding of the dynamics of migration in Ethiopia, particularly on mobility trends in the target areas and the correlation between migration and socio-economic characteristics of individuals. It also provides a nuanced and in-depth understanding of the role of various stakeholders and potential partners (national, international, local) and their ongoing efforts to tackle migration-related challenges.

February 2016

  1. Publication

    Review of labour migration policy in Malaysia

    02 February 2016

    This report assesses the recent changes to labour migration policy in Malaysia and provides recommendations for further strengthening of the governance framework.

October 2015

  1. Publication

    Human Rights of Migrant Domestic Workers in an Irregular Situation

    30 October 2015

    Study of undcoumented Migrant Domestic Worker vulnerability to abuse and exploitation.

March 2015

  1. Publication

    Safe migration knowledge, attitudes and practices in Myanmar

    02 March 2015

    This report provides an analysis of safe migration knowledge, attitudes and practices among potential migrants in Myanmar and identifies key areas of work to increase the protection of their rights.

October 2013

  1. Report

    OHCHR Report - Migration and human rights: Improving human rights-based governance of international migration

    04 October 2013

April 2012

  1. Publication

    Migrant workers in the international hotel industry

    01 April 2012

    This Report addresses complex themes relating to migrant work and migrant workers in the international hotel industry, recognizing that the experience of migrant workers (international and internal), their employers and the wider community varies greatly in different countries and cultures.