Publications on labour migration
October 2021
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Publication
Impact of COVID-19 on nexus between climate change and labour migration in selected South Asian countries: An exploratory study
14 October 2021
Climate change has been identified as the single greatest risk for achieving the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals. In South Asia, the world of work can be affected by various aspects of climate change including extreme heat, flooding or drought, or that can cause a rise in water-borne diseases, dengue or malaria, or bring pests that damage crops, among other disasters. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the risks to the world of work have been magnified in both rural and urban areas, particularly in the informal economy.
October 2017
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Publication
Organizational Perspective from the International Labour Organization, in Research Handbook on Climate Change, Migration and the Law
27 October 2017
This comprehensive Research Handbook provides an overview of the debates on how the law does, and could, relate to migration exacerbated by climate change. ILO has contributed a chapter providing an overview of its mandate to suppose vulnerable segments of society to cope with the labour market impacts of climate change.
February 2017
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Feature article
With Millions Displaced by Climate Change or Extreme Weather, Is There a Role for Labor Migration Pathways?
03 February 2017
Even as huge attention in the past two years has been focused on the movement of people fleeing their homes due to war or political instability, far less attention has been given to the millions displaced by the effects of climate change or extreme-weather events. Few opportunities for legal migration exist for these populations, however. This article explores the potential of regular labor mobility pathways to serve as a safe outlet for displaced populations in the areas most susceptible to the effects of climate change.
November 2016
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Publication
Labour Mobility and Regional Climate Adaptation
07 November 2016
A brief note from the ILO Labour Migration Branch on labour mobility in the context of climate change. It considers how regular labour migration, when in line with labour standards, can contribute to climate adaptation and development in countries of origin and destination.
December 2014
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Meeting document
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Human Mobility: Voices from the Climate Frontlines
09 December 2014
This side event puts a human face to climate change impacts by giving the spotlight to the voices from the frontlines of climate change to testify on the impacts of a changing climate including displacement and its gender dimensions.
February 2011
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Publication
Towards an ILO approach to climate change adaptation
27 February 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 104