Past project events
Advancing wage and social protection for migrant workers
Lessons and innovations from Africa and Asia to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) labour migration corridor
This side event at the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will explore ways to advance wage and social protection for migrant workers across the Africa and Asia–Gulf labour migration corridors.
Multi-regional Trade Union Dialogue and Cooperation: Reinforcing Commitment and Fostering Action for Migrant Workers’ Rights
As a follow-up to the commitment of the six regional trade union confederations to defend, protect and promote the rights of migrant workers, this multi-regional trade union dialogue on labour migration identified good practices in implementation...
Africa Labour Migration Conference
The ILO and the African Union Commission, in collaboration with IOE and ITUC Africa held the African Countries Labour Migration Conference in October in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Dialogue among African countries focussed on fostering cooperation...
Workshop with GCC governments promotes a rights-based approach to employment contract termination for migrant workers in the Gulf
The ILO, together with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN Women and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the GCC Executive Bureau co-hosted a workshop with representatives of the six GCC...
FAIRWAY Migrant Resource Center Symposium
The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the FAIRWAY programme convened a symposium on Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) that brought together participants from three African countries of origin: Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria. The central...
National Consultation on Labour Dispute Resolution in Jordan
The National Consultation will discuss the current system of judicial and non-judicial resolution of labour disputes, with a focus on the Ministry of Labour’s role, and to explore constraints and challenges in the current structure; and explore ways...
On line discussion
What role can international labour standards and the ILO play in the protection of migrant workers’ wages?
The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) has identified non-payment of wages, delayed payment of as key modern-day wage protection issues that can also lead to debt bondage and forced labour, with...
Awareness raising on Labour Migration for local community leaders in rural Kenya
The two labour migration awareness raising meetings in Kilifi and Busia brought together local community leaders from across Kilifi County and Busia County including the chiefs, assistant chiefs, village elders, community policing and community...
Training on identifying cases of forced labour of migrant workers in Kuwait supports government officials and company representatives to...
Between 13-15 March 2023, the ILO organized a three-day training on forced labour and trafficking in persons for staff of the labour inspectorate, the labour relations department, the domestic workers department, the shelter (for victims of labour...
Kenya Labour and Employment Officer Labour Migration Training
FAIRWAY in Kenya in support to the State Department for Labour and the National Employment Authority held a series of labour migration training sessions for Labour and Employment Officers from March to June 2023. Covering major regions in Kenya,...
Africa-Arab States fellowship for journalism students in labour migration reporting
The ILO FAIRWAY programme has conducted back-to-back activities in Uganda and Jordan for journalism students and recent graduates of four universities: Makerere University (Uganda), Uganda Christian University (Uganda), Yarmouk University (Jordan)...
Job fairs in Kenya provide information on safe migration
The FAIRWAY Programme contributed support to Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and the National Employment Authority (NEA) to conduct a job fair in Mombasa (26 -28 June 2022) to provide information on safe and regular migration, including to the Middle...
Strengthening the skills of officials with the Domestic Workers’ Department in Kuwait.
The ILO FAIRWAY Programme and the Public Authority for Manpower in Kuwait have concluded a training workshop to contribute to the Domestic Workers Department’s goal of ensuring high-quality dispute resolution by its labour investigators
Training
Training to Kenya’s Ministry of Labour staff helps ensure better protection to workers in the country and abroad
With the support of the ILO, migration experts in the East African region, and the Decent Work Team in Pretoria, the FAIRWAY Programme trained 30 labour and employment officers across Naivasha and Mombasa in Kenya. The workshops provide a critical...
Africa – Arab States Tripartite Interregional Meeting on Labour Migration
From 15-16 November 2021, the International Labour Organization and the African Union Commission (AUC) will co-host a virtual Africa-Arab States Tripartite Interregional Meeting on Labour Migration.
Webinar
Promoting fair and ethical recruitment in a digital world
In a collaboration between the ILO, IOM and the UN Network on Migration, this webinar will explore innovative state-facilitated digital technology platforms that assist the recruitment, placement, and/or job matching for migrant workers, and...
Labour Migration
Communicating on labour migration in Jordan: training for senior journalists
Recognizing the important role of journalists and the media in improving public perceptions of migrant workers through balanced and evidence-based reporting on labour migration, the FAIRWAY Programme held a two-day webinar training on labour...
Training to journalism students in Jordan helps to create the foundation for more balanced and accurate reporting on migration issues
Virtual launch of the ILO Arabic-language toolkit for journalists
Join the ILO and a panel of distinguished employers’ representatives, workers’ representatives and journalists on 24 February 2021, to celebrate social justice, discuss ethical reporting on labour migration and discover the new Arabic-language ILO...
FAIRWAY Programme Kenya and KUDHEIHA promote migrant workers’ education
In light of the increasing number of migrant domestic workers seeking employment opportunities in the Gulf and other Arab States, the ILO FAIRWAY Programme in Kenya joined hands with the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and...