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Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

Skills for migration and employment: Do we need a new paradigm?

Amid rising labour shortages and with employers struggling to find skilled workers, labour migration, if managed properly, can help widen the pool of available skills. This podcast explains what the ILO is doing to help migrant workers acquire the skills they need to find decent jobs, and employers find the skilled migrant workers they need for their enterprises.

12 December 2024

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Amid rising labour shortages and employers around the world struggling to find skilled workers, labour migration, if managed properly, can help widen the pool of available skills. But the complex issue of increasing migration and the skills challenges faced by migrant workers and employers is huge. So how can we help migrant workers acquire the skills they need to find decent jobs, and employers find the skilled migrant workers they need for their enterprises? And what is the ILO doing to address this question, both in destination countries and countries of origin? In this episode, the ILO’s Christine Hofmann, Regional Skills Specialist for Africa, addresses these issues and the policy response.

This podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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    Christine Hofmann
    Regional Skills Specialist for Africa

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