International Migrants Day

Imagine a day without migrant workers

18 December 2015

ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat invites us to appreciate what migrant workers give us – and in what conditions – and reflect on what we give them in return.

Media Advisory

ILO to issue new global estimates of migrant workers and migrant domestic workers

11 December 2015

Migrant Domestic Workers Video

Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers - Video

01 October 2015

Video of GAP-MDW project partners on organizing for migrant domestic worker rights.

Migrant Domestic Workers Video

IDWF Online Communication Network Helps Domestic Workers around the Globe Unite

01 October 2015

The International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) in partnership with the International Labour Organization is excited to launch its communication network for domestic workers around the globe to connect with one another online. This network, the first of its kind serving to unite 52 million domestic workers around the globe, has been initiated with the support of the ILO and the Olof Palme Centre.

BBC

The facts on human trafficking

29 July 2015

The BBC reports on ILO research about human trafficking worldwide.

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Human trafficking

Labour migration: The dark side of the coin

29 July 2015

A new ILO study exposes the pitfalls of labour migration for women domestic workers both within India and abroad and provides policy-makers and service providers with deeper insight into the nature of forced labour and trafficking in the region.

CNN International

Abuse of domestic workers exposed in photo exhibition

27 July 2015

CNN interviews women who appear in an exhibition of photos showing the physical and mental abuse they experienced as migrant domestic workers in Asia and the Middle East. The photos were taken by award-winning photographer, Steve McCurry, as part of an ILO project.