Supporting documentation
Supporting documentation to the background paper for the discussion at the ILO tripartite technical meeting on the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market (Geneva, 5–7 July 2016)
Governing Body Reports and ILO Decisions Related to the Tripartite Technical Meeting
- Summary of Side Event “Better protected migrant workers and better governed labour migration” 104th Session of the International Labour Conference 5 June 2015. Geneva
- “The global refugee crisis and its labour market implications” GB.325/INS/17. 28 October, 2015. Geneva
- Minutes of the 325th Session of the Governing Body. GB.325/PV. 12 November, 2015. Geneva
- “Addressing the labour market impacts of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.” GB. 326/WP/SDG/1 3 March, 2016
- 326th Report of the Working Party on Social Dimension of Globalization. Proposal for a tripartite technical meeting on access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market. GB.326/INS/14/Add. 7 April 2015
- IOE Report of the 326th Session of the ILO Governing Body. 14-24 March 2016.
Sources listed in the Background Report
All sources for the background report are cited in the Background paper footnotes. For easy reference, the sources listed in each footnote are provided below, with links to the full document via a web link. All documents are posted in the language of origination and can be reviewed in full.
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- FN 4: *Updated estimates have been released since the publication of the Background Report, please see: UNHCR (2016) Global Trends Forced Displacement for updated version.
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- FN 7: *For updates figures please see: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (2016). “Global Report on Internal Displacemen 2016t.”
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- FN 9: Cartagena Declaration on Refugees (1984) Coloquio Sobre la Protección Internacional de los Refugiados en América Central, México y Panamá: Problemas Jurídicos y Humanitarios, Cartagena
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- FN 12:UNDP (2016) Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP) 2016–2017.
- FN 13: International Labour Organization (ILO), Constitution of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), 1 April 1919.
- FN 14: International Labour Organization (2016). “General Survey on migrant workers instruments.” Report of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, Report III (Part 1B), International Labour Conference, 105th Session, Geneva. Para 113.
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- FN 18: UN Human Rights Committee, CCPR General Comment No. 18 (1989).
- FN 19 : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1951) The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and 1967 Protocol, Article 17
- FN 19: University of Michigan Law School (2010), The Michigan Guidelines on the Right to Work.
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- FN 22: World Bank Group (2015). “Workers in the Informal Economy.” Employment Policy Primer Paper.
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- FN 22: Del Caprio, Ximena and Mathis Wagner (2015) “The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market.” World Bank Group
- FN 23: CESCR, General comment No. 18: The Right to Work (Art. 6), E/C.12/GC/18, Para. 23.
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- FN 26: OECD (2015) “How will the refugee surge affect the European economy?” Migration Policy Debate No. 8
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- FN 29: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” Page 25
- FN 30: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” Para. 371.
- FN 31: International Labour Organization (2016) General Survey on migrant workers, 2016 Para. 349.
- FN 31: International Labour Organization (1958) Convention No. 111. Article 1(3)
- FN 32: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” Para. 350.
- FN 33: International Labour Organization (2016) General Survey on migrant workers, 2016. Para. 354, 357 and 359.
- FN 34: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” para. 354.
- FN 36: International Labour Organization (2010) “Local Economic Recovery in Post-Conflict Guidelines.” Geneva
- FN 37: International Labour Organization (2016) “Work, Peace and Resilience.”
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- FN 39: International Labour Organization Regional Office for the Arab States (2014) “Rapid assessment on child labour in the urban informal sector in three governorates of Jordan.”
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- FN 47: International Labour Organization (2012) CEACR Observation Submitted by Libya, Convention No. 95. (Available in Arabic only)
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- FN 49: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” para. 377.
- FN 50: CESCR (2016) General Comment No. 23: Right to just and favourable conditions of work Para 47 (i)
- FN 51: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” para. 477
- FN 52: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments,” para. 388.
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- FN 53: United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (1951) Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees Articles 23 and 24(b).
- FN 53: United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (1966). International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Article 9.
- FN 54: CEACR (2012) Direct Request from Cabo Verde on Convention No. 118, 2012
- FN 55: CESCR, General Comment No. 19: The right to social security (Art. 9 of the Covenant), 4 Feb. 2008, E/C.12/GC/19, para. 31.
- FN 56: United Nations General Assembly (1966) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 22
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- FN 56: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1951) Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Article 15
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- FN 64: European Parliament and the Council (2011). Directive 2011/95/EU of 13 December 2011
- FN 65: European Parliament and the Council (2013). Directive 2013/33/EU of June 26, 2013. Article 16
- FN 67: International Labour Organization (2016) “General Survey on migrant workers instruments.” para. 226.
- FN 68: The National Committee for Refugees (2013) Normative Resolution No 17 of 20 September 2013
- FN 70: International Labour Organization (2016) 326th Session of the Governing Body Agenda and Programme.
- FN71: International Labour Organization (ILO), International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU). “Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa Baseline Assessment. “
Additional Supporting Documents
- FN 28: International Labour Organization (1998). ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. International Labour Conference 86th Session, Geneva
- FN 35: International Labour Office, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2016). “Food Sector Promotion for Urban Refugees in Egypt.” Cairo.
- FN 35: International Labour Organization Regional Office for Arab States (2015) “Work permits for Syrian Refugees in Jordan.”
- Para 54: ILO (2015) World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2016
- Para 54: Zetter, Roger and Hélo?se Ruaudel (2014) “Development and protection challenges of the Syrian refugee crisis” Forced Migration Review No 47
- Para 54: Zetter, Roger. “Are refugees an economic burden or benefit?” Forced Migration Review 41.