News and statements on labour migration

  1. ILO commits to support Viet Nam’s effort to promote safe labour migration

    10 June 2020

    The on-going revision of the Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers can be an opportunity to ensure that Vietnamese migrant workers will be globally sought-after by responsible employers, and their rights will be protected in accordance with international labour standards.

  2. Rapid assessment highlights impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable workers and small-scale businesses in Lebanon

    05 June 2020

    The assessment examines how the crisis has affected employment and livelihoods of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugee workers, as well as the new challenges now facing small-scale enterprises in an already fragile economy.

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    Southeast Asian Forum for Fishers strengthen efforts to better protect migrant fishers

    03 June 2020

    To strengthen the protection of migrant fishers in the Southeast Asia, SEA Forum for Fishers emphasized the need for streamlined coordination at both national and regional levels during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

  4. UN Network on Migration statement - The COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to reimagine human mobility

    03 June 2020

    The UN Network on Migration in a joint statement calls to act upon the recommendations of the SG policy brief and to do so while implementing the Global Compact on Migration (GCM) which provides practical solutions supported by states commitments and multilateral cooperation and recognises the need to ensure that migrants can effectively contribute to their countries of destination and be compensated for such efforts without discrimination.

  5. SG Policy Brief: COVID-19 and People on the Move

    03 June 2020

    Migrant workers, with precarious livelihoods, in irregular situations, or those working in the informal economy and excluded from social protection measures, are harshly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. While providing for essential workforce during the pandemic, women migrant workers remain at the heightened risk of gender-based violence and continue carrying the majority of the burden of both paid and unpaid domestic and care work. The SG Policy Brief on COVID-19 and People on the Move highlights opportunities for countries to ‘recover better’ including through socioeconomic inclusion and decent work for people on the move, and the provision of avenues for regular migration.

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    ILO: More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19

    27 May 2020

    The ILO’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 exposes the devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, and analyses measures being taken to create a safe return to work environment.

  7. Distribution of ATM cards to EIIP workers in Jordan ensures salary payments are not disrupted

    18 May 2020

    Efforts to support workers employed in Jordan’s EIIP ensure much-needed salaries are paid during COVID-19 lockdown.

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    Plug social protection gaps in developing countries to prevent future crises, ILO says

    14 May 2020

    Strengthened and comprehensive social protection systems will lessen the impact of crises such as COVID-19.

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    Helping the “double casualties” of COVID-19

    04 May 2020

    The spread of COVID-19 in fragile states riven by conflict and political insecurity, is turning millions of vulnerable people into double casualties of the pandemic.

  10. ILO and Fafo launch rapid impact assessment of COVID-19 on workers in Jordan

    01 May 2020

    The assessment highlights the vulnerabilities of informally employed workers, including Syrian refugees, during lockdown.