News and statements on labour migration

  1. ILO to launch reports on experiences of women migrant workers in Thailand and Malaysia

    06 December 2016

    Ahead of International Migrants Day (18 December), the ILO will hold a launch event for two new reports.

  2. ILO’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis

    01 December 2016

    Presentation on the ILO's Syrian Refugee Crisis Response: RBSA Success Story from Jordan

  3. Better skills and more formal employment for Syrian refugees

    29 November 2016

    A new ILO project supporting the objectives of the London Syria conference aims to build skills and formalize employment status among Syrian refugees in Jordan’s construction and agricultural sectors, and improve job prospects for Jordanians in local communities hosting the refugees.

  4. Building skills and formalizing employment for Syrian refugees in Jordan

    29 November 2016

    The ILO is implementing a new project in Jordan aimed at helping Syrian construction workers obtain permits, occupational certificates and social security enrolment. The UK-funded project is part of wider efforts to help formalize the work of Syrian refugees in specific sectors in Jordan. Some of the workers explain what it means to them to be formally employed in the country.

  5. © Steve McCurry / ILO 2024
    New ILO report presents good practices in labour migration governance for domestic workers

    24 November 2016

    ILO report calls for greater cooperation between countries of origin, transit and destination.

  6. ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 5

    17 November 2016

  7. Cooperative response to migrant and refugee situations

    14 November 2016

  8. Employment services starts with 18 skilled workers securing jobs in Australia

    31 October 2016

    The recently established National Career Counselling & Employment Center (NCCEC) within the TVET section of the Kiribati Ministry of Labour & Human Resource Development has already facilitated the departure of 18 skilled workers for the hospitality sector in Australia, with 2 more groups departing in November 2016.

  9. Exhibition “Building a future of decent work for refugees and migrant workers”

    27 October 2016

    The ILO is hosting a new exhibition highlighting the challenges and opportunities that migrant workers and refugees face and the positive impact that the ILO’s decent work approach can have on their lives.

  10. Pakistan's migrant workers pay punishing rates for the chance to work

    04 October 2016

    A new ILO survey, "The cost of migration: What low-skilled migrant workers from Pakistan pay to work in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates," shows that many emigrants are paying potentially up to 20 times official rates for the right to work abroad.