Events and training on labour migration
October 2023
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Event
Inclusive private sector development in forced displacement contexts
17 - 19 October 2023
A technical knowledge-sharing event on engaging and developing the private sector in the humanitarian-development-peace nexus
September 2023
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TRIANGLE in ASEAN
2023 Technical Meeting of Focal Points on International Labour Migration Statistics in ASEAN
25 - 26 September 2023
Collection of International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) data in ASEAN is done annually together with the help of a network of focal points in national institutions in all ten ASEAN Member States. This network of focal points was established in 2013 and has since met nearly annually. The “2023 Technical Meeting of Focal Points on ILMS in ASEAN” will be the ninth such convening. The meeting will take place convened on 25 and 26 September 2023 as an online meeting, with Thailand-based participants joining in-person in Bangkok.
July 2023
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One-day Sensitization Meeting on “How to shift towards skills anticipation for labour mobility” in Cairo, Egypt
12 July 2023
The Government of Egypt in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) organized a one-day Sensitization Meeting on “How to shift towards skills anticipation for labour mobility” on Wednesday, 12 July 2023 in Cairo.
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Sensitization workshop on “Fair recruitment, labour inspection and private recruitment agencies- validation of understanding and way forward”
4 - 6 July 2023
In collaboration with the Ministry of Labour (MoL), the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the overall framework of the "Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa" Programme holds a Sensitization workshop on “Fair recruitment, labour inspection and private recruitment agencies- validation of understanding and way forward”
May 2023
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Roundtable discussion at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development 2023
Operationalizing the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus through Decent Work
17 May 2023
During the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development (15-17 May 2023), the Swedish International Development cooperation Agency (Sida) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) organize a roundtable discussion on the role of decent work across the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, in which also the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) participate.
April 2023
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On line discussion
What role can international labour standards and the ILO play in the protection of migrant workers’ wages?
27 April 2023
The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) has identified non-payment of wages, delayed payment of as key modern-day wage protection issues that can also lead to debt bondage and forced labour, with migrant workers being especially vulnerable. This event presents a new ILO guidance note on the protection of wages for migrant workers.
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Capacity building & planning meeting with representatives of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) & Common Market for East and Central Africa
3 - 6 April 2023
The JLMP-ACTION programme hosted a 4-day training for 21 representatives from the regional economic communities of ECCAs and COMESA, to strengthen capacity on improving access to social protection and skills recognition for migrant workers and their families in East and Central Africa.
March 2023
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Labour migration and climate change
The Impact of Climate Change on Labour Migration: Exchanging practices and exploring opportunities for sustainable development, decent work and a just labour market transition
29 March 2023
This event will be structured in two complementary panel sessions to better understand how labour migration can serve as an adaptive response to climate change and how skills anticipation and qualifications systems can support just transitions to green and blue economies.
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Awareness raising on Labour Migration for local community leaders in rural Kenya
24 March - 9 April 2023
The two labour migration awareness raising meetings in Kilifi and Busia brought together local community leaders from across Kilifi County and Busia County including the chiefs, assistant chiefs, village elders, community policing and community administrators.
January 2023
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Support the Government and PrEAs in Ethiopia to establish fair recruitment practices for overseas worker placement
30 - 31 January 2023
Strengthening the capacity of Ethiopian Overseas Private Employment Agencies (PrEAs).