News and statements on labour migration

  1. ILO Director-General: Migrants must receive equal treatment in the labour market

    28 May 2014

    Workers rights must be put at the centre of the agenda when it comes to dealing with migration. That’s the key message of the “Fair Migration” report presented to the International Labour Conference by Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO. Protecting local and migrant workers equally is the best way to reconcile social concerns and economic benefits, says Mr Ryder in an interview with ILO Radio.

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    International Labour Conference opens with calls to address migration and forced labour

    28 May 2014

    The 103rd annual International Labour Conference began Wednesday in Geneva. Thousands of delegates representing governments, employees and employers have gathered to discuss and address issues surrounding migration, forced labour and the formalization of the global workforce.

  3. Infographic: Setting an ILO Agenda for Fair Migration

    27 May 2014

    Half of all migrants worldwide are also workers, yet Labour Ministries and other social partners have a limited influence over national immigration policies. That's among the key findings of a new report on migration released by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder at the opening session of the 103rd International Labour Conference in Geneva (28 May - 12 June 2014). The report also found that South-South migration is on the rise.

  4. ILO head calls for fair migration agenda

    16 May 2014

    ILO Director-General Guy Ryder urges better national and international coordination on migration policy at the Global Forum for Migration and Development in Stockholm

  5. Migrant Domestic Workers’ Rights Discussed at the Global Forum on Migration and Development

    13 May 2014

    250 civil society organizations from over 75 countries participated in the Civil Society Days of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, on the margins of which a side event on migrant domestic workers was organized with an aim to share experiences and good practices to address the discrimination experienced by migrant domestic workers.

  6. Seasonal work brings year-round benefits

    02 May 2014

    A new harvest is ready, and Celestine Aisa Maino, a seasonal worker from Papua New Guinea, has just embarked on her latest overseas journey. Working on a large Australian fruit farm gives her more income, and an ILO project helps her to use it to build a brighter future for her and her family.

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    Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan highlights urgency of fundamental job market issues

    30 April 2014

    The adverse labour market effects of Syrian refugees working in Jordan can be averted or reversed with comprehensive measures.

  8. Keynote address at the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

    07 April 2014

    Day of General Discussion on workplace exploitation and workplace protection commemorating the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

  9. Luc Cortebeeck: “A major step forward was taken at this Governing Body session”

    04 April 2014

    The 320th session of the ILO Governing Body drew to a close on 27 March 2014 in Geneva. In this interview, Workers’ Group Chair Luc Cortebeeck looks at several of the issues discussed during this session. Major topics included the application of international labour standards, ILO engagement with the private sector, seafarers’ rights, and migrant workers – in the context of the ILO’s chairing the UN system’s Global Migration Group (GMG).

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    Syrian refugees in Lebanon face harsh working conditions

    02 April 2014

    An ILO assessment of Syrian refugee employment in Lebanon finds that low wages, high unemployment and lack of labour market regulation pose serious challenges to livelihoods for both residents and refugees in host communities.