Publications on labour migration
January 2024
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Research brief
Decent Work for displaced people: Lessons from the experiences of Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee workers in Colombia and Brazil
15 January 2024
Currently, all workers in Colombia and Brazil are facing enormous challenges to organize themselves at the workplace. For refugee and migrant workers without higher education or professional credentials, the obstacles are even greater. In response to this situation, Venezuelan migrant workers and their allies are beginning to organize in labour unions and civil associations to promote decent work in both informal and low-wage formal sectors.
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ILO brief
ILO Guidance Note on Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs)
04 January 2024
Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) provide critical information and services for migrant workers throughout the migration cycle. This Guidance Note presents the key principles of the ILO approach, and provides insights for the establishment and operation of MRCs, capacity building of MRC staff, design and implementation of service provision, effective communications and outreach, and monitoring and evaluation and sustainability
December 2023
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Publication
Country briefs of the regulatory frameworks governing migrant workers in the Arab States
14 December 2023
The country briefs map the key legal provisions dealing with migrant workers in eight Arab countries, summarizing the legal rules about who pays for recruitment, whether passport confiscation is prohibited by law, minimum working conditions including wages, working hours and rest periods, how to lodge grievances, and brief details of each country’s sponsorship regime.
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Publication
The introduction of a maternity cash benefit in Kenya
12 December 2023
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Forced labour
The Alignment of Indonesian laws, policies, and their enforcement with the ILO international labour standards on forced labour: A situation and gap analysis
05 December 2023
This gap analysis documents the extent to which the requirements of PO29 are represented in the Government of Indonesia’s existing laws, norms and practices, with special reference to Indonesia’s catch fisheries sector and local fishers, who are one of the groups identified to be at risk of forced labour in Indonesia.
November 2023
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Project update
Advancing young people’s engagement and meaningful participation
28 November 2023
This brochure provides an update on the project results till November 2023.
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Publication
Decent work in forced displacement - Newsletter No.12
17 November 2023
This is the 12th edition of the ILO PROSPECTS newsletter covering key initiatives and achievements of the programme for the period of April to June 2023.
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Publication
Preliminary Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health in the Agriculture Sector in Lebanon
10 November 2023
This assessment provides a comprehensive overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conditions in selected farms located in the Akkar and Beqaa regions of Lebanon.
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Publication
Digital Employment Diagnostic Guidelines
07 November 2023
These guidelines serve as a comprehensive framework to assess, analyze, and understand the multifaceted dimensions of digital employment.
October 2023
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Brochure
Supporting entrepreneurial pathways for refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and host community members in Iraq
31 October 2023
Within its broader efforts to expand access to finance in Iraq, particularly for Internally Displaced Persons and refugees, the ILO under the PROSPECTS partnership, has been active in supporting entrepreneurial pathways for refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and host community members.