Publications on labour migration
January 2013
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Publication
National system for recording and notification of occupational diseases: Practical guide
02 January 2013
This practical guide has been prepared to help member States to establish and improve their national systems for recording and notification of occupational diseases. It is aimed at relevant people in the responsible authorities, such as the ministries of labour, health, and social security; at those in occupational safety and health inspection, occupational safety and health services, national social security institutions, and compensation boards; and at employers, workers and their organizations. It also includes practical and detailed guidance on compiling and analyzing data collected through national disease surveillance systems.
December 2012
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Publication
Improvement of national reporting, data collection and analysis of occupational accidents and diseases
12 December 2012
This report focuses on the importance of national reporting of occupational accidents and diseases and how it can be improved, as well as data collection systems and how the data can be evaluated and analyzed.
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Publication
Promoting integration for migrant domestic workers - Project summary - For stakeholders
03 December 2012
Project flyer for the project "Promoting Integration of Migrant Domestic Workers in Europe.
November 2012
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Publication
Labour force survey among Palestinian refugees living in camps and gatherings in Lebanon, 2011 (Executive summary)
20 November 2012
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International Migration Papers No. 113
Decent work, youth employment and migration in Asia
01 November 2012
In this paper on *Decent work, youth employment and migration in Asia*, Dr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara (former Senior Migration specialist of the ILO) discusses migration trends and issues concerning young people in Asia - a region hosting more than 60 per cent of world’s youth population and one third of the global number of young migrants. He first outlines some methodological issues in understanding the nexus between decent work, internal and international migration, and causes of youth migration pressures. Drawing on a variety of data sources, he highlights the profile of young Asian migrant workers, their working conditions and protection issues in major destination countries. The study finds that both adult and young female and male migrant workers face exploitation and poor working conditions in destination countries. The paper points out that there are few programmes or policies in origin or destination countries that directly address the specific issues faced by youth migrants. It provides some suggestions on designing or improving effective policies and strategies to meet the youth employment and migration challenges and serve to promote decent work for migrant youth and their families.in the Asia-Pacific region.
September 2012
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Publication
Macroeconomic policies and employment in Jordan: Tackling the paradox of job-poor growth
02 September 2012
Employment Working Paper No. 118
July 2012
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Publication
Desk review of research on HIV/AIDS in the world of work
31 July 2012
This desk review was conducted by ILO/AIDS as part of the Inter-Agency Task Team on HIV workplace policies/programmes and private sector engagement (IATT/WPPS). It is based primarily on the research documents shared by the IATT members, covering vulnerability studies, stigma and discrimination studies, impact and cost-benefit studies.
June 2012
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Domestic workers
Decent work for domestic workers in Asia and the Pacific: Manual for trainers
27 June 2012
Invisible and undervalued no more! Domestic work is now recognized as a true occupation and domestic workers have the right to decent work, respect and dignity just like all other workers. These principles are now enshrined in international labour standards aimed at improving the working and living conditions of the millions of workers - many of them women and girls, and often migrants - caring for the families and households of others.
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Migrant workers
A case study of Thai migrant workers in Sweden
05 June 2012
A case study of Thai migrant workers exploited in Sweden is one of the two case studies produced under the International Labour Organization–European Union Project Going Back–Moving On: Economic and Social Empowerment of Migrants, including Victims of Trafficking, Returned from European Union and Neighbouring Countries (2009-12).
April 2012
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International Migration Papers No. 112
Migrant workers in the international hotel industry
10 April 2012
This paper is published jointly by the International Migration Branch of the Labour Protection Department of the ILO and by the ILO’s Sectoral Activities Department. We live in an increasingly mobile world, and it is a well-known fact that much migration today is driven by the search for employment. Indeed, most migration is linked to the world of work, in some way or other: families accompany workers to foreign countries, training and educational opportunities abroad lead into employment, changed patterns of labour force participation and social reproduction in one place set off migration flows from another, etc. However, the important links between migration and labour markets including the quantity and quality of jobs in both origin and destination countries, and the contribution of labour market policies to growth and development are often ignored or not well understood. This discussion paper makes a contribution in this area of research, in focussing on a particular sector, namely Hotels, catering and tourism. Our interest here is migrant workers in the international hotel industry. Hotel work is diverse and challenging at all levels, from front-line and housekeeping staff to senior management and migrant workers are represented in all areas of work within the sector across most developing and developed countries