Publications on labour migration

April 2012

  1. Publication

    Migrant workers in the international hotel industry

    01 April 2012

    This Report addresses complex themes relating to migrant work and migrant workers in the international hotel industry, recognizing that the experience of migrant workers (international and internal), their employers and the wider community varies greatly in different countries and cultures.

March 2012

  1. Publication

    Corporate brochure on ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the World of Work

    15 March 2012

    Prevent HIV, Protect Human Rights at Work

  2. Meeting document

    Report III(1B): Giving globalization a human face (General Survey on the fundamental Conventions)

    02 March 2012

    General Survey on the fundamental Conventions concerning rights at work in light of the ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization, 2008.

  3. Publication

    Project “Effective Governance of Labour Migration and its Skills Dimensions” in Moldova

    01 March 2012

    The Project “Effective governance of labour migration and its skills dimensions” in Ukraine and Republic of Moldova will seek to develop the capacity of relevant actors in the Government, Parliament and Workers’ and Employers’ organizations to contribute to adequate migration management.

February 2012

  1. Publication

    Responsible contracting: An approach aimed at improving social and labour practices in the property services sector

    09 February 2012

    Research paper on the property services sector, and in particular on the provision of cleaning and security services, prepared as background for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.

December 2011

  1. Book

    The economic prospects of Vietnam and what it means for migration policy

    01 December 2011

    This book examines the Vietnam’s labour market in the context of market-oriented development with continued export-oriented industrialization and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow, and what its implications are for domestic and international migration.

  2. Publication

    Migrants return to India

    01 December 2011

    To the boom tune of a strong Indian economy and cries of a global recession, a growing number of Indians are returning home to pursue promising careers.

  3. Publication

    Research on occupational safety and health for migrant workers in five Asia and the Pacific countries: Australia, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand

    01 December 2011

    This working paper presents trends and facts relevant to the five target countries’ OSH environments for migrant workers, with the long term aim of raising awareness of workplace safety for migrant labour forces and instilling the significance of sound OSH practices at work in all stakeholders, including governments, employers, workers and NGOs.

November 2011

  1. Publication

    Social Security for Migrant Workers - A rights-based approach

    23 November 2011

    In an increasingly globalizing world, the estimated number of migrant workers worldwide swelled to 105 million in 2010. The dynamic nature of global labour markets requires that national social security systems take necessary steps to ensure migrant workers’ rights to social security through effective international coordination. This publication is intended to serve as a comprehensive guide for the international coordination of social security, covering both basic principles and practical aspects. This publication is closely related to a series of training modules published by the ILO in 2010 dealing with the coordination of social security.

September 2011

  1. Briefing note

    Hotels, catering & tourism - Migrant workers

    01 September 2011