Publications on labour migration
March 2015
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Meeting document
Agenda of the First Joint Meeting of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers and the ASEAN Trade Union Council
10 March 2015
Agenda of the First Joint Meeting of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers and the ASEAN Trade Union Council, 8-9 March 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
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Meeting document
Concept Note of the First Joint Meeting of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers and the ASEAN Trade Union Council
10 March 2015
Concept Note of the First Joint Meeting of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers and the ASEAN Trade Union Council, 8-9 March 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
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Publication
Safe migration knowledge, attitudes and practices in Myanmar
02 March 2015
This report provides an analysis of safe migration knowledge, attitudes and practices among potential migrants in Myanmar and identifies key areas of work to increase the protection of their rights.
February 2015
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Publication
Children Living and Working on the Streets in Lebanon: Profile and Magnitude
16 February 2015
The study provides the Government of Lebanon and non-governmental organizations with evidence-based research on the magnitude and profile of children living or working in the streets of Lebanon, and their socioeconomic situation.
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Discussion paper
Promoting decent work for migrant workers
13 February 2015
Migration today is linked, directly or indirectly, to the world of work and the quest for decent work opportunities. As a result, there can be no discussion of international migration in the future global agenda on sustainable development without consideration of decent work. This paper proposes a number of indicators to measure target 8.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals on “protecting labour rights and promoting safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment”.
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Working Paper
Cooperating out of Isolation: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait
12 February 2015
While countries globally are moving towards recognizing domestic workers under their labour legislation, limited protection is provided to more than two million domestic workers working and living in the Middle East. The majority of these workers are migrant women and while for many of them, migration is an enriching experience, others face a journey of fear and unfair treatment.
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International Migration Papers No. 119
The Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit System (EPS): Background and Rapid Assessment
10 February 2015
For the majority of the 20th century, the Republic of Korea was a country of net emigration, but it has entered the 21st century as a clear country of destination, in particular for workers from other Asian countries, who come to work mainly in small-and-medium sized enterprises and in agriculture. The Employment Permit System (EPS) is an example of a non-seasonal temporary labour migration programme that operates through bilateral government-to-government memoranda of understanding (MOU). This paper provides some background to the creation of the EPS, gives an overview of its functioning, and assesses its strengths and weaknesses in terms of migration governance and the protection of migrant workers. The paper is based mainly on existing desk-research as well as interviews with stakeholder representatives.
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Report III (Part 1B)
Giving a voice to rural workers
05 February 2015
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Publication
Why should AIDS be part of the Africa Development Agenda?
04 February 2015
African leaders have the power to create a future of opportunity for their people by accelerating implementation of their commitment to ending AIDS in a new road map grounded in principles of social justice and inclusive growth.
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Migrant workers
GMS TRIANGLE Project Update: January 2015
02 February 2015
The Tripartite Action to Protect the Rights of Migrants Workers within and from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (the GMS TRIANGLE project) aims to strengthen the formulation and implementation of recruitment and labour protection policies and practices, to ensure safe migration resulting in decent work.