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Migrant workers contribute to growth and development in their countries of destination, while countries of origin greatly benefit from their remittances and the skills acquired during their migration experience. Yet, the migration process implies complex challenges in terms of governance, migrant workers' protection, migration and development linkages, and international cooperation. The ILO works to forge policies to maximize the benefits of labour migration for all those involved.

169 M.

migrant workers globally

25% less

is earned by migrants workers

3x

more risk of forced labour for migrants

News and articles

Championing Migrant Workers' Rights: Collaborative Action for a Just Future

News

Championing Migrant Workers' Rights: Collaborative Action for a Just Future

ILO advances dairy value chain in Ethiopia by strengthening cooperatives
man checking goat for diseases or infection

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO advances dairy value chain in Ethiopia by strengthening cooperatives

Key areas of work

Social Protection for migrant workers
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Social Protection for migrant workers

Crisis migration
Women and children transporting personal belongings on donkeys

Crisis migration

Human mobility, climate change and a just transition
People migrating on the Pacific coast

Human mobility, climate change and a just transition

Publications

Emergency evacuation response plan for Sri Lankan migrants

Report

Emergency evacuation response plan for Sri Lankan migrants

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Bangladesh: Digitised management of recruitment agencies

Fair recruitment

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Bangladesh: Digitised management of recruitment agencies

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Nepal: Digitisation of labour migration processes for increased harmonization and oversight

Fair recruitment

Promising practices for fair recruitment in Nepal: Digitisation of labour migration processes for increased harmonization and oversight

See also

Global Media Competition on labour migration
Starring woman with blue turban headband

Global Media Competition on labour migration

ITC ILO trainings on labour migration
ITC ILO Trainings on labour migration

ITC ILO trainings on labour migration

International labour standards

International labour standards

Good Practices

Good Practices

Labour migration statistics

Labour migration statistics

Fair migration agenda

Fair migration agenda

Contact

Labour Migration Branch

Labour Migration Branch