
Labour migration
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

News
Championing Migrant Workers' Rights: Collaborative Action for a Just Future
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International Year of Cooperatives
ILO advances dairy value chain in Ethiopia by strengthening cooperatives
Key areas of work

Social Protection for migrant workers

Crisis migration

Human mobility, climate change and a just transition
Projects

Publications
Report
Emergency evacuation response plan for Sri Lankan migrants
Fair recruitment
Promising practices for fair recruitment in Bangladesh: Digitised management of recruitment agencies
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

ITC ILO trainings on labour migration
International labour standards
Good Practices
Labour migration statistics
Fair migration agenda
Contact
Labour Migration Branch