Events and training on labour migration

November 2014

  1. Workshop

    Workshop of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers

    12 November 2014

    Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (TUESWU) organized a workshop on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers the with an aim to discuss the challenges migrant domestic workers face and legal grounds of their protection, including the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work.

  2. Event

    Making fair migration a reality: Challenges and opportunities

    10 November 2014

    The Government of Italy and the ILO are co-hosting a High-level Interactive Dialogue, in the form of a panel discussion, to facilitate the sharing of views, experiences and practices from various regional perspectives.

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    ILO-EU project "Decent Work Accross Borders"

    Conference: “Insights into the migration of health professionals between the Philippines, India and Viet Nam to Europe”

    7 November 2014

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) jointly organize a final conference on the project “Promoting Decent Work Across Borders: A Project for Migrant Health Professionals and Skilled Workers”.

  4. Event

    Employers’ Regional Workshop: Hiring Migrant Workers – The Regulatory Environment

    6 - 7 November 2014

    Employers’ Regional Workshop: Hiring Migrant Workers – The Regulatory Environment was held on 6-7 November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop is organized by the ATP in collaboration with the ILO’s Bureau for Employers Activities (ACTEMP) and the ASEAN Confederation of Employers. The workshop aims to support employers’ organizations to respond sufficiently to issues related to recruiting migrant workers in ASEAN. The workshop plans to increase businesses’ understanding of the implications of having regional recruitment infrastructure conductive to the free flow of skilled labour.

  5. Training

    Training of Trainers on Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers for Trade Unions of Ukraine

    3 - 4 November 2014

    Trade Unions of Ukraine participated in a two-day ToT on decent working and living conditions for migrant domestic workers, developed by the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) with an aim to raise awareness on decent work deficits of migrant domestic workers and promote a better understanding of the contents of the ILO Convention 189 and its accompanying Recommendation 201.

October 2014

  1. Training

    ITC-ILO Labour Academy Training course on Decent Work for Domestic Workers

    27 - 31 October 2014

    The International Training Centre of the ILO organized an inter-regional open course on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. The course was developed in light of the ILO Convention 189 and Recommendation 201, and included information and discussions on labour migration governance for domestic work.

  2. Event

    Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families Steering Committee Meeting

    24 October 2014

    The purpose of the Steering Committee is to provide guidance and orientation to the work of the project management team in order to ensure the successful implementation of the Project.

  3. Event

    Conference organized in collaboration with Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs Human Rights and Migrant Workers: Global Challenges and Promises, Columbia University

    21 October 2014

  4. Event

    From the Open Working Group to 2015: Realizing the Transformative Potential of Migration and Empowering Migrants, IOM and Governments of Sweden and Turkey High-level Discussion and Breakfast

    20 October 2014

  5. Meeting

    Planning Meetings on the Community of Practice Network for Domestic and Migrant Domestic Workers

    18 - 19 October 2014

    International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) conducted a series of visioning and planning workshops under the auspices of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) in order to identify priority products and services to be delivered to migrant domestic workers through the established Community of Practice (CoP) and to train IDWF members to use the tool.