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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 ...
2.9 International migrant workers by broad subregion, 2019 32 2.10 International migrant workers, ratios by broad subregion, 2013, 2017 and 2019 (percentage) 32 2.11 International migrant workers by sex and broad subregion, 2019 35 3.1 International migrant workers, category a, in terms of the two central elements
Migrant domestic workers. Today women represent around half of the total population of international migrants worldwide. They move, more and more, as independent workers, usually to more developed countries in search of a better life for themselves and for their families. Reproducing patterns of gender inequality, at destination they tend to ...
5. How international standards help migrant workers 6. Aims of the Guide 7. Contents of the Guide Chapter 2 A Fair Deal for Migrant Workers 1. Who are ‘migrant workers’? 2. Migrant workers and international labour standards 2.1 International labour standards on migration 2.2 Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work 3.
e 272 million, 245 million of which are working age (aged 15 and over). The number. of international migrant workers totalled 169 million in the same year. The 2019 estimate indicates an increase of 5 million migrant workers (3.0 per cent) from the 2017 estimate of 164 million migrant workers, and an increase of 19 millio.
Migrant workers are geographically concentrated 60.8 per cent of all migrant workers are found in three subregions: Northern America (23.0 per cent), Northern, Southern and Western Europe (23.9 per cent) and the Arab States (13.9 per cent). The other subregions that host non-negligible numbers of migrant workers (above
This third edition of the ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers: Results and Methodology presents the most recent estimates on the stock of international migrant workers, disaggregated by age, sex, country-income group and region, and the estimation methodology. The reference year is 2019.
Migrant workers are especially vulnerable in terms of limited rights and protection. In response to this, and in the wake of resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference and the International Trade Union Congresses (ITUC), the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities has drawn up a plan of action based on the priorities of the ...
Sources. (1) ILO Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers (ILO 2021). Importantly, the region has the highest global share of migrant workers as a proportion of the total workforce, reaching 41.4 per cent in 2019 compared to the global average of just 5 per cent. This means that nearly half of all workers are migrant workers, which is ...
Many policy options exist to secure and maintain social security rights across countries, and the ILO has developed a strategy and policy guidance tools that can inform governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations as well as other stakeholders in their efforts to extend social protection to migrant workers and refugees.