Labour Migration
Positive impact
Negative impact
growth and development of the countries they work in
migrants' working experience benefit the contries of origin
exploitative working conditions of the migrants
protection problems among female migrants
growth of irregular migration
trafficking and smuggling of human beings
The Role of the ILO
Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization (2008)
responsibilities
developing principles and guidelines for governments, social partners and other stakeholders in labour migration policy
developing practice in the overarching framework of decent work and social justice for a fair globalization
tripartite structure
, the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization
High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (2006)
The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
Statistics
169 million international migrant workers
4.9% of the global labour force
69% of the world’s international migrant population