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Experts Meet to Validate Report on Labour Migration Governance Structures in African Member States and Regional Economic Communities

Addis Ababa- Representatives from African Union (AU) Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), AU Labour Migration Advisory Committee (LMAC), civil society organizations, research and ...

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JLMP poised to expand support to labour migration governance in Africa
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JLMP outlines ongoing assistance to labour migration governance in Africa
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IOM Releases Guidance for Employers and Businesses on Protection of Migrant Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis
IOM Releases Guidance for Employers and Businesses on Protection of Migrant Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis
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JLMP Priority Technical Committee Meeting highlighted the key achievements

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 20 February, 2020: Technical Experts from African Union Commission (AUC), International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour organization (ILO), the United ...

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New Cooperation Agreement Among East, Horn of Africa States Address Overseas Worker Exploitation

Nairobi – The rescue last week of roughly 100 children and young Ugandan women here as they prepared to fly to United Arab Emirates to labour as domestic workers, reinforces the United Nations Office ...

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IOM, Rwanda Development Board Lead Capacity-building Training for Key Stakeholders on Labour Mobility Management
IOM, Rwanda Development Board Lead Capacity-building Training for Key Stakeholders on Labour Mobility Management
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Capacity Building Workshop to ECCAS Mss on the Collection of New Types of Data on Labour Migration

Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. 03-06 December 2019: Labour migration is continuously becoming a key priority area of concern amongst African countries. Socio-economic status, poverty, political ...

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SMAK Members Adopted Code of Conduct for Ethical Recruitment of Kenyan Migrant Workers
SMAK Members Adopted Code of Conduct for Ethical Recruitment of Kenyan Migrant Workers
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IOM development fund supports Kenya
IOM Development Fund Supports Government of Kenya in Crafting Labour Migration Policy and Labour Bill
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African Union Action Plan towards Eradication of Child Labour and Modern Slavery on the Continent

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 February, 2019: The 2016 Global Estimates of Child Labour indicate that Africa is the region of high prevalence of child labour. One-fifth (20%) of all African children are ...

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Technical Consultation on the Draft African Union Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

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 Technical Consultation on the Draft African Union Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
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AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Hold Steering Committee Meeting on Labour Migration

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 29 January, 2019: In order to help solve the issues of migration when it comes to the abuse and violations of human rights of migrants and refugees on the African Continent, the ...

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Workshop on the Development of a Communication Strategy for the AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration Management for development and Integration in Africa (JLMP)

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 17-19 2018: “Migration is one of the defining features of the 21st Century and significantly contributes to economic and social development everywhere. Therefore ...

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