ILO International Labour Organization [to 16 April 2016]
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12 April 2016
Promoting Safe Migration from Pakistan
Pakistan’s first Migrant Resource Centre inaugurated in Islamabad
The momentous occasion of the official opening of the Pakistan’s first-ever Migrant Resource Centre (MRC), was held on the 12th of April 2016 in the presence of the representatives from government departments, civil society, INGOs, NGOs and media. Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has established this centre in collaboration with the ILO, EU and ICMPD.

Islamabad (Joint ILO, EU and ICMPD News) – One of the most effective ways to combat common abuses of migrants such as underpayment of wages, confiscation of passports, substandard working conditions and confinement in the workplace, is to ensure that migrants are equipped with knowledge and strategies to safeguard their labour- and human rights throughout the migration cycle.

Recognizing this, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development established the Migrant Resource Center (MRC) in Islamabad in 2015 with the support from the ILO-EU funded “South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project (SALM) ” and the ICMPD-EU funded project “Silk Routes Partnership for Migration”.

While MRCs already exists in other labour sending countries in South Asia, the center in Islamabad was the first ever to be established in Pakistan. The MRC provides a range of support services to (potential) migrants, migrant workers, and their families including information, counseling, referral and pre-departure orientation…
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Berlin meeting
ILO welcomes call for stronger efforts to promote decent work and inclusive growth
05 April 2016
A meeting between the German Chancellor and the heads of the OECD, WTO, IMF, World Bank and the ILO has agreed on the central role of decent work in meeting policy challenges in the coming year.
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326th session of ILO Governing Body
How the ILO is improving workers’ protection through dialogue
04 April 2016
Interview with the President of the ILO’s Workers’ Group on the achievements of the governing body meeting held in March. Luc Cortebeeck explains how the protection of workers ‘rights in Qatar, Venezuela, Fiji and Guatemala was a major focus of the discussions as well as the protection of migrant workers and the application of international labour standards by multinational enterprises.
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Reducing inequalities
ILO: Domestic workers should have the right to rest
04 April 2016
ILO publication says domestic workers should enjoy the same right to sufficient rest as other workers.