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The ILO and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: labour migration, decent work and implementation of the Compact with specific reference to the Arab states region

This paper explores the role played by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the consultations and stocktaking during 2017 and the negotiations during 2018 leading up to the adoption of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). It examines selected parts of the text of the GCM, with particular reference to the ILO's mandate of securing social justice and decent work, as well as the protection of migrant workers and governance of labour migration. The final part of the paper looks ahead to the ILO's role in the implementation of the GCM, with specific reference to the Arab states region, where migration for employment is significant and the governance challenges, particularly in relation to the protection of low-wage and low-skilled workers, are especially acute.

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Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Journal Article
Target Audience
Academia
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Author
Ryszard Cholewinski
Source / Publisher
International Journal of Law in Context
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Regional
Sub-regional
Region
Africa
Asia
Sub Regions
Northern Africa
West Asia
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
6
7
Cross Cutting Theme
Human rights
Status
Published

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