Article

A returnee raised her income and improved her skills

26 July 2023

Migrant workers who lack proper information usually end up extending their stay, despite their visas having expired, putting them in danger of being classified as irregular/undocumented migrants. Migrants are even more vulnerable in such situations and face numerous challenges, including labour rights violations, abuses, and exploitation.

Instructional material

Financial education for national and migrant workers – Trainee’s booklet

13 October 2022

This ILO Financial Education trainee’s booklet, developed with support from Better Work Jordan, supports training participants throughout their learning journey. It primarily targets local and migrant workers, employed in factories of Bangladesh, who wish to improve their money management. This booklet introduces basic knowledge, skills and tools related to earning, spending, budgeting and using financial services such as savings, credit, money transfers and insurance. It also incorporates key messages on how workers could receive, access and use their wages safely through digital means.

Instructional material

Financial education for national and migrant workers – Trainee’s booklet

13 October 2022

This ILO Financial Education trainee’s booklet, developed with support from Better Work Jordan, supports training participants throughout their learning journey. It primarily targets local and migrant workers, employed in factories of Jordan, who wish to improve their money management. This booklet introduces basic knowledge, skills and tools related to earning, spending, budgeting and using financial services such as savings, credit, money transfers and insurance. It also incorporates key messages on how workers could receive, access and use their wages safely through digital means.

Policy brief

The growing trend of Vietnamese migrant domestic workers

15 June 2015

This policy brief looks at the growing trend of Vietnamese domestic workers who go abroad for jobs and includes recommendations to ensure that they are protected by minimum entitlements.

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Labour migration and remittances

Helping migrants make the most of their money

11 December 2014

Migrants’ remittances are expected to reach US$ 436 billion in 2014 and US$ 540 billion by 2016. Financial education can not only provide useful support to migrants’ families back home but also help migrants in destination countries manage their own budgets.

Video

Migration and Microinsurance - Featuring Samia Kazi Aoul

18 July 2012

Migrant workers often face a gap in social protection. Samia Kazi Aoul speaks about how microinsurance may offer a means of providing this protection. She highlights some recent lessons learnt in the industry, including legal and regulatory constraints, marketing challenges and the importance of working with the right partners in order to gain migrants' trust.

Event

Launch of the book "Protecting the Poor: Microinsurance Compendium Volume 2"

The ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility organized on July 3rd an interactive session that brought the opportunity to meet with key microinsurance stakeholders, to dialogue in small groups around specific topics and to network with peers. By attending, participants got an overview of the major trends of the sector and had the possibility to interact with authors and experts focusing on agriculture, catastrophic risks, client value, health, migration, the role of commercial insurers, regulation, social protection and technology. A Webcast and a Q&A session for onliners were set up to enable remote participation.