International Worker – A Concept Note

With rapid globalization there has been a surge of manpower being transferred / migrating from one country to another. At present there are approximately 232 million migrants around the world, representing

3.1 per cent of the global population. Women make up almost half of the migrants. It is estimated that one in eight migrants are between the age of 15 and 24. Migrant workers contribute to the economies of their host countries, and the remittances they send home, help to boost the economies of their countries of origin. Yet, at the same time migrant workers often enjoy little social protection, face inequalities in the labour market and are vulnerable to exploitation and human trafficking. Skilled migrant workers are less vulnerable to exploitation, but their departure has deprived some developing countries of valuable labour needed for their own economies. ILO standards on migration provide tools for both countries of origin and destination to manage