IGAD regional guidelines on rights-based Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs): background report

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Patrick Taran and Piyasiri Wickramasekara

ILO, [1st ed.]

2021

Abstract

international agreement

labour migration

human rights

Djibouti

Ethiopia

Kenya

Somalia

South Sudan

Sudan

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Title: IGAD regional guidelines on rights-based Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs); background report
Creators: Patrick Taran (Author)
Piyasiri Wickramasekara (Author)
Contributors: Intergovernmental Authority on Development.
ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan.
Publisher: ILO; Addis Ababa
Date published: 2021
Edition: [1st ed.]
Number of pages: 95 p.
ISBN: 9789220346839; 9789220346822
Language: English
Asset Type: background paper
Record Identifier: 995219360102676
Table of contents: 1. Introduction: Context and background -- 2. Objectives and methodology -- 3. Normative framework for labour migration and bilateral labour agreements -- 4. Overview of IGAD region: Migration, contextual factors and policy challenges -- 5. Summary of key bilateral labour agreement challenges and issues -- 6. Assessment of criteria for rights-based bilateral labour agreements, and application to selected agreements. -- 7. Good practices, lessons learned and issues for the IGAD regional guidelines on Bilateral Labour Agreements -- 8. Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- Annex I. Stakeholder respondents interviewed -- Annex II. Ratification of international human rights instruments and ILO fundamental Conventions -- Annex III. ILO studies on bilateral labour agreements and MOUs .