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WACC resources for reporting on migration and refugee issues.

In this episode of Voices, Emily Kenway talks to Neill Wilkins about her book, ‘The Truth About Modern Slavery’ which describes patterns of exploitation for workers and also challenges some of the assumptions and frames of reference we use to describe and…

Lara White is the Senior Labour Migration Specialist at the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Geneva, Switzerland. Here Lara talks with IHRB's Neill Wilkins about the international recruitment of migrant workers, the challenges they face in…

In this conversation, Vani Saraswathi of Migrant-Rights.org tells IHRB's Salil Tripathi why companies should be actively engaged with the workers' conditions, even if they are not their direct employers, and why they should take the responsibility…

Disaster reporting plays to set ideas about people from ‘over there’. The Guardian

This podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa and focuses on how women experience it on different levels. It highlights how African women experience labour migrations locally, regionally and internationally; featuring expert analysis and tips for…

This podcast series looks at labour migration in Africa, and focuses on how women experience it on different levels.

In this episode, our podcast host Tolu Olubunmi shares some of her personal story as a Dreamer and a migrant. Born in Nigeria, Tolu came to The United States when she was a young teenager. "Along the way I had lost my immigration status and had become…

South African domestic worker Florence Sosiba shares her experience representing the rights of domestic workers in her country. ILO Podcast.

In this podcast, Freelancing for Journalists speaks to two experts about reporting migration, a topic that raises a number of ethical issues for journalists to confront. Caitlin Chandler, a journalist covering migration, security and human rights and Georg…

This video is produced by the ILO project "Improving Labour Migration Governance and Combating Human Trafficking in the Middle East" to give more information about the labour migration and human trafficking.

To tackle abusive and fraudulent recruitment practices, the ILO has developed general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment of migrant labour. These guidelines help inform the work of the ILO, other organisations, national…

Journalists, NGOs and trade unions help promote and protect migrant workers’ rights.

Millions move to Middle East in search for decent work. Media reporting on labour migration plays a critical role in how we view migrant workers.

Effective cooperation among relevant actors is probably more important in the migration field than in any other policy areas. Not only do States sometimes speak different languages when dealing with migration, but also actors within the same State often…

This guide aims to help journalists and media professionals in covering migration. The current context must provide an opportunity for in-depth discussion and introspection on the role and responsibilities of journalists and media professionals. Media…

Patterns of international migration continue to grow, diversify and evolve. Questions of migration, citizenship and border control feature heavily in political debates across the world. At the international level, the United Nations has decided to adopt…

In this video, you will learn about the Ethical Journalism Network's guidelines for migration reporting. The Chair of the EJN's board of trustees, Dorothy Byrne introduces the guidelines and explains why covering migration in an ethical way is so important.…

Safe and Fair saw a need for commonly used and technical terms related to women’s migration and violence against women to be defined for media, as well as wider use.

These guidelines are intended to ensure that all actors who play a role in facilitating or engaging in media reporting on GBV are aware of and able to prioritize the ethical and safety considerations that preserve the safety, confidentiality and dignity of…

This glossary is adapted from the Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration developed by the ILO and the UNAOC, under joint copyright.

This manual provides a guide to basic methods and techniques of investigative journalism, and it consciously fills a gap in the literature of the profession.

In line with international practice, there are a number of accurate ways to describe foreigners who have entered a country’s territory without permission and/or who do not have regular immigration status.