ITUC Policy Brief: a new social contract for migrant workers

Decent work deficits, xenophobia, racism and discrimination, conflicts, insufficient mitigation and adaptation to climate change – including inadequate responses to natural disasters – mean many people have no choice but to accept substandard employment or undignified working conditions as they move out of their countries.

The current migration governance frameworks do not offer a solution to these challenges, and often end up creating an exploitable subgroup of workers.

A New Social Contract is more urgent than ever to create more inclusive societies and economies, where migrants and their families can work and live with dignity. Workers call for a rights-based governance of migration that is designed, implemented and monitored through social dialogue and with international labour standards – such as freedom of association and collective bargaining rights – at the forefront.

ITUC Policy Brief : a new social contract for migrant workers
  • Ratifications and signatures of international conventions on migration in EUROPE
  • Ratifications and signatures of international conventions on migration in AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
  • Ratifications and signatures of international conventions on migration in THE AMERICAS
  • Ratifications and signatures of international conventions on migration in ASIA-PACIFIC