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What role can international labour standards and the ILO play in the protection of migrant workers’ wages?

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The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) has identified non-payment of wages, delayed payment of as key modern-day wage protection issues that can also lead to debt bondage and forced labour, with migrant workers being especially vulnerable. This event presents a new ILO guidance note on the protection of wages for migrant workers.

Key moments

Miriam Boudraa - Introduction

Duration: 0:40

Michelle Leighton

Duration: 5:45

Katerine Landuyt presents the Guidance Note: Wage Protection for Migrant Workers

Duration: 14:59

Robert Hortle

Duration: 5:46

Irem Arf

Duration: 9:14

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Opening Remarks

Michelle Leighton

Labour Migration Branch Chief

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Presentation of the ILO guidance note on the protection of migrant workers’ wages

Katerine Landuyt

Technical Specialist, Labour Migration Branch

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Panelists

Robert Hortle

Commissioner of the Victorian Wages Inspectorate, Government of Australia

Irem Arf

Migration Policy Advisor

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

Bassina Farbenblum

Founder of Migrant Justice Institute

Henriette McCool

Social Innovation and Human Rights Manager at VINCI

Closing remarks

Patrick Belser

Wage Specialist, ILO Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations and Working Conditions Branch

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Moderator

Miriam Boudraa

Senior Programme Officer

International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO)