Trade Unions Will Promote Decent Work around the Globe

Two new bilateral agreements have been concluded by trade union centres to promote the migrant workers‘ rights in the Middle East and Africa. They reflect the international trade union movement’s resolve to fight for the protection and promotion of migrant workers‘ rights across the globe.
The Jordanian and Pakistani trade union centres GFJTU and NWC signed a bilateral partnership agreement aimed at offering better protection for Pakistani migrant workers in Jordan, providing them with support both before and after their arrival in the country.
For the Senegalese (CNTS) and Mauritanian (CGTM) confederations, both of which are confronted, for example, with the phenomenon of migratory transit in their respective countries or the problem of clandestine immigration, the recently signed agreement aims to strengthen their capacity to provide migrant workers with appropriate assistance and services, paying particular attention to the specific problems faced by female migrant workers.National trade union centers in Asia and Latin America are also working on similar initiatives and this should result in better representation of migrant workers as well as the protection and defence of their rights.
Extracted from: IFCTU