Access to decent work for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons

The course aims to strengthen the capacities of policy-makers and practitioners in adopting measures to facilitate the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market, and in promoting inclusive employment strategies and policies.

Globally, more than 80 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, violence and human rights violations, overwhelmingly in emerging economies. The wider socio-economic consequences of forced displacement have triggered intense global debates on how to develop appropriate and sustainable policy responses to these challenges, including in a COVID-19 context. The course is based on the ILO's 2016 Guiding Principles on the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market, ILO standards, other human-rights instruments and existing good practices. This course is for policymakers and practitioners seeking to design and implement measures to facilitate the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour market, and to promote inclusive employment strategies and policies.

Who attends this course?

Ministries of labour and related institutions, other ministries and government agencies responsible for refugee-related policies and programmes, social partners, humanitarian and development organizations.


What topics does this course cover?

This online course provides an overview of different measures that aim to facilitate access to employment for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons.
  • Key concepts and dynamics related to forced displacement, as well as the importance and impact of employment on livelihoods and self-reliance
  • International legal and normative frameworks, as well as legislative and administrative conditions and practices governing and enabling access to labour markets
  • Employment policies, strategies, and instruments that enable access to decent work
  • The course will drawn on six case studies – Colombia, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa and Turkey

What will I learn?

Participants practice promoting short- and long-term strategies and programmes for inclusive employment creation
  • Understanding the impact of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons on labour markets
  • How human rights law and international labour standards provide decent work and social protection
  • The importance of including host communities in new strategies for employment creation in the formal labour market

How?

The course consists of a number of online modules offered through the eCampus online platform to be completed over a period of six weeks from 15 March to 23 April 2021, for an estimated total of 60 learning hours. The course is broken down into three phases:
  • Pre-course learning: Flexible (asynchronous) self-guided online learning on eCampus and an end of phase assessment.
  • “Real time” learning: Live interactive sessions and engaging video presentations by highly experienced trainers, blended with individual and collaborative group exercises, peer-to-peer assessment and online technical forums on eCampus.
  • End of course assignment: Individual assignment applying ILO Guidelines to the participants organization.

More information

Online: 15 March—23 April 2021
Application deadline: 28 February 2021
Contact: migration@itcilo.org