Some More Updates on Labour Migration

Well not everything is going well in Manila for the UN backed Global Forum on Migration and Development, as could be expected, there are protests.

From the BBC Day in Pictures October 27th, 2008.

Some statements from the protesters can be found here,

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/news/view/20081026-168525/Protesters-kick-migration-forum

In the briefing I mentioned that women are an important factor not to forget, and this conference is no exception, with many women also joining the protests.

http://www.uniglobalunion.org/UNIApron.nsf/0/88FBF461EE5FC53BC12574ED0059E5E0?OpenDocument

And some more on the effects of the global economic crisis on a different demographic, the marriage migrant.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20081026-168473/Migrant-women-wives-and-workers

welcome!!

hello delegates! welcome to the amazing ILO blog where we will be keeping you updated on important happenings in the world of labour. i am meagan, and will be your director this year. i was a delegate last year, and am now a poli sci major. and i like shoes.
so to get you started on your research, here are a few links to help you on your way. these are the links on the background paper, however this is a handier location. they all pertain to the question of social security in developing nations.
Resources for Delegates…
List of developing nations as defined by the world bank.
This article offers a very intensive look at social security in developing nations, and offers many specific examples.
This resource gives a succinct and very informative overview of the issue.
The content covered by the World Social Security Forum in 2007.
The international social security association offers a database containing social security programs in over 170 countries.
The International Labour Organization’s general website.
NATLEX, the database of social security, labour, and related human rights legislation; maintained by the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department.

happy researching :)

Some Links on International Labor Migration

Your chair here. To help delegates prepare themselves for the conference, we'll be running weekly updates on the issues you will be facing.

INFORMATION POSTED HERE WILL BE MOSTLY GENERAL AND MOSTLY NEUTRAL. DELEGATES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESEARCHING THE SPECIFIC OPINIONS, SITUATION AND STRATEGIES OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL NATION OR ENTITY IN RELATION TO THIS ISSUE.

While this article focuses mainly on Britain and Europe, it raises some interesting points on the issues surrounding immigration in a world now facing economic crisis and the retirement of baby boomers.


Something you can keep track of, as this is developing news, a conference on labour migration is about to occur. Check out this article for a good general look at labour migration and some tidbits about this upcoming conference.

Hello Delegates, A Message from the Chair

Hello prospective delegates of the International Labour Organisation at the University of Alberta High School Model United Nations Symposium 2009:

My name is Robert Lees-Miller, I am a first year student in Microbiology at the UofA. This is my second time participating in the UofAHSMUN. I participated last year as a delegate for Nepal on the World Health Organisation, returning delegates might remember me as the guy with really big hair. I have also traveled to Athens, Greece on two separate occasions for the Harvard Model Congress Europe Symposium; to Montreal on two separate occasions for the Secondary Schools Model United Nations Symposium; and twice in Calgary for the UofCHSMUN. I chaired weekly training sessions for my school's delegations to Athens and Montreal in my grade 12 year, as well as being the head of the Model UN Club of my school, Western Canada High School. As a result I have a lot of experience with chairing and with getting people involved and informed about Model UN. If you have questions about procedure I can probably answer your questions and don't worry about asking questions, I have logged more hours teaching Model UN than doing it for a reason, I enjoy it. I look forward to seeing you in this new, and exciting committee at the UofA in February 2009!