Guidelines for skills modules in bilateral labour migration agreements

The present document focuses on analyses of the different aspects of skills. It offers to policy-makers, social partners and development practitioners useful indications on how to tackle skills issues in BLMAs in all sectors, while at the same time enhancing the protection of migrant workers’ rights. The ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work (2019a) is clear on the promotion of a human-centred approach and this concept should also be considered in BLMAs, since the tension between labour market and workers’ needs can be challenging. The gender perspective, the particular issues that woman migrant workers face regarding skills recognition and development, is of high importance, and is also captured in the document