In a report released last Wednesday, the International Labor Organization (ILO) considered that tens of millions of migrant workers face unemployment and poverty in their countries of origin, after they were compelled to return due to the loss of their jobs as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
The report estimated that there are 164 million migrant workers worldwide, about half of them are women, making up 4.7 % of the global workforce, and added that the countries of origin of these workers have limited potential to integrate large numbers into the labor market.
The same report also warned of the serious social and economic impacts of mass returns of migrant workers to their countries in the absence of plans to organize this return.
It also recommended adopting rights-based inclusion policies, obtaining social protection, and recognizing skills which contribute to enhancing skills and jobs, and thus increasing productivity for national industries.
Migrant workers may also bring knowledge and capital to open new companies that can help multiply job opportunities in their home countries.
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