Labour Migration Reporting Program

Course Description:

A strong focus of the course will be to equip journalists with practical tools and skills to tackle labour migration policy reportage.

 Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course learners should be able to:

●     Understand the context of labour migration policy in Africa

●     Use the set of tools shared during the course to unearth labour migration policy narratives

●     Identify and understand the structure of the migrant labour market

Modules Under this course:

1. Introduction to labour migration policy
2. Introduction to labour migration policy in Africa
3. Actors of labour migration in Africa
4. Assessing the status of labour migration policy in Africa.
5. International Labour Standards presenting important labour migration instruments.
6. Key labour migration instruments that have been ratified in the region.
7. National legal frameworks highlighting good practices on labour inspection, anti-trafficking, social protection and minimum wage.
8. What labour migration policy should not look like
9. Access to decent work for refugees.
10. How labour migration policy affects vulnerable groups: women and children.