Maximizing the Positive Effects of Labor Migration

**LAST UPDATED DECEMBER 2024** ICMC works in collaboration with partners to promote migrant workers’ rights across the world. Through capacity building and research, ICMC contributes to understanding the key drivers of migration and to improve mechanisms for the protection of workers’ rights.
For Better Protection of Migrant Workers in West Africa

ICMC Europe coordinates the Migration and Development (MADE) West Africa project. The project promotes good governance of migration, improves the protection of migrant workers’ rights, and maximizes the contribution of diaspora to the development of countries of origin. To achieve these goals, it carries out research activities, training workshops and multi-stakeholder dialogues. It focuses on Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

Guinean women
ICMC Europe’s MADE West Africa project works to strengthen the capacity of local civil society organizations and sensitize potential migrants about the risks of trafficking, particularly in the context of irregular migration. Photo: Staff and board members of ADES, an ICMC partner in Guinea. ©Agnes Bertrand/ICMC
Getting Ready for the Future of Work in a Changing World

ICMC coordinates the project “The Future of Work, Labour After ‘Laudato Sì’.” Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, the project provides Catholic and other faith-based organizations with tools to respond to changes in the labor market. Its focus is on ensuring the dignity of workers, especially migrant workers. The project is a joint initiative of ICMC, the International Labour Organization and the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.

construction workers
The ICMC-led The Future of Work: Labor After Laudato Si global project aims to study the future of employment from a perspective inspired by the Catholic Social Teaching. Photo: Construction workers in Mexico. ©Christian Tasso/ICMC

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ICMC provides assistance and protection to vulnerable people on the move and advocates for sustainable solutions for refugees and migrants.