Trade union leaders agreed on common points for future trade union action in the region, including amongst others: prioritising the creation of decent jobs in all countries of the region; ensuring the right of every employee, including migrants, to create and join a union and bargain collectively; spreading the struggle against precarious work in the fight against human trafficking, including those practiced by unscrupulous private employment agencies and criminal groups; strengthening the role of labour inspection to prevent exploitation, forced labour and discrimination; the inclusion of labour standards in bilateral and multilateral agreements; cooperation with NGOs to prevent trafficking and support migrants, integration and reintegration of migrant workers, rehabilitation of workers, victims of human trafficking; identifying and bringing to justice those organising human trafficking; campaigning for the integration of migrant workers in trade unions and society; fighting social exclusion, xenophobia against and stigmatisation of migrants; exchange of experiences and practices of organising and protecting the rights of migrant workers through bilateral and multilateral agreements and trade union cooperation programmes.
On this occasion, AHIK signed a new agreement with the Russian trade union FNPR to address the challenges of new trends in labour migration.