ILO figures show 164 million people are migrant workers.

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers--a rise of 9% since 2013, when they numbered 150 million.

According to the 2nd edition of the ILO's Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers, which covers the period between 2013 and 2017, the majority of migrant workers --96 million--are men, while 68 million are women. This represents an increase in the share of men among migrant workers, from 56% to 5%, and a decrease by two percentage points in...