Mobile Application that Protects Citizens Rights Deployed Overseas Launched

Addis Ababa, August 21, 2025 (ENA)-- A mobile application that provides information, which helps Ethiopian citizens deployed overseas to protect their rights and safety, was launched today.

The application called "LeMengede" is launched jointly by the Ministry of Labor and Skills and the International Labor Organization (ILO).

The mobile application also enables citizens to access diverse information, including destination countries, rights, responsibilities, and addresses of the Ethiopian Embassies and consular offices in the respective countries.

Speaking during the launching ceremony, Labor and Skills State Minister Nebiha Mohammed said the application is developed with the view to enabling Ethiopian citizens to access relevant information, including the rules and regulations about the destination countries.

 

According to her, the application will also enable them to access the world labor market.

On his part, ILO Country Director for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, and South Sudan, Khumbula Ndaba, said the mobile application has been developed as a unique tool to provide accessible, multilingual information, informtion on rights, safe migration practices, and emergency support mechanisms to Ethiopian migrant workers.

 

The application aims to empower them to make informed choices before departure to navigate challenges while overseas and to seek help in times of need, he added.

The director also said ILO remains fully committed to supporting the Ministry of Labor and Skills and all national partners in ensuring that tools like "LeMengede" are widely adopted effectively and integrated into Ethiopia's migration governance system.

"We'll continue to facilitate regional knowledge sharing, capacity building and technical assistance; so that Ethiopians or Ethiopia and its neighbors can collectively strengthen the protection of migrant workers," Ndaba further noted.