ILO instruments have long recognized the potential of bilateral agreements as a good practice in the governance of labour migration flows between countries, and in contributing to the protection of migrant workers. The ILO Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) recommends: “Whenever necessary or desirable, conclusion of agreements to regulate migration for employment in cases where numbers of migrants are sufficiently large”. This report emphasizes the value of bilateral agreements and explores their potential for enabling safe and equitable labour migration.