The Daily Star, Bangladesh, 29 August 2019 - A report in this daily revealed that over a hundred women migrant workers returned from Saudi Arabia because of horrific abuse at the hands of their employers. Out of the 110 migrant workers, one had died in Saudi Arabia after having committed suicide there. In fact this is not the first time that we have heard about sexual and physical abuse of Bangladeshi women migrant workers by their employers. From January to July this year at least 800 female migrants have returned because of the same reason—torture and abuse and in the last three years the bodies of 311 women migrants were sent from the Middle East, mostly Saudi Arabia.
Khmer Times, Cambodia, 13 August 2021 - Pauline Tamesis, the United Nations (UN) resident coordinator in Cambodia, said that women migrant workers are facing discrimination when they try to access migration services through formal and informal channels.
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Apr 26, 2022 11:03 AM
Author: Nurses Union of Thailand (NUOT)
Publishing Date:
2021
Category: Policy
Gender norms are an enforced social expectation on how women and men should behave, and profoundly shape the world of work leading to the systematic subordination of women in healthcare work. In Thailand, most nurses are women, and the profession continues to be undervalued with the lack of access to decent work.
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Dec 09, 2015 03:42 AM
Author: Jenna Holliday
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
This Policy Brief considers skills supply and demand in ASEAN in relation to women migrant
workers, making recommendations to policy-makers, development partners, social partners and
civil society that can improve access for women to skills development opportunities and better
jobs. With ASEAN economic integration planning to introduce freer movement of skilled labour,
there is a need to standardize and recognize qualifications and skills across the region to ensure
efficient and mutually beneficial labour migration. Low and medium skilled labour migration is
also predicted to grow, driven by pushes and pulls that result from economic, development and
demographic disparities. As the drivers of economic and job growth continue, the informal sector
is anticipated to shrink, displacing many workers, most of whom are women employed in low
skilled and low paid jobs.1 Better recognition of women’s skills and equal access of women to skills
development and skilled opportunities will ensure that women migrant workers benefit from
ASEAN economic integration rather than fall victim to it.
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Oct 29, 2015 03:29 AM
Author: Jenna Holliday
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
This Policy Brief provides an overview of the data available on women migrant workers in ASEAN, identifying good practices and making recommendations for improvements. The Policy Brief also highlights the importance of reliable and sex-disaggregated data on migrant workers, calling for donors and development partners to ensure that the specific situation of women migrants is monitored and addressed in migration programs in the region. Generating accurate and comparable data allows policy makers to develop policies that are responsive and effective in the promotion and protection of women migrant workers’ rights. Such data also provides evidence on which civil society groups and trade unions can rely in advocating for these rights. Without reliable data specific to women migrant workers, policies risk responding to assumptions or (mis)perceptions on the migration of women, leaving the realities of women migrants’ experiences unaddressed. Accurate and reliable data can shine a light on barriers that prevent women’s access to decent work, the vulnerabilities and risks faced in migrating, and the potential benefits of migration.
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Oct 29, 2015 03:30 AM
Author: Jenna Holliday
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
This Policy Brief looks at labour inspection in ASEAN in relation to women migrant workers, making recommendations to policy makers, development partners, employers, workers’ organisations, and civil society on the initiatives needed to ensure the implementation of labour standards for women migrant workers. In seeking to promote and protect the rights of women migrant workers in ASEAN, a strong and effective labour inspectorate is required to ensure that working conditions are in accordance with minimum national standards and are equally applied for men and women, migrant and national workers. Labour inspections are a vital tool for preventing and combatting violations of human rights committed against migrants in the workplace.
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Dec 09, 2015 03:44 AM
Author: Jenna Holliday
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
This Policy Brief provides an overview of the social protection mechanisms available to women migrant
workers in ASEAN, identifying good practices and making recommendations for improvements. The
Policy Brief highlights the importance of the portability of social protection and the challenges for
women migrant workers in claiming social protection from employers and states. The right to social
protection is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 22, and recalled in
the ASEAN Cebu Declaration on Migrant Workers, 2007.1 Since the formation of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) in 1919, there have been 31 Conventions and 24 Recommendations
adopted to make social protection a reality for all. The most recent instrument is the Social Protection
Floor Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202), which Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam have already taken measures to
implement. However, the reality of accessing social protection remains especially challenging for
women migrant workers who have different needs to men and often work in undocumented and
informal employment that is rarely covered by government social protection schemes.
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Oct 29, 2015 03:27 AM
Author: Jenna Holliday
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
There has long been a trend to consider the contribution of labour migrants in terms of the economic benefit that they can bring to development. As the autonomous labour migration of women has increased so too has the interest in the development benefit that they bring. This interest has been primarily economic, focusing on how women migrant workers’ remittances – money sent home – can contribute to economic development. This Policy Brief takes a broader view of women’s labour migration in ASEAN and considers both the economic and non-economic contributions that they make. Recognising that women labour migrants face gender specific challenges and barriers, this Policy Brief provides recommendations to policy-makers on how to ensure the potential of women migrant workers is maximized to benefit the individual migrant, her family and her community while avoiding simplifying women migrant workers as tools of economic development.
The Star, Malaysia, 21 April 2020 - A SUPPORT group for women in Kajang and Semenyih has also extended help to refugees and migrant workers to ease their burden during the movement control order (MCO) period, by providing them with food.
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Jun 22, 2017 03:09 AM
Author: Bandita Sijapati
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
In an era of unprecedented human mobility, migration from and within the Asia-Pacific region
has assumed gendered dimensions, with implications for migration flows, trends and patterns.
Gender roles, inequalities and relations affect who migrates, why and how, and migration also has
significant implications for women migrant workers (WMWs) themselves. Migration can provide
opportunities to improve their lives and that of their families, help them escape from social and
economic vulnerabilities, and offer avenues for greater autonomy and empowerment. Migration
also, however, exposes these women to different types of vulnerabilities, discrimination and risk
(Sijapati and Nair, 2014), both in their origin and destination countries, particularly where such
migration carries a stigma and patriarchal norms are deep-seated.
For the broader society, the consequential effects of women’s increased mobility have been
significant. Sending countries have benefitted from higher inflows of remittances and changes in
societal and family relations, particularly as they relate to gender roles and relations. For receiving
countries, the welfare gains have been considerable, in the form of increased labour supply,
opportunities for native women to enter the workforce and child- and elder-care possibilities,
especially in contexts where such services are limited.
While countries in the region have adopted various measures to address the concerns of women
migrants nationally, bilaterally and regionally, the ability to highlight issues concerning women
migrant workers in the Beijing+20 discussions and in the formulation of the post-2015 development
agenda provides opportunities for greater impact on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
A few key areas for consideration include: greater protection for women migrant workers; measures
to maximize the potential of remittances for the workers, their families and beyond; conducive
policy environments, especially in destination countries; and improvements in information,
evidence and knowledge base.
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Mar 27, 2015 06:35 AM
Author: Bandita Sijapati
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
This Issue Brief, one in a series by MPI and the International Organization for Migration, looks at the trends and patterns in female labor migration in the Asia-Pacific region as well as the key policy challenges relating to female migration that governments in the region face. It also examines the significant financial and social impacts of female migrant workers and recommends best practices for policymakers looking to capitalize on these gains while supporting the rights and welfare of migrant women and their families.
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Apr 26, 2022 11:12 AM
Author: BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN)
Publishing Date:
2021
Category: Policy
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the total number of employed by the BPO industry in the Philippines reached 1.3 million in 2016, of which at least 53.2 per cent are women. The BPO industry in the country mainly exports its service to foreign countries. Estimatedly 86 per cent of BPO service in the Philippines goes to the United States market, distantly followed by 7.1 per cent to Europe, and the rest to Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the BPO revenue in the country reached USD 22.1 billion in 2017, constituting about 7 per cent of the country’s GDP. Even though the revenue is significant, the labour rights in the industry are failing to uphold labour rights standards.
The Economic Times, India, 5 April 2020 - Migrant workers, caught between lockdown and starvation, have tried to flee back home, and many have been sheltered in temporary camps en route. Once the lockdown is lifted, would the workers all return to their places of work? Population experts quoted in a story in this paper on Saturday on likely worker shortage after the lockdown (bit.ly/3bPe5tx) speculate that these migrants could well re-evaluate the viability of working far away from home. If workers do not return in large numbers, completion of the Rabi harvest, commencing of Kharif planting and industrial production in India’s major manufacturing hubs would be hit. The workers must be persuaded to return.
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Apr 24, 2015 06:28 AM
Author: ASEAN TRIANGLE project
Publishing Date:
2014
Category: Not Specified.
During 12 – 13 September 2013, representatives of governments, employers’ organizations and trade unions in the ASEAN region convened at the Aston Hotel, Makassar, Indonesia for the International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional meeting on Work in Fishing: Increased Knowledge Base and Sharing Good Practices for the Protection of Migrant Workers. During the meeting, representatives listened to presentations by regional and international experts and participated in group work that resulted in a list of conclusions and recommendations for further action.
This publication provides a snapshot of the legislation, policies, support services and tools available to improve the protection of migrant fishers in ASEAN. It draws from information shared at the regional meeting as well as other relevant sources. It is hoped that this resource will be a valuable addition to the existing tools available for policy makers and other stakeholders working towards a stronger system of protection for ASEAN migrant fishers.
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Aug 03, 2017 06:28 AM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
Introduction
In India for the initial phase, the focus is on the domestic work sector for both inter-state and overseas migration to prevent trafficking, and promoting safe migration for women. For the inter-state migration, the states selected for pilot interventions include Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal (source states) and Delhi NCR and Mumbai (destination). For the overseas migration, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala have been selected.
Gradually efforts will be made to explore setting up of the Workers Centres for the Garment Sector Workers in identified states in cooperation with the governments, brands and factory owners. The focus will also be on addition/strengthening the life skills and soft skills components for the ongoing skills training initiatives (run under different government schemes) by vocation training providers, enabling safe migration and awareness about rights and entitlements, as well as promoting networking and organizing of the workers.
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