contributed by
Site Admin
—
Sep 19, 2017 09:29 PM
Author: ILO-PROMOTE; IDWF
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
The eight good practices demonstrate successful initiatives to combat child labour in India and Nepal; to establish strong and sustainable domestic workers organizations in the form of trade unions, cooperatives or associations in Indonesia, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea; on skills development and organizing in Hong Kong, China, and on the global online IDWF communication network.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 02, 2017 02:13 PM
Author:
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
In today’s increasingly globalized and mobile societies, internal and international migrants, refugees and asylum seekers represent a significant share of the population of cities and countries. This publication presents experiences from researchers and practitioners from a variety of geographical contexts on how they have been included and have participated in disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery activities. It aims to highlight the importance and benefits of, as well as options for, integrating migrants into decision-making, policy-setting and implementation of disaster risk reduction initiatives.
This publication builds upon the knowledge and experiences gathered through the Migrants In Countries In Crisis (MICIC) Initiative, a global state-led process for which IOM has been serving as Secretariat, and the Council of Europe’s EUR-OPA programme on “Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the context of major risks prevention and management”.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 02, 2017 02:05 PM
Author:
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
In September 2015, the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda was adopted, and for the first time, migration was included in mainstream global development policy. With the objective of communicating how IOM identifies migration in the 2030 Agenda to stakeholders and the wider public, and to shed light on the complex challenges and opportunities that accompany the migration-related targets, this IOM publication aims to showcase how different areas of migration are addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 02, 2017 02:00 PM
Author:
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
The impacts of climate change on global temperatures profoundly affect people’s ability to sustain their livelihoods as well as their health; both of these dimensions in turn influence the migration of people. Indeed, increasing heat related to climate change is likely to result in more disruptive events, such as frequent droughts, wildfires, episodes of extreme temperatures and heat waves. Such events are already directly and indirectly displacing large numbers of people each year and likely to lead to the migration of more people in the future.
For the first time, this IOM infosheet explores the links between extreme heat and migration and provides an overview of the challenges faced, as well as possible ways to address them.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Sep 19, 2017 10:17 PM
Author: Liu Minghui
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 21, 2018 10:37 AM
Author: Mariya Aleksynska, Samia Kazi Aoul, Veronica Petrencu (Preotu)
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Policy
This paper sets out three goals. First, it provides a conceptual framework for analyzing migration costs associated with deficiencies in the conditions of work abroad, which is an insufficiently explored aspect of the existing theoretical frameworks on migration decision making. Second, using a novel data set, the KNOMAD migration surveys, it examines the nature and extent of the losses that migrant workers experience due to deficiencies in working conditions. Specifically, the paper shows that working conditions, such as contractual status, level of wages and periodicity of wage payments, hours worked, occupational safety and health issues, as well as trade union involvement and discrimination are areas in which migrant workers report substantial short-falls compared with decent work. Expressing these deficits in monetary terms, the analysis finds that the aggregate losses due to deficiencies in the conditions of work abroad represent 27 percent of total actual wages, and are twice as high as the recruitment and travel costs incurred to migrate. These costs vary across migration corridors as well as across migrants’ age, gender, and sector of activity. For example, female domestic workers have some of the highest costs due to prohibitively excessive hours, while men in construction have high costs due to unexpected wage deductions, long hours, exposure to adverse climate conditions, and particularly high incidence of work-related traumatic injuries. Although the data show a relatively low incidence of occupational safety and health problems among domestic workers, this is likely because migrants who suffered from fatal injuries, including as a result of violence or unsafe work, were not captured by the survey. Lastly, the paper empirically shows that deficiencies in working conditions can negatively affect the amount of remittances, and tend to shorten migration duration, warranting policy attention to tackle the migration and development inefficiencies created by poor working conditions.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 02, 2017 01:23 PM
Author: This report analyses access to justice for migrant workers in South-East Asia and provides recommendations for improving complaint mechanisms for labour rights abuses.
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
This report analyses access to justice for migrant workers in South-East Asia and provides recommendations for improving complaint mechanisms for labour rights abuses. Providing migrant workers with fair access to justice in South-East Asia is a key gap remaining in protecting them from exploitation and abuse. Because of the obstacles that they face to obtaining assistance through official mechanisms, migrants are often highly dependent on informal support, even when the abuses they endure are severe in nature. As a result, the data collected on migrant worker complaints within the region has been very limited to date. This report helps to fill the knowledge gap by analysing data on complainants assisted by Migrant Worker Resource Centres from 2011 to 2015. Over 1,000 cases involving more than 7,000 women and men migrant workers were documented across five countries, establishing the largest regional dataset of migrant worker complaints compiled within South-East Asia. The analysis reveals that progress has been achieved in facilitating access to justice for migrants but that major challenges remain in providing them with fair and responsive remedies.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Jul 26, 2017 08:20 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
China is actively pursuing a transformation from an export-oriented, low-skilled and labour-intensive economy towards a science, technology and innovation-based economy. Such transformation inevitably spurs rapid growth in the demand for high skilled workers. More than ever committed to globalization, the Chinese government is attaching more importance to the attraction of foreign talents who not only bring valuable resources to help boost China’s economic development but also contribute to building and strengthening the relationship between China and the rest of the world. Working towards this objective of competing for global talent, China has become ever more aware of the urgent need for the introduction of specific schemes and policies to attract skilled international migrants. The study on attracting skilled international migrants to China: A review and comparison of policies and practices was conducted under the EU–China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Project, a collaboration between the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration, funded by the European Union. It reviews the existing policies and practices of China concerning the attraction of foreign professionals and other skilled international migrants with a comparative analysis of talent attraction policies and their outcomes in Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Based on a comparative study, recommendations are put forward for China to improve its foreign talent policies and practices in order to be more successful in the international competition for talents.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 03, 2017 01:20 PM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
The policy brief highlights common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to domestic work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon.
The purpose of this policy brief is to respond to the rising interest in improving recruitment practices and regulations in order to reduce vulnerability to human trafficking and forced labour. In some cases, examples from other regions have been highlighted. Given the complexity of cross jurisdictional recruitment practices and regulation this brief presents common practices and regulations, pointing to where and how they can constitute better practices. The mapping and analysis are based on research and lessons learned from the ILO’s Work in Freedom Programme recruitment pilots within South Asia or from South Asia to the Middle East. There are two sections to this brief, first – describing common recruitment practices and regulations and second – giving examples of better recruitment practices and corresponding regulations.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 03, 2017 01:18 PM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
The policy brief maps common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to garment and textile work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon.
This policy brief responds to a growing interest among policymakers and practitioners in improving recruitment practices and regulations with an eye to reducing vulnerability to human trafficking and forced labour among girl and women migrants in the garment and textile work sector. Given the complexity of cross jurisdictional and multi-tier recruitment practices and regulations, this brief looks at common practices and regulations, pointing to where and how they can constitute better practices. The mapping and analysis are based on research and lessons learned from the ILO’s Work in Freedom Programme recruitment pilots within South Asia and/or from South Asia to the Middle East. There are two sections to this brief, first – describing common recruitment practices and regulations, and second – giving examples of better recruitment practices and corresponding regulations.
contributed by
Site Admin
—
Aug 16, 2017 04:14 PM
Author: Mr. Geoff Myint
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
This working paper provides an overview of international labour migration governance in Myanmar, detailing the most relevant actors and policies at Union/National level and how they presently do or do not intersect, coordinate, and cooperate together. It also discusses where and how the governance of international migration can be more strongly linked to other policy domains, exploring to what extent labour migration policy is consistent with and contributing to national development plans and how it relates to other policy areas such as poverty reduction, rural development, social protection, women’s empowerment and others. By tracing out intersections and overlaps, both actual and possible, between different policies, policy areas, and the actors responsible for formulating and implementing them, this paper seeks to lay the groundwork for promoting greater policy coherence in the governance of international labour migration.
contributed by
Y Y
—
Jun 22, 2017 10:20 AM
Author: Red Cross Red Crescent Manila Conference on Labor Migration 2015
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
Red Cross Red Crescent Manila Conference on Labor Migration 2015 / Manila, Philippines / 12-13 May 2015
contributed by
Y Y
—
Jun 22, 2017 10:26 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Research
As per the most recent estimates, in 2013 there are 150.3 million migrants in the world who are economically active. Over half – 83.7 million – are men, and 66.6 million, women. Asia-Pacific hosts 17.2 per cent of migrant workers (25.5 million persons) (ILO, 2016).
The Arab States have the highest proportion of migrant workers to all workers (35.6 per cent) and hosts 11.7 per cent of migrant workers worldwide, most of them from Asia. Labour migration largely occurs under temporary migration regimes and for less skilled work. Migrants often fill jobs unattractive to nationals and some occupations are highly gendered. Asia is also an important source region for skilled workers (in particular China, India and the Philippines). In 2013, 3 out 10 new immigrants to the OECD came from Asia (OECD, 2015).
contributed by
Y Y
—
Jun 22, 2017 09:59 AM
Author: Andy Hall
Publishing Date:
2017
Category: Information Material
The number of migrants originating from ASEAN member states is estimated at
13.5 million, 39 percent (5.3 million) of whom are working in other ASEAN
countries. An estimated 60% of the working population in these countries work in
informal sectors of the economy that are not fully covered by labor laws, let alone
social protection measures. In addition, nascent social protection systems in these
countries provide little coverage in case of loss of worker income, and standards are
generally poorly enforced. In this context, migrant social protection in ASEAN has
rarely been explored. This paper considers global standards and themes regarding
migrant social protection before outlining case studies of Indonesia, Philippines,
Singapore and Thailand. The paper shows how migrants rarely access social
protection in ASEAN and recommends regional action by ASEAN member states
to holistically remedy this.
contributed by
Y Y
—
Jun 22, 2017 10:09 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.
695 Members
1688 Knowledge Resources