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Sep 04, 2019 11:14 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
Technology presents a great opportunity to make labour migration safer, more efficient, and more transparent. But, digitalization- as any tool- also involves risks, challenges, and unequal distribution of technological gains. For it to promote decent work and better conditions for women and men migrant workers, it needs to be designed, implemented, and used properly.
Digitalization and how it can promote decent work for migrant workers in ASEAN was the selected theme for the 11th AFML, which took place on 29 – 30 October 2018 in Singapore. This background paper was prepared to inform the discussions and reviews the current opportunities and possible challenges to be addressed for digital technology to promote decent work for all.
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Nov 05, 2019 08:07 PM
Author: United Nations
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
The present report, which outlines the main activities undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants since his most recent report to the General Assembly (A/73/178/Rev.1), contains a study on good practices of gender-responsive migration legislation and policies. The study compiles information on existing migration legislation and policies at the national level. Based on submissions of States, civil society, national human rights institutions and other stakeholders and their analysis, the report identifies good practices, discusses challenges and provides
recommendations to States on how to enhance gender responsiveness in their governance on migration.
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Sep 04, 2019 11:25 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
At the ILO’s High Level Tripartite Forum on Climate Change and Decent Work in the Pacific Islands Countries in PNG on 24-26 July 2019, the current state, challenges and future strategies for Labour Mobility in the Pacific will be discussed. This Working Paper will serve as a starting point for discussion at the Forum on labour mobility.
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Apr 21, 2020 11:21 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
The Marshall Islands is a nation of widely dispersed, low-lying coral atolls and islands, and with climate change causing sea levels to rise and shifting weather patterns, the Marshall Islands is faced with flooding, heat stress and drought. The Marshall Islands Climate and Migration Project studies the multicausal nature of Marshallese migration, as well as its impact on migrants themselves and communities in the Marshall Islands. This policy brief highlights key findings on migration patterns, drivers and impacts, and discusses the tension between being prepared to move and fortifying to stay in place.
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Sep 30, 2019 05:58 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
This brief provides an overview of fair recruitment challenges and opportunities, and priorities for action for the REFRAME project in Sri Lanka
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Sep 30, 2019 05:55 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Not Specified.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a key economic sector and generator of jobs and may be considered the backbone of the digital economy across all sectors. In many countries, the global ICT sector is facing a shortage of skilled ICT workers. A lack of skilled labour will constrain future growth and job creation in the sector, but with the right policies in place, the digital economy could make a significant contribution to advancing decent work and inclusive economic growth at the global, regional and national levels.
This report is the first outcome of the ILO development cooperation project entitled “The Future of Work in Information and Communication Technology”. The global research project focuses on anticipated needs for skilled workers and strategies for addressing labour shortages, including the scaling up of investments in ICT education and training, and more efficient management of ICT specialist migration flows. This report helps us gain a more comprehensive understanding of the most critical aspects of the future of work in ICT by assessing how technological changes, employment, skills development and migration in India, Indonesia and Thailand may be interrelated.
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Apr 26, 2022 07:49 PM
Author: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
Interest in the IOM X Cotabato Roadshow has continued to grow beyond its launch in March 2017, fuelled in part to a new web series, Tadhana, which is capturing the attention of prospective and current overseas foreign workers from the Philippines.
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Jun 29, 2019 01:46 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
This document brings together the ILO general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (“principles and guidelines”) and the definition of recruitment fees and related costs.
The principles and guidelines aim to inform the current and future work of the ILO and of other organizations, national legislatures, and the social partners on promoting and ensuring fair recruitment. The principles and guidelines were developed by a Tripartite Meeting of Experts, held in September 2016.
The definition of recruitment fees and related costs recognizes the principle that workers shall not be charged directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any fees or related costs for their recruitment. This comprehensive definition is guided by international labour standards and should be read together with the principles and guidelines. The definition was adopted by a Tripartite Meeting of Experts, held in Geneva in November 2018.
Together this guidance forms a comprehensive approach to realizing fair recruitment through development, implementation and enforcement of laws and policies aiming to regulate the recruitment industry and protect workers’ rights.
This guidance is developed within the framework of the Fair Recruitment Initiative, which aims to help prevent human trafficking, protect the rights of workers (including migrant workers) from abusive and fraudulent practices during the recruitment and placement process, reduce the cost of labour migration and enhance development gains.
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Jun 29, 2019 02:16 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
The report presents an analysis of global migration trends with the prospects of Bangladeshi migrant workers in the evolving foreign labour markets while recognizing major challenges for their effective and beneficial participation in them. In addition to that, the publication proposes a comprehensive framework for an integrated and appropriate LMIS for Bangladesh outlining a possible implementation strategy.
The research is timely as Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) aims to further develop the LMIS web-portal as a platform to bring labour market information from diverse sources and the study will further strengthen the LMIS. The study proposes an operational modality and an implementation strategy for a possible Integrated Labour Market Information System (ILMIS) in Bangladesh. ILMIS will integrate the overseas labour market within the traditional LMIS capturing the emerging trends in the domestic labour market to illustrate the significance of overseas employment for Bangladesh.
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May 22, 2019 12:06 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
The study focuses on short term overseas employment of semi-skilled and low-skilled workers because most Bangladeshi female workers fall under this category. It covers only regular migration because there is insufficient data available on irregular, undocumented migration.
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Jun 29, 2019 02:04 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
This module has been developed jointly by UN Women Bangladesh and International Labour Organization (ILO), with financial support from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC). The main objective of the module is to train the migrant workers through the Technical Training Centres (TTCs) running under the Bureau of Manpower and Employment Training (BMET).
To support the Government in delivering an effective pre-departure training program for the women domestic service workers, UN Women Bangladesh took the initiative in the formulation of this training module. It has been signed keeping in the migration cycle: the basic information and guidance on migration, the pre-departure preparedness, occupation-related (women domestic service workers) and country-specific (Hong Kong) instructions and guidelines on rights and life skills. The technical issues related to domestic services were not considered in this module, as this module is relevant only for trainees who have already received the relevant technical and language training on Hong Kong. Integrating this module into the pre-departure training, will make it an effective tool to capture and sustain this new labour market for the women migrant workers from Bangladesh.
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Apr 21, 2020 10:01 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
To support the Government in delivering an effective pre-departure training program for the women migrating as Care-givers, UN Women Bangladesh took the initiative in the formulation of this training module. It has been signed keeping in the migration cycle: the basic information and guidance on migration, the pre-departure preparedness, occupation-related (Care-giver) and country-specific (Japan) instructions and guidelines on rights and life skills. The technical issues related to care-giver occupation were not considered in this module, as this module is relevant only for trainees who have already received the relevant technical and language training on Japan. Integrating this module into the pre-departure training, will make it an effective tool to capture and sustain this new labour market for the women migrant workers from Bangladesh.
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Jun 29, 2019 02:11 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
This module has been developed jointly by UN Women Bangladesh and International Labour Organization (ILO), with financial support from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC). The main objective of the module is to train the migrant workers through the Technical Training Centres (TTCs) running under the Bureau of Manpower and Employment Training (BMET).
To support the Government in delivering an effective pre-departure training program for the women migrating as Care-givers, UN Women Bangladesh took the initiative in the formulation of this training module. It has been signed keeping in the migration cycle: the basic information and guidance on migration, the pre-departure preparedness, occupation-related (Care-giver) and country-specific (Japan) instructions and guidelines on rights and life skills. The technical issues related to care-giver occupation were not considered in this module, as this module is relevant only for trainees who have already received the relevant technical and language training on Japan. Integrating this module into the pre-departure training, will make it an effective tool to capture and sustain this new labour market for the women migrant workers from Bangladesh.
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Apr 21, 2020 09:56 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
To support the Government in delivering an effective pre-departure training program for the women domestic service workers, UN Women Bangladesh took the initiative in the formulation of this training module. It has been signed keeping in the migration cycle: the basic information and guidance on migration, the pre-departure preparedness, occupation-related (women domestic service workers) and country-specific (Hong Kong) instructions and guidelines on rights and life skills. The technical issues related to domestic services were not considered in this module, as this module is relevant only for trainees who have already received the relevant technical and language training on Hong Kong. Integrating this module into the pre-departure training, will make it an effective tool to capture and sustain this new labour market for the women migrant workers from Bangladesh.
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Apr 21, 2020 10:32 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
The research is timely as Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) aims to further develop the LMIS web-portal as a platform to bring labour market information from diverse sources and the study will further strengthen the LMIS. The study proposes an operational modality and an implementation strategy for a possible Integrated Labour Market Information System (ILMIS) in Bangladesh. ILMIS will integrate the overseas labour market within the traditional LMIS capturing the emerging trends in the domestic labour market to illustrate the significance of overseas employment for Bangladesh.