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Aug 11, 2020 11:06 AM
Author: KNOMAD
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda marks a milestone by mainstreaming migration as an integral component of development policy. It is the first time that migration-relevant indicators are incorporated into such an agenda. Goal 10.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for facilitating orderly, safe, and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through implementation of planned and well- managed migration policies. This goal includes the indicator 10.7.1: “Recruitment cost borne by an employee as a proportion of monthly income earned in country of destination.”
Since 2014, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD) of the World Bank and the ILO have been working on a methodology to measure recruitment costs. ILO and the World Bank are joint custodians of indicator 10.7.1. Several pilot surveys have been conducted in collaboration with local research institutions in selected origin and destination countries to shed light on the magnitude as well as the key factors that influence recruitment costs for low- and semi-skilled jobs paid by migrant workers.
The present Guidelines have been prepared in consultation with several national statistical offices3 and UN agencies to develop the statistics needed for an indicator for the SDG Indicator 10.7.1, drawing on the experience and lessons learned from the surveys jointly conducted by KNOMAD and ILO. This work is expected to contribute to production of statistics that can serve to identify the size of, and setting a global target to reduce, recruitment costs globally. These Guidelines include discussions on objectives and uses of the indicator, definitions, considerations on data collection items, programs and methods, as well as consideration on relevant tabulations.
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Jun 29, 2019 01:52 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
The gaps and challenges in services offered to migrants at various migration stages at home and abroad to scope out how these can be better delivered to accrue sustained benefit from migration.
Labour migration has emerged as an important source of foreign currency in Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh has taken several policy initiatives in mainstreaming migration as well as catering services according to the needs of the migrant workers in the country. Nonetheless, there is still a knowledge gap on the types of services available to the migrants during the entire process of migration cycle namely pre-departure, post-arrival and return. The ILO and IOM with the support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) commenced a study on "Mapping and scoping of services for the migrant workers of Bangladesh at various stages of labour migration cycle”. The aim of the study was to assist the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE), Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) and relevant stakeholders to address the gap and identify scopes for further improvement in availing services to migrants from a gender-sensitive approach. The study highlights the major trends in labour migration, the institutional structure that governs labour migration from Bangladesh, identifies key service providers, gaps and challenges along with key recommendations.
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Jun 29, 2019 01:32 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
Welfare Board (WEWB) in particular to develop a framework of services for the returnee migrants. The framework addresses the psychosocial, economic and social needs of returnee migrant workers in a more comprehensive manner and also focuses on the possibility of remigration from Bangladesh. The framework of services is designed for the stakeholders/service providers who could cater to the needs of the returnee migrants in a more comprehensive and efficient way.
This paper presents a framework of services for the reintegration and remigration of international labour migrants from Bangladesh.1 It is the product of an evidence-based research titled “The Mapping and Scoping of Services for the Migrant Workers of Bangladesh at Various Stages of Labour Migration Cycle”. Findings from the study suggests that the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) should assume the role of lead
ministry for implementing the returnee services framework. WEWB, which operates under MoEWOE, has statutory responsibility for promoting the welfare of migrant workers, including returnees. WEWB works closely with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), the lead migration governance agency under MoEWOE, in delivering a wide range of welfare services to Bangladeshi migrant workers. Such services should focus on individual assistance, community-based support and structural interventions. A wide variety of government and private sector entities and CSOs, in collaboration with bilateral and multilateral development partners and intergovernmental institutions, should be involved in implementing the proposed returnee services framework.
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Jun 29, 2019 01:39 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
Regular, generally accurate and real time information analysis; Integrated data from multiple sources to support robust tracking processes and analyses; Returning workforce and enforce naturalization processes at home; Medium and longer term opportunities and invest in training to develop a supply for those upcoming demands.
As Bangladesh is fast developing into a middle income country, the contribution of overseas employment and remittances to the country’s economy has gained prominence in its overall strategy, especially through the development of a more pro-active and migrant worker-oriented approach to management. This has led to changes in the overall legislative and policy framework, and a gradual recognition of the need to develop improved information systems for management, including concrete measures for social protection, for complaints investigation and redress, and for investment in building the skills and qualifications of workers to improve the quality of their overseas employment. In order to move into full implementation of the Overseas Employment and Migrants’ Act 2013 and the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016 as part of ongoing improvements in labour migration, it has now become pertinent to develop the institutional capacity of the government to collect, manage, and monitor migration and labour market information. As such, through the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) funded “Application of Migration Policy for Decent Work of Migrant Workers” project, the International Labour Organization in close collaboration with the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), has developed a set of four reports on the Integrated Migrant Workers Information System and the Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh. This particular report Conceptual software architecture and design recommendations for an integrated Migrant Workers Information System and Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh proposes design recommendations for an integrated database information system on migrant workers’ information (MWMIS) and a labour market information system (LMIS), identifying sources of data and software requirements.
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Apr 21, 2020 10:36 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
Labour migration has emerged as an important source of foreign currency in Bangladesh and the Government of Bangladesh has taken several policy initiatives in mainstreaming migration as well as catering services according to the needs of the migrant workers in the country. Nonetheless, there is still a knowledge gap on the types of services available to the migrants during the entire process of migration cycle namely pre-departure, post-arrival and return. The ILO and IOM with the support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) commenced a study on "Mapping and scoping of services for the migrant workers of Bangladesh at various stages of labour migration cycle”. The aim of the study was to assist the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE), Wage Earners’ Welfare Board (WEWB) and relevant stakeholders to address the gap and identify scopes for further improvement in availing services to migrants from a gender-sensitive approach. The study highlights the major trends in labour migration, the institutional structure that governs labour migration from Bangladesh, identifies key service providers, gaps and challenges along with key recommendations.
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Apr 21, 2020 10:34 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
This paper presents a framework of services for the reintegration and remigration of international labour migrants from Bangladesh.1 It is the product of an evidence-based research titled “The Mapping and Scoping of Services for the Migrant Workers of Bangladesh at Various Stages of Labour Migration Cycle”. Findings from the study suggests that the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) should assume the role of lead
ministry for implementing the returnee services framework. WEWB, which operates under MoEWOE, has statutory responsibility for promoting the welfare of migrant workers, including returnees. WEWB works closely with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET), the lead migration governance agency under MoEWOE, in delivering a wide range of welfare services to Bangladeshi migrant workers. Such services should focus on individual assistance, community-based support and structural interventions. A wide variety of government and private sector entities and CSOs, in collaboration with bilateral and multilateral development partners and intergovernmental institutions, should be involved in implementing the proposed returnee services framework.
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May 21, 2019 11:58 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
The data that are available, their strengths and limitations, as well as what data are regarded as important, but are not available. An analysis of the data gaps to gain a better understanding of the relevance and impact of any of the data gaps identified and to support discussions within and across agencies, organizations, and communities on how to bridge data gaps and sustain data assets.
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May 22, 2019 12:01 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
Bangladesh against similar database systems in other countries, and also with other Bangladeshi database systems for other sectors, like the internal labour market. Based on the findings and analyses, the project will propose design recommendations for an integrated database information system on migrant workers’ information (MWMIS) and a labour market information system (LMIS), identifying sources of data and software requirements.
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Apr 05, 2019 10:04 PM
Author: ADBI Institute
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
This book analyzes labor migration trends and policies in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management.
This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management. It addresses temporary migrant worker programs, focusing on the Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit System and Malaysia’s Electrical and Electronics industry. It also highlights the key role multilateral and bilateral agreements play in protecting migrant workers’ social security entitlements. Key issues covered are how these partnerships can provide safe, orderly, and fair labor migration, and, hence, a fair environment in Asia’s labor market.
The four chapters capture the ideas, insights, and discussions from the Eighth Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia - Building Partnerships for Effectively Managing Labor Migration: Lessons from Asian Countries for the UN Global Compact on Migration, hosted by Human Resource Development Korea in Incheon, Republic of Korea, in January 2018. The event, co-organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the International Labour Organization, brought together regional experts and policy makers. Two statistical annexes offer detailed coverage of intra-Asia migration flows, as well as cross-regional migration flows.
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Apr 21, 2020 10:39 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
The toolkit was produced as part of a three-year global project titled “Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration” (REFRAME), with the support of the European Commission, with the aim of reducing abusive practices and violations of human and labour rights during the recruitment process. The REFRAME project engages with the media globally and locally to improve media coverage of issues related to labour migration and to enhance access to reliable information and awareness on fair recruitment and promote a more balanced narrative on labour migration.
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Apr 16, 2020 12:36 PM
Author: World Bank Group and KNOMAD
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
This Migration and Development Brief provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances and validates the projections made in the previous Brief in December 2018. It highlights developments related to migration-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for which the World Bank is a custodian: increasing the volume of remittances as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (SDG indicator 17.3.2), reducing remittance costs (SDG indicator 10.c.1), and reducing recruitment costs for migrant workers (SDG indicator 10.7.1). It also presents recent developments on the Global Compact on Migration (GCM).
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Apr 16, 2020 09:17 AM
Author: World Bank Group and KNOMAD
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
This Migration and Development Brief provides updates on global trends in migration and remittances and validates the projections made in the previous Brief in December 2018. It highlights developments related to migration-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for which the World Bank is a custodian: increasing the volume of remittances as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (SDG indicator 17.3.2), reducing remittance costs (SDG indicator 10.c.1), and reducing recruitment costs for migrant workers (SDG indicator 10.7.1). It also presents recent developments on the Global Compact on Migration (GCM).
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Apr 05, 2019 10:00 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
All women and men have the right to live and work free from violence and harassment. However, while this is generally accepted, violence and harassment remains pervasive throughout the world of work. It affects all jobs, sectors and occupations. It has serious consequences for workers, their families and communities, as well as for enterprises’ reputations and productivity.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations (UN) Women held a side event at the UNCSW on 19 March to launch this new handbook titled "Addressing violence and harassment against women in the world of work".
Violence and harassment against women in the world of work – the topic of this Handbook - hampers women’s empowerment and their access to and progress in the labour market. It also affects the sustainability of the economy in general and perpetuates occupational gender segregation. Violence and harassment against women is often rooted in unequal gender power dynamics, gender stereotypes, patriarchal values and historical inequalities between men and women.
Recently, global movements have raised their voices against this phenomenon, calling for real change to achieve safe, healthy and respectful work environments for all women. There is hope – and it is coming from the world of work itself.
As the second centenary of the International Labour Organization begins, and the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action approaches, the ILO and UN Women are proud to present this Handbook. It provides a glimpse into emerging good practices to address violence and harassment against women in the world of work, by governments, employers, workers and their organizations, and civil society. We hope that, through its systematic compilation of lessons and practical actions, the Handbook will make an important contribution to decent work and gender equality for all.
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Mar 20, 2019 10:49 PM
Author: PuiYu IP
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
This presentation was given at the 9th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Innovative Approaches for the Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia held in Tokyo, Japan.
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May 22, 2019 12:03 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Research
As Bangladesh is fast developing into a middle income country, the contribution of overseas
employment and remittances to the country’s economy has gained prominence in its overall
strategy, especially through the development of a more pro-active and migrant
worker-oriented approach to management.
This has led to changes in the overall legislative and policy framework, and a gradual
recognition of the need to develop improved information systems for management, including
concrete measures for social protection, for complaints investigation and redress, and for
investment in building the skills and qualifications of workers to improve the quality of their
overseas employment.
In order to move into full implementation of the Overseas Employment and Migrants’ Act 2013
and the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016 as part of ongoing
improvements in labour migration, it has now become pertinent to develop the institutional
capacity of the government to collect, manage, and monitor migration and labour market
information
As such, through the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) funded “Application
of Migration Policy for Decent Work of Migrant Workers” project, the International Labour
Organization in close collaboration with the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit
(RMMRU), has developed a set of four reports on the Integrated Migrant Workers Information
System and the Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh.
This particular report Survey on data integration of the Migrant Workers Information System
and Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh presents the findings of two qualitative
surveys that are expected to inform and guide policy-makers to develop and design an
integrated database information system on migrant workers’ information (MWMIS) and a
labour market information system (LMIS). The two surveys reached potential male and female
migrants; returnee male and female migrants; local workers by skill set; key data holders such
as District Employment and Manpower Offices (DEMOs), Departments of Youth Development
(DYDs), Technical Training Centres (TTCs), labour attachés, and migrant community
organizations; data users, such other government ministries agencies and directorates,
private sector officials, civil society organizations (CSOs), and academia; intermediaries;
recruitment agencies; and employers.
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