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Aug 10, 2020 01:54 PM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Information Material
As the world confronts COVID-19 and Governments try to stop its spread, it is imperative that migrants - regardless of their migratory status - are included in efforts to stop the spread. And while the 164 million migrant workers globally are already vulnerable, the most vulnerable among them now face being hit hardest by the negative impacts in global communities, businesses and supply chains.
Migrant workers’ vulnerability often begins before employment, when labour recruiters charge excessive fees, provide misleading information about the job and offer unclear terms and conditions. These all-too-common practices place migrant workers in a precarious situation from the start. Then, when you add conditions including isolation, indecent accommodation, lack of understanding the local language and culture as well as the potential of debt-bondage, migrant workers’ vulnerabilities are further exacerbated. Now add a pandemic. In times, such as these where the world is trying to contain COVID-19, migrant workers are struggling to access healthcare. Sadly, if a migrant fears deportation, family separation or detention, they may well be less willing to access healthcare or provide information on their health status.
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Aug 11, 2020 03:08 AM
Author: United Nations Population Fund
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Policy
As the world grapples with the spread of COVID-19, UNFPA must address the implications of the outbreak on preparations and implementation of the 2020 census round. With 150 countries (including 85 UNFPA programme countries) scheduled to conduct census enumeration in 2020 and 2021, the potential disruption of the 2020 census round could be significant. The COVID-19 pandemic will threaten the successful conduct of censuses in many countries through delays, interruptions that compromise quality, or complete cancellation of census projects. Domestic and donor financing for census may be diverted to address COVID-19 leaving census without crucial funds. Several countries have already taken decisions to postpone the census, with many others yet to announce the way forward.
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Aug 10, 2020 10:23 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Policy
This review provides an overview of legislative and policy frameworks concerning recruitment of migrant workers in Pakistan. The review identifies gaps in relation to the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment, and proposes recommendations for ensuring fair recruitment.
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Aug 10, 2020 10:26 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Information Material
Visit the ILO’s global database of over 90 national laws, policies and regulations that have defined recruitment fees and related costs.
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Mar 13, 2020 07:53 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Information Material
Visit the ILO’s global database of over 90 national laws, policies and regulations that have defined recruitment fees and related costs.
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Sep 22, 2021 05:16 PM
Author: Deborah J. Milly
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Information Material
In 2019, Japan began to set aside the decades-old distinction in its migration regime between “un-/low-skilled” work and highly skilled professional employment, hoping to bring in as many as 350,000 medium-skilled foreign workers over five years to fill labor market gaps in a rapidly aging society. Nearly a year into implementation of this system, however, only a fraction of these workers has been hired, raising questions about the extent of reforms likely by a country that has long taken a guarded view of immigration.
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Sep 18, 2020 07:52 AM
Author: ILO
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Policy
Inter-regional meeting on Labour mobility between Asia and the Arab States: Sharing of experiences and progress under the Bali Declaration with specific focus on women migrant workers
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Apr 21, 2020 01:53 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Research
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Mar 13, 2020 07:46 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Research
This report examines patterns and characteristics of female labour migration from Pakistan, and provides recommendations to ensure that women have equal opportunities for safe and fair migration.
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Aug 10, 2020 10:28 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Research
This report examines patterns and characteristics of female labour migration from Pakistan, and provides recommendations to ensure that women have equal opportunities for safe and fair migration.
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Mar 13, 2020 07:29 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Policy
TRIANGLE in ASEAN works with labour ministries, workers' and employers' organizations, recruitment agency associations, civil society organizations in six countries in ASEAN; Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Below Quarterly Briefing Notes give an update on our work during the previous quarter.
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Apr 16, 2020 06:21 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
IOM, in close coordination with the Government of Bangladesh, supported the development of migration-related indicators to track progress towards migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Seventh Five-Year Plan (SFYP). The initiative has been undertaken through the project, “Bangladesh Sustainable Reintegration and Improved Migration Governance (Prottasha)”, implemented by IOM and funded by the European Union. Based on consultations with key government agencies, international agencies, development partners and think tanks, as well as a review of national documents on the SDGs and the SFYP, a list of national indicators have been developed to improve national monitoring and performance in the migration sector, aligning the indicators already in the SFYP with the corresponding SDG indicators.
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Aug 10, 2020 03:43 PM
Author: International Finance Corporation
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
This Interim Advice provides guidance to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) clients on how to respond to the particular challenges experienced by migrant workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. It does not create any new or additional standards for clients, but rather provides guidance on the kinds of actions that clients might take to meet their obligations under EBRD Performance Requirements (PR) and IFC Performance Standards (PS) with respect to migrant workers employed directly by clients or by contractors and subcontractors to a client. It also sets out examples of good practice that go beyond compliance in response to the jobs-related impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on migrant workers.
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Apr 16, 2020 06:43 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: CoP Product
There are currently more young people in the world than ever, around 1.8 billion, representing the largest generation in history. Of the 258 million international migrants in 2017, around 11 per cent were under 24 years of age. Young people have a key role to play in policy discussions, and are rising up worldwide for their rights and demanding better opportunities and a seat at the table in decision-making processes.
Against this background, the 2019 International Dialogue for Migration (IDM) – IOM’s flagship initiative for policy discussion – was dedicated to deliberating how to engage and empower young people as key partners in migration governance. The 2019 IDM responded to calls for greater engagement with young people from participants at previous IDMs and was aligned with the United Nations Youth Strategy, which recognizes the potential of young people to advance progress in many policy areas, thanks to their first-hand experience.
Two meetings were organized, the first one in New York on 27 February and the second in Geneva on 15 and 16 October. Some 700 participants attended, representing youth organizations, high-level government offices, non-government organizations, academia, the private sector, and international and regional organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union and the African Union. The panelists were a diverse group in terms of origin, age and background, which offered a comprehensive set of actions, practices and opportunities to support and encourage youth involvement in policy- and decision-making processes.
This publication aims to provide an analysis of the role of young people in migration governance, how to engage them and how to unlock their potential to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by migration. Moreover, it offers the reader an exhaustive collection of best practices, lessons learned and recommendations gathered from the discussions.
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Aug 11, 2020 03:01 AM
Author: UNDRR Asia-Pacific
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Policy
Whether refugees living in overcrowded camps or jobless migrant workers forced to return home, the lives of millions of people in Asia-Pacific are threatened by the dangerous combination of displacement and the COVID-19 pandemic.
This brief, developed by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, highlights the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on certain groups of people and offers some key policy recommendations to ensure no one is left behind in COVID-19 prevention, response and recovery. The brief reflects the interventions and feedback of speakers and participants in the April 9, 2020, webinar on Reducing COVID-19 vulnerability amongst displaced populations and migrants, co-organized with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies and the International Organization for Migration.
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