Indonesia's Bilateral Cooperation with Bahrain and the Philippines on protection of migrant workers

Date Shared:

Friday, March 20, 2020 - 09:41

Countries and areas:

Indonesia, Philippines, Bahrain

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 5: Enhance availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration

Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work

Objective 23: Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Ecuador 2019

Geographical Relevance:

Bilateral

Tags:

Migration Governance, Pathways for Regular Migration, Decent Work, Legal Frameworks on Migration, Labor Mobility

Summary:

In pursuit of exploring bilateral cooperation on migrant workers with countries that have reformed their regulation on migrant workers so as to provide more protection for them, Indonesia has launched cooperation between Bahrain and the Philippines.

This cooperation includes, for example, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia and the Department of Labor and Employment of the Republic of the Philippines Concerning Migrant Workers.

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GFMD Source:

GFMD 2020 - Focused Input to the 2020 HLPF