Promoting Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia

Date Shared:

Monday, December 30, 2013 - 10:45

Countries and areas:

Nepal, Pakistan

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers

Targets on vulnerability and protection

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration

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

Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences

Contributors:

International Organizations

Member States

Chairmanship:

Sweden 2013-2014

Geographical Relevance:

Regional

Tags:

Policy Coherence, Capacity Building, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants

Summary:

The project works with Nepal's Ministry of Labour and Pakistan's Ministry of Human Resources to promote well-managed labour migration from South Asia. It works to ensure effective protection of the rights of vulnerable migrant workers and enhance the development impact of labour migration and reduce irregular flows. Specific objetives include:

a) providing reliable information on overseas employment opportunities and capacity building for job matching;

b) reducing migration costs and recruitment abuses by improving recruitment services and increase protection of migrant workers during employment , and;

c) enhancing training, portability of skills for outgoing and returning migrant workers and promoting the development impact of migration.

Link:

For more information: http://www.ilo.org/kathmandu/info/public/pr/WCMS_233175/lang--en/index.htm

GFMD Source:

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 1 "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda ".