The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), under its Regional Programme on 'Empowering Women Migrant Workers in Asia', partners with recruiting/placement agency associations in some Asian countries to negotiate favourable contracts, benefits and working conditions for women; and to inform them of their rights. 

The programme began implementation in 2001, promoting women’s human rights and empowerment by:

• Supporting policy, institutional and socio-economic reforms
• Strengthening accountability of governments and collective organization by women to ensure women migrants equality of opportunity
• Ensuring women’s access to resources and benefits throughout the migration process