Good Practice

Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Final Evaluation

Project documentation | 24 October 2017
Contact(s): RO-Asia and the Pacific
Good Practice Description

Gender sensitive, sectoral approach to addressing labour migration: Sectoral approaches and working with industry-specific actors to strengthen legislative gaps, tools and services were pursued in fishing and domestic work. These interventions were guided by the respective international labour standards as well as tools and good practices from around the region.

Engagement with the private sector on international migration - Self-regulation tools have allowed industry associations and recruitment agency associations to raise the bar. particularly in the absence of tight legislation or monitoring, and have demonstrated the commitment of good actors within these industries.
Sectoral approaches and working with industry-specific actors to strengthen legislative gaps, tools and services were pursued in fishing and domestic work.

These interventions were guided by the respective international labour standards as well as tools and good practices from around the region. The project used (1) national labour migration laws and policies; (2) capacity building of tripartite constituents and women and men migrants; and (3) provision of support services through Migrant Worker Resource Centres. (more details in the full report template)

Studies that fill a knowledge gap and utilize the comparative advantage of ILO have potential to feed into the development of interventions in particular sectors (e.g. fishing in Thailand), as well as generate media attention and action by other key actors.