The project will reach out to 1 million potential migrant workers and their family members with awareness campaigns, highlighting the importance and process of safe migration. Within this group, 150’000 potential migrant workers and their family members will be supported to make a cost-benefit analysis to understand the benefits of migration during the decision making (pre-employment) stage. Almost 12’000 interested migrant workers will be encouraged and referred to undertake skills training through recognized training service providers. Finally, 2’000 cases will be identified and provided with access to effective grievance redressal mechanisms.

Line departments of the Ministry of Expatriates’ welfare, local government institutions, law enforcement, and judiciary members will be some of the key target groups the project will work with.

Outcome 1: Men and women labour migrants make an informed decision on migration with a view to choose pathways that maximize economic returns and minimize risks related to migration

Outcome 2: Public and private sectors provide new or improved services needed for safe migration

Outcome 3: Migrants and their family members are able to reduce exposure to external shocks by using remittances more effectively

Erwartete Resultate:  

• Output 1.1: Communities at the grassroots level are informed about safe migration processes and consequences of irregular migration and trafficking
• Output 1.2: Men and women who want to migrate overseas avail pre-employment orientation (PEO) and pre-departure orientation (PDO)
• Output 1.3: Men and women who want to migrate are referred to effective and necessary skills development support activities.
• Output 1.4: Male and female labour migrants have access to effective legal support for addressing grievances
• Output 2.1: TTCs, DEMO and LGI are trained to provide PEO and PDO (incl. skills referrals) services
• Output 2.2: ADR, law enforcement, BMET arbitration and legal aid organizations are strengthened
• Output 2.3: Service providers provide migration-sensitive financial literacy and entrepreneurship trainings
  
• Output 3.1: Migrant workers and/or their families receive financial literacy training and business linkages
• Output 3.2: Labour Migrants and their families are using remittances for productive purposes.

Resultate von früheren Phasen:   The studies conducted under the opening credit of the project helped to better understand the existing grievance redressal mechanism for migrant workers. For these mechanisms to be effective it is necessary to strengthen both alternate dispute resolution mechanisms as well as formal mechanisms. Furthermore, it was found that emphasis needs to be put on working together with recruitment agencies and sub-agents to ensure effective information dissemination. The project interventions have been designed accordingly.

Phase 1 16.08.2018 - 30.04.2024   (Active)