Labour migration resources

October 2014

  1. Policy brief 5. Monitoring the ethical recruitment of Filipino health professionals: A multi-stakeholder approach

    17 October 2014

    This policy brief presents the Philippine experience in monitoring, the implementation of the 201.0 WHO Global Code of Practice on International Recruitment of Health Professionals.

  2. Policy brief 4. Investigating the working conditions of Filipino and Indian-born nurses in the UK: Policy implications

    17 October 2014

    The policy brief calls attention to the working conditions and social security entitlements of migrant health personnel, particularly Filipino and Indian migrant nurses recruited into the UK's health system.

  3. Policy brief 3. Forging Philippine bilateral arrangements and agreements: Experiences and lessons

    17 October 2014

    Bilateral arrangements and agreements (BLAs) are important policy instruments to facilitate ethical recruitment and circular migration of health professionals. While bilateral arrangements are nori-legally binding and flexible, bilateral agreements formalize specific terms for the commitment of concerned parties.

  4. Policy brief 2. Migration preparedness of health professionals: Pre-employment, pre-departure, post-arrival and return-reintegration orientation seminars

    17 October 2014

    Access to quality information is vital to preparing prospective and actual migrant workers for safe and productive migration. Current migrant orientation materials and services have been useful but insufficient for migrant health professionals.

  5. Policy brief 1. Improving migrant services for health professionals

    17 October 2014

    In managing Filipino worker migration, the Philippine government enacted laws and policies to promote and protect migrant workers' rights and welfare and ensure legal and ethical recruitment.

  6. 7th AFML: Presentation on Labour Inspection in hard to reach and vulnerable sectors

    12 October 2014

    Mrs Wilaiwan Koykaewpring, Director of International Labour Standards Group, Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW), Ministry of Labour

  7. 7th AFML: Presentation on Coordination and role of key stakeholders to set up and implement policies and procedures to facilitate aspects of migration of workers, including recruitment, preparation, protection abroad, and return and reintegration

    12 October 2014

    Ms Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Migration Policy Institute

  8. Migrant Worker Resource Centre operations manual

    09 October 2014

    A manual on establishing and operating a resource centre for migrant workers including information for potential migrants.

  9. Migrant Worker Resource Centre operations manual

    09 October 2014

    A manual on establishing and operating a resource centre for migrant workers including information for potential migrants.

  10. GATS mode 4: Movement of natural persons and protection of migrant workers’ rights

    08 October 2014

    The paper indicates that while labour standards might affect the international trade in goods, there is no indication that they actually slow down international migration. Rather, in the changed global scenario since the Uruguay Round, escalating demands for temporary overseas workers necessitates the incorporation of migrant worker protection clauses into any multilateral framework that deals with temporary migration.