Events and training on labour migration
December 2014
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Campaign
Launch of a Campaign for Ratification of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work in Ukraine
1 December 2014
Three main Trade Union Confederations of Ukraine reached an agreement to promote the ratification of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work. A strong political commitment to promote decent work for domestic and migrant domestic workers was a consequence of trade unions’ mobilization in a framework of the activities conducted by the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW).
November 2014
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Event
Myanmar initiatives on protecting migrant workers and implementing the ATUC Framework for Decent Work in Labour Migration
27 - 28 November 2014
The ASEAN TRIANGLE Project supported this meeting of the ASEAN Trade Union Council (ATUC) and the ITUC – Asia Pacific to discuss initiatives in Myanmar on the protection of migrant workers. The decisions taken at this and by the leaders of ATUC resulted in specific actions to implement the ATUC inter-union agreement for decent work in labour migration and the recommendations of the 7th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour.
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Workshop
Workshop to Discuss Research Findings on Migrant Domestic Workers in Paraguay-Argentina corridor
25 November 2014
Representatives of workers’ organizations defined a platform for action in Argentina upon validation of baseline studies on migrant domestic workers in the Paraguay-Argentina corridor, conducted under the auspices of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW).
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Meeting
National Action Planning Meeting of Indonesian Trade Unions
24 - 25 November 2014
Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families (GAP-MDW) organized a National Action Planning Workshop for Indonesia TUs with an aim to promote decent work for migrant domestic workers through union-to-union cooperation.
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Event
7th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML)
20 - 21 November 2014
The 7th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML) is held on 20-21 November 2014 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour is an open platform for the review, discussion and exchange of the best practices and ideas between governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations, and civil society stakeholders on key issues facing migrant workers in ASEAN. This year, the overall theme of the AFML is “Towards the ASEAN Community by 2015 with enhanced measures to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers”. There also are two subthemes, which are: “Promotion of fair and appropriate employment protection, payment of wages, and adequate access to decent working and living conditions for migrant workers” and “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”.
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Workshop
Workshop on the Status of Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families in Paraguay-Argentina Migration Corridor
19 November 2014
30 representatives of the government, employers’ organizations, trade unions, domestic workers’ organizations, academia and civil society organizations discussed research findings and policy implications of a study on migrant domestic workers’ rights in the Paraguay-Argentina, conducted under the auspices of the Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers (GAP-MDW).
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Event
Regulating recruitment: labour and criminal justice responses in preventing trafficking in persons and migrant exploitation
18 - 19 November 2014
In today’s globalized economy workers are increasingly looking for job opportunities beyond their home country and the recruitment and employment of workers across global supply chains is a pressing concern. While some of the cross-border recruitment process is facilitated by social and informal networks, private employment agencies play an increasing role in matching labour demand and supply across borders. Globally, the Middle East remains one of the most competitive labour markets with around 70 per cent of migrant workers coming from Asia.
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Event
Olive festival to support vital sector in northern Jordan economy
18 - 20 November 2014
As part of ILO efforts to support communities in Jordan most affected by the Syrian refugee crisis, it joins forces with local partners in Irbid to host a three-day festival promoting the vital olive industry in northern Jordan.
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Event
ASEAN Regional Conference of Senior Official on Strengthening the Protection and Empowerment of Women Migrant Workers
13 November 2014 - 22 December 2015
ASEAN Regional Conference of Senior Official on Strengthening the Protection and Empowerment of Women Migrant Workers is held on 13-14 November 2014 in Quezon City, Philippines. The ILO ATP in collaboration with the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) and ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) convened a Conference among senior officials, with special focus on vulnerable groups of female migrant workers: those in domestic work, those who are victims of forced labour and trafficking, and those who are in the midst of crisis situations in destination countries. The Conference strengthened regional coordination and information sharing for the protection and empowerment of women migrant workers, and increased knowledge on and promoted gender-responsive labour migration policies and programs in both labour sending and receiving states in ASEAN. The Conference concluded with recommendations to enhance migration policies and programs affecting women migrant workers in ASEAN.
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Workshop
Workshop of the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers
12 November 2014
Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine (TUESWU) organized a workshop on the Role of Trade Unions in the Protection of Migrant Domestic Workers the with an aim to discuss the challenges migrant domestic workers face and legal grounds of their protection, including the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Work.