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Migration
Policy brief 4. Investigating the working conditions of Filipino and Indian-born nurses in the UK: Policy implications
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.
Migration
Policy brief 5. Monitoring the ethical recruitment of Filipino health professionals: A multi-stakeholder approach
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.
Migration
Policy brief 6. Regulating the recruitment industry through incentives: POEA awards for recruitment agencies
This policy brief calls on the ways to improve the POEA awards based on the assessment results. While stakeholders up hold the principles underlying the awards, they pointed out the limitations and suggested improvements to enhance the awards'...
Migration
Policy brief 7. Toward transformative education: Inclusion of migration and decent work in he nursing curriculum
This policy brief highlights the proposed inclusion of an elective course on migration and decent work in the Philippines nursing curriculum.
Migration
Policy brief 8. Workforce projections: Participatory update of the Philippine human resources for health master plan
This policy brief presents the results of a project which involved a data mapping exercise to identify human resources for health indicators, exploration of alternative workforce projection models, development and testing of the model. Sustained...
Migration
Policy brief 10. Return and retention of health professionals: Lessons from India's experiences
The study documented and analyzed the employers' approach to circular migration of Indian doctors, between India and selected destination countries. It focuses on the strategies in workplaces, in the private and public sector hospitals; state level...
Protection of migrant workers’ rights
GATS mode 4: Movement of natural persons and protection of migrant workers’ rights
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...
Nursing core competency standards
National nursing core competency standards - Training modules for the Philippines
The training module overall objective was to improve nursing education and practice through the enhancement of the core competencies of nursing practitioners and students.
Employer’s viewpoint on migration
Employer’s viewpoint on migration, retention and return of health-care workers: An Indian perspective
The report analyses incentives at the workplace level, programmes at the state level and policies at the bi- or multi-lateral levels to facilitate the acquisition and retention of Indian doctors between India and European countries.
Skilled migrant workers in the Philippines
Assessment of the existing services for skilled migrant workers in the Philippines
The report covered a wide range of services provided by state and non-state institutions, from pre-departure training to return and reintegration in the Philippines. It also offered a rich collection of information on the mandate of all state...
Migration experiences of Filipino health professionals
Documentation of return and circular migration experiences of Filipino health professionals
There were ten case studies detailing the experiences of a variety of Filipino healthcare professionals. Each offered a balanced and insightful account about the migration experience, which contrasts with the perceived 'golden halo' that surrounds...
Philippine agency performance awards
An assessment of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s (POEA) agency performance awards
The study aimed was to assess the objectives and design of POEA’s Agency Performance Awards, its implementation and its contributions. Although regulating the recruitment industry is fundamental in ensuring the well-being of migrant workers,...
Working conditions of Filipino and Indian-born nurses in the UK
Investigating the working conditions of Filipino and Indian-born nurses in the UK
The paper brings out the perspectives of Filipino and Indian nurses on their working conditions and relates to their immigration status.
Migration of health professionals on the labour market
Assessment of the impact of migration of health professionals on the labour market and health sector performance in destination countries
The publication was an attempt to understand the impact of the migration of health professionals on the labour market and performance and quality of health services in major countries of destination, particularly the United Kingdom.
Promoting decent work across borders
Promoting decent work across borders: A project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers: Fact sheet
The International Labour Organization (ILO) with funding support from the European Union (EU), implemented a programme called "Promoting Decent Work across Borders: A Project for Migrant Health Professionals and Skilled Workers". The Project seeks...
Ethical and professional recruitment
Making breakthroughs in the implementation of ethical and professional recruitment
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) jointly organized a second regional conference for the AAA-OESP as a follow-up to the outcomes achieved during the first gathering.
Labour market and the recruitment industry
Labour markets and the recruitment industry: Trends, challenges and opportunities
This paper reviews trends in global labour markets and their implications for the international recruitment industry.
International recruitment industry
Review of country specific regulatory and policy framework related to international recruitment industry and identifying best policy...
Outflow of people across international boundaries of States seeking foreign employment has increasingly become a global phenomenon as a viable source of potentially beneficial and important socio economic character for most of the labour sending and...
Migration
Mobility of health professionals between the Philippines and selected EU member States: A policy dialogue
The policy implications and recommendations derived from the research and comments from reactors and participants suggest directions for the ILO and DWAB team and the ILO tripartite constituencies. For trade unions, there are roles for them to take...
Promoting decent work across borders
Promoting decent work across borders: A Philippine based project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers: Fact sheet
Migration trends have shown that skilled nurses and other health professionals while vital, are also globally scare. Demand for Filipino professional nurses given temporary work visas has been increasing since 1997 with the highest nurse deployment...