Impact of migration on overseas Filipino workers and families

Call for Expression of Interest: Consultant to Develop Technical Note on the Impact of Migration on OFWs and Families, especially Children, Recommending Inputs on Recruitment-Reintegration Practices

The Bridging Recruitment to Reintegration in Migration Governance: Philippines (BRIDGE) is jointly implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) in the Philippines.

The Bridging Recruitment to Reintegration in Migration Governance: Philippines (BRIDGE) Programme is engaging a Consultant to develop a Technical Note on the impacts of migration on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and families, especially children, recommending inputs on recruitment-reintegration practices.

The consultant will be engaged to conduct the following within the prescribed timeline and approved budget.

1. Conduct an analysis of the data vis-à-vis labour migration and child development literatures and Philippine labour migration policies and practices, including gender dimensions; and
2. Prepare a Technical Note on the impact of migration on OFWs and families, especially children, and recommending inputs on recruitment-reintegration practices, including:
▪establishing the influence of existing labour migration policies on potential migrants’ decision to migrate or to return/reintegrate back in the Philippines; and
▪determining the impact of labour migration on families in the Philippines — especially children — where studies have only been limited. Refer to the attached TOR for further details.

The interested candidates must submit: (a) Letter of intent; (b) Qualifications and relevant experience of consultant/s and/or institution (include detailed CV/s as annex); and (c) Proposed work plan with budget.

The documents must be submitted to Ms Marie Allyssa Dacasin (dacasin@ilo.org), National Project Coordinator for BRIDGE Programme, with copy to Ms Katrina Pascasio (pascasio@ilo.org),Programme and Administrative Assistant, on or before 21 April 2022, 4:00 p.m., Manila Time.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.