A disappointed Bangladeshi migrant worker slouches after failing to get an air tickets to return to Saudi Arabia to resume work

Project

Application of Migration Policy for Decent Work for Migrant Workers II

The project will help the Government of Bangladesh to operationalize policy and legal measures developed by earlier ILO initiatives, including, the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016 and the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act 2013.

A migrant worker slouches in disappointment after failing to get an air tickets to return to Saudi Arabia to resume work © Shutterstock
Project details

1 January 2016 - 31 December 2021

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

BGD/18/03/CHE, BGD/15/01/SDC

Laetitia Weibel Roberts, Chief Technical Adviser, e-mail: [email protected]

The initiative will help strengthen the institutions responsible for managing migration to deliver quality labour market information, occupational classification, pre-departure training accreditation, and welfare services abroad. It will also provide research and technical advisory support for strengthening labour negotiations for decent work as well as facilitate the engagement of stakeholders including workers' and employers' organizations in all processes.

Project outcomes

  • Men and women migrant workers are better protected through improved policy.
  • Public and private institutions contribute to safe migration and decent work for men and women migrants.
Looking back, looking forward: 11 years of ILO's support to the governance of migrant labour in Bangladesh

News update

Human trafficking: Together, we can stop the scourge

Opinion

Human trafficking: Together, we can stop the scourge

Good governance can protect migrants’ labour rights in the destination country

Labour migration governance conference

Good governance can protect migrants’ labour rights in the destination country

ILO and Switzerland agreed to continue support for initiatives on decent work for migrant workers

ILO and Switzerland agreed to continue support for initiatives on decent work for migrant workers

Publications

The invisible workers: Bangladeshi women in Oman
Cover page of the publication on Bangladesh's invisible women domestic workers in Oman

The invisible workers: Bangladeshi women in Oman

Migration and gender in Bangladesh: An irregular landscape
Cover of the migration and gender in Bangladesh report

Migration and gender in Bangladesh: An irregular landscape

Impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh Overseas Migrant Workers
Cover of the record of a dialogue on the impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh's migrant workers

Virtual dialogue

Impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh Overseas Migrant Workers

Skills Development for Overseas Employment
Cover of the Bangladesh brief on skills development for overseas employment

Migrant skills

Skills Development for Overseas Employment

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) for migrant workers in Asia: Bangladesh
Cover of the report on recognition of prior learning for migrant workers from Bangladesh

Case study

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) for migrant workers in Asia: Bangladesh

Pathways for empowering employment: Diversity and challenges for women migrant workers of Bangladesh
Cover of the report on Pathways for empowering employment for Bangladeshi migrant workers

Report

Pathways for empowering employment: Diversity and challenges for women migrant workers of Bangladesh

Towards an effective and integrated labour market information system for Bangladesh
Cover page of the publication on an effective and integrated labour market information system for Bangladesh

Labour information system

Towards an effective and integrated labour market information system for Bangladesh

Assessment guide for bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding on labour migration, with a special focus on Bangladesh
Cover image of the Bangladesh assessment guide for bilateral labour agreements

Bilateral labour agreements

Assessment guide for bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding on labour migration, with a special focus on Bangladesh

Good practices and provisions in multilateral and bilateral labour agreements and memoranda of understanding
cover of the report on good practices for bilateral and multilateral labour agreement for Bangladesh

Good practice

Good practices and provisions in multilateral and bilateral labour agreements and memoranda of understanding

Core elements of a bilateral agreement or a memorandum of understanding on labour migration
Cover page of the core elements of a bilateral labour agreements publication for Bangladesh

Bilateral labour agreements

Core elements of a bilateral agreement or a memorandum of understanding on labour migration

General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (Bangla)
Cover of the guidelines on fair recruitment in Bangla

Fair recruitment

General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (Bangla)

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Survey on data integration
Cover page of the Bangladesh migrant information data integration survey

Migrant workers

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Survey on data integration

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Needs and gaps
Cover page of the Bangladesh migrant information needs and gaps publication

Migrant workers

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Needs and gaps

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Compatibility of data integration
Cover page of the Bangladesh migrant data integration publication

Migrant data

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Compatibility of data integration

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh
Cover page of managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh

Migration data

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh

The mapping and scoping of services for the migrant workers of Bangladesh at various stages of the labour migration cycle
Cover of the report on mapping and scoping services for Bangladesh's migrant workers

Migrant workers

The mapping and scoping of services for the migrant workers of Bangladesh at various stages of the labour migration cycle

A Framework of services for reintegration and remigration of international labour migrants from Bangladesh
Cover page of the labour re-integration and re-migration Bangladesh publication

Labour migration

A Framework of services for reintegration and remigration of international labour migrants from Bangladesh

Lessons Learned by the Work in Freedom programme

Lessons Learned by the Work in Freedom programme

Current regulations on safe migration and human trafficking (Bengali)
Cover of Bangladesh's migration regulations publications in Bangla

Safe migration

Current regulations on safe migration and human trafficking (Bengali)

Review of the government-to-government mechanism for the employment of Bangladeshi workers in the Malaysian plantation sector
Cover of the review report of the Bangladesh-Malaysia bilateral labour agreement

Bilateral labour agreements

Review of the government-to-government mechanism for the employment of Bangladeshi workers in the Malaysian plantation sector

Resources

Predeparture training module of employment opportunities in Japan: as the destination country; and caregiving and beautician: as the...
Cover page of the Bangladesh predeparture training module for employment in Japan

Migrant workers

Predeparture training module of employment opportunities in Japan: as the destination country; and caregiving and beautician: as the...

Predeparture training module for employment opportunities in Hongkong
Cover page of the Bangladesh predeparture training module

Migrant workers

Predeparture training module for employment opportunities in Hongkong

Booklet for reintegration of returnee migrant workers
Cover page of the Bangladesh migrant reintegration toolkit

Reintegration toolkit

Booklet for reintegration of returnee migrant workers

International labour migration statistics in South Asia: Establishing a subregional database and improving data collection for...

Labour migration

International labour migration statistics in South Asia: Establishing a subregional database and improving data collection for...

Labour migration, skills development and the future of work in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Migrant workers

Labour migration, skills development and the future of work in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Domestic Work

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Domestic Work

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Housekeeping trade: Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers’ – Students booklet
Cover of the English and Arabic booklet for domestic workers

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Housekeeping trade: Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers’ – Students booklet

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Students booklet
Cover of the English and Arabic booklet for Bangladeshi construction workers

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Students booklet

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Electrical trade: Promoting Decent Work for Electricians – Students booklet
Cover of the English and Arabic booklet for Bangladeshi electricians

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Electrical trade: Promoting Decent Work for Electricians – Students booklet

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Care Work: Promoting Decent Work for Care Providers – Students booklet
Cover of the English and Arabic booklet for Bangladeshi care workers

‘Basic English and Arabic words for Care Work: Promoting Decent Work for Care Providers – Students booklet

Basic English and Arabic words for Housekeeping trade: Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers’ – Instructors manual
Cover of the Instructors' manual for the English and Arabic for Bangladeshi domestic workers

Basic English and Arabic words for Housekeeping trade: Promoting Decent Work for Domestic Workers’ – Instructors manual

Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Instructors manual
Cover of the Instructors' manual for the English and Arabic for Bangladeshi construction workers

Basic English and Arabic words for Construction Trade: Promoting Decent Work for Construction Workers’ – Instructors manual

Basic English and Arabic words for Electrical trade: Promoting Decent Work for Electricians– Instructors manual
Cover of the Instructors' manual for the English and Arabic for Bangladeshi electricians

Basic English and Arabic words for Electrical trade: Promoting Decent Work for Electricians– Instructors manual

Basic English and Arabic words for Care Work: Promoting Decent Work for Care Providers – Instructors manual
Cover of the Instructors' manual for the English and Arabic for Bangladeshi care workers

Basic English and Arabic words for Care Work: Promoting Decent Work for Care Providers – Instructors manual

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