Summary of lessons Learned, Work in Freedom Programme
This document summarises the lessons learned (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by the Work in Freedom Programme, a ten-year bi-regional programme (2013-2023) that aimed to reduce vulnerability to human trafficking and forced labour among women workers in occupations such as domestic work and garment manufacturing.
This summary documents the main lessons learned by the Work in Freedom Programme in reducing vulnerability to trafficking of women and forced labour through conventional and non-conventional approaches. Conventional approaches included programme and policy work related to safe migration, fair recruitment and forced labour, while un-conventional approaches included a range of other interventions based on adaptive learning of the programme. These lessons deconstruct common assumptions that underpin policy making on anti-trafficking and forced labour and suggest better practices based on fundamental principles and rights at work. The full set of lessons were published as: Lessons Learned Part 1: Outreach to migrant women in areas of origin (April 2021), Lessons Learned Part 2: Recruitment of migrant workers (October 2021), Lessons Learned Part 3: Policy and programme responses to unfree labour in destination countries for migrant women workers (June 2022).
