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ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

2868

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2868

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Migration

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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comments:

ILO offices addressing migrant worker rights and partner networks.

challenges:

N/A

success:

N/A

context:

The need to take whole pathway perspectives in tackling issues around migrant worker rights and protections.

description:

Circular nature of migration. WIF commissioned research on migrating women in both origin and destination countries illustrates that many women have migrated several times to similar or different regions, illustrating a trend of circular international migration, not to mention circular internal migration, which has been well documented in some countries, such as India. While some South Asian women working in domestic or garment labour in other countries may be first-time migrants, the majority have migrated numerous times . Several points can be made here. First, is that despite the challenges, risks and frequency of rights abuses, migrants are returning to work internationally. This indicates that once a woman becomes a migrant there is often social pressure on her to continue, in part because economic needs within the household have not been met, also that the person now understands better how to migrate, and third, that person may find it difficult to reintegrate into her community of origin through forms of stigma, as was documented during the WIF2 Evaluability Assessment. As WIF has been doing, it emphasises the need to work with returnee migrants in CoOs, as well as prospective first time migrants. Using their experience to influence government strategies in CoOs, including with respect to BLAs, is important.

administrative_issues:

NA/

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/229444

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location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Midterm evaluation