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Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3251

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3251

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Social dialogue

category:

Governance and Tripartism

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comments:

ILO, UN agencies and international organizations.

challenges:

Women migrant workers in GCC countries face protection challenges, including risks of abuse, adverse working conditions, lack of access to any form of social insurance schemes or labour inspection, especially domestic workers who are residing within households and their work is not recognized. Generally, migrants in irregular status lack access to consistent level of protection, including any contributory schemes, placing them in a situation of vulnerability. Despite legal provisions, end-of-service benefits for domestic workers are often not implemented.

success:

The ILO’s gender equality mandate focuses on the rights and experiences of female migrant workers, particularly those engaged in domestic work. The ILO's mandate on gender equality can back efforts to promote equal opportunities for them in the GCC region. This could be based on the knowledge and understanding gained as a result of the project’s reviews of legal frameworks and research that examined the unique gender challenges faced by women in the migrant workforce and the extent of entitlements available to them.

context:

Effective social dialogue is challenging in the GCC region yet remains critical for inclusive social protection efforts. The region is characterized by a dominance of government-led institutions, weak to no existent trade unions and workers’ associations, as well as the lack of freedom of association. Genuine social dialogue was hence hindered with the absence of such prerequisites for dialogue at national and regional levels.

description:

Social dialogue platforms are necessary to ensure the voices of workers are heard and their needs understood, which can happen when targeted interventions are designed to support workers associations, unions or federations become more engaged and capacitated to represent workers needs and aspirations for social protection.

administrative_issues:

Design and implementation

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/2336085

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location:

country:

Arab States - regional

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation