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Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2523

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2523

good_practices:

replication:

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cause_effect:

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themes:

theme:

Migration

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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context:

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description:

In partnership with the Ministry of Labour (MoL), Fairway has involved the Public Notary Office (PNO) in its attempt to improve operational modalities for fair migration in Lebanon. Through the PNO, Fairway was able to train 46 notaries sensitizing them to migrant domestic workers (MDWs) issues and to explore the potential for a stronger role of public notaries in ensuring a right-based employment relationship among employers and MDWs. the notaries were given a presentation aimed at raising awareness about the MDWs situation in Lebanon and incentivize public notaries to augment their role in this sector, which currently remains at a procedural and paperwork level. There were 46 public notaries and representatives from the International Affairs Department of the MoL, the Syndicate of the Owners of the Female Housemaid Employment Agencies (SORAL), the General Security and ILO at this presentation. This initiative is currently poised for scale up across all offices of Public Notaries in Lebanon and is not limited to the capital city (Beirut). The International Relations Department of the MoL requested Fairway to provide copies of the SUC and the guidebook for MDWs that had already been translated by the MoL (in partnership with the ILO) in 2012 under an SDC-EU funded initiative. ILO provided over 1,200 printed copies to the Department. These were then provided to the Public Notaries Council. A pilot programme has been initiated, aimed at: • Sensitizing public notaries on the terms of the Standard Unified Contract (SUC) • Raising the capacity of public notaries to ensure that employers and workers understand the terms of the employment contract commenced • Distributing translated copies (in 9 languages spoken by MDWs) of the SUC to public notaries throughout the country through the PNO network

links:

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indicators:

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/practices/216367

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location:

country:

Arab States - regional

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation