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EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2829

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2829

location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2024-05-16 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Conditions of work & equality

category:

Migration

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comments:

The Regional Management Team concurs on the importance of supporting women migrant workers’ across their labour migration journey to the extent possible with availability of resources. The importance of investing in improvements to quality and reach of essential services is well noted and accepted. Advocacy on this front will continue. The decision to migrate irregularly or get into the status of irregularity is a complex one.

action_plan:

• Advocating among governments and recruitment agencies for gender responsive labour migration governance and reduced costs and fees of recruitment and an employer paid model of recruitment • Provide financial literacy and planning trainings to WMWs to support reintegration back into communities after working in countries of destination. • Partner with other UN agencies such as the WHO, UNFPA, and UNDP to increase the quality and availability of legal and health services available to women, including WMWs. • Further engage employers’ organisations to improve the safety of work environments for WMWs, including through policies and systems that support survivors of violence and harassment and hold perpetrators accountable.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

RO-Asia and the Pacific

title:

Recommendation #4: Continue to strengthen holistic support to WMWs across their labour migration journey to protect and respond to VAW while investing in improvements in the quality and reach of services for WMWs including those who have experienced violence. • Aligned with Conclusion #4 • Recommended timeline: 1 January 2024 – no end date • High urgency, medium difficulty, high impact • Directed to ILO and UN Women senior staff Rationale: Holistic programming is necessary to support WMWs across their labour migration journey from pre-migration to post-integration. While the SAF Programme used a holistic approach, there are a number of areas where this programming requires strengthening. This includes ensuring that services for WMWs are of good quality, widely available, and easily accessible.

project_symbols:

RAS/17/12/UND

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/1680773

information_source:

Regional Office

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