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TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Final Clustered Evaluation

eval_number:

2521

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2521

location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Malaysia

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Thailand

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Indonesia

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Lao People's Democratic Republic

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Cambodia

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Myanmar

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Philippines

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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country:

Viet Nam

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Final Clustered Evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2024-09-22 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Programme implementation

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comments:

Agree with the broad sentiment of this recommendation, but note that many TRIANGLE country level activities do implement AFML recommendations even if they are not explicitly branded as ‘AFML related’. Support to AFML is a key feature of TRIANGLE. Comprehensive support to this process has been extended since the start of the current phase in 2015 (including technical and financial support to eight preparatory meetings, preparation of all background reports, and support to the regional AFML meeting) each year. Noting that the AFML is indeed a very important platform for ASEAN wide, tripartite+ discussions on a wide range of issues related to labour migration governance in the region, it is important to recognise that implementation of the recommendations does indeed take place, but not necessarily branded as AFML-follow-up. For example, there are several sets of AFML recommendations that relates to reduction of recruitment related costs and fees. This is an important area for research and policy advocacy under TRIANGLE with a lot of ongoing work at the national level involving all key stakeholders including governments, workers’, employers’ and civil society (primarily in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam). These processes and efforts go above and beyond the AFML process and are consequently not referred to as AFML-related work. However, results are captured and reported on in the biennial review of the implementation of the AFML recommendations.

action_plan:

Action needed: TRIANGLE intends to continue to support the AFML process (in the same way as it has done in the past) in 2024, and if possible, in 2025 (noting that the project will end in September). As a very concrete strategy to make it visible for programme partners how national and local events/activities contribute to the realization of AFML recommendations, TRIANGLE will start adding a reference to relevant AFML recommendations in all future concept notes, invitations and other documents as relevant.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

RO-Asia and the Pacific

title:

Work with national governments to provide more opportunities for non-government partners to participate in AFML related activities throughout the year. Several non-government stakeholders were not clear about the follow up of AFML outcomes, indicating they felt there should be more focus on implementing outcomes and recommendations at the national level in collaboration with them on more than just an annual basis. The recommendations of the summary of progress of specific clusters of AFML recommendations, last produced in 2023, offers a sound basis for strengthening the involvement of non-state actors in supporting national governments to implement the recommendations.

project_symbols:

RAS/15/05/AUS

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2289037

information_source:

Regional Office

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