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Although several international organizations that deal with labor migration issues currently exist, it is very difficult for a non-expert to locate the relevant information. This wiki provides a comprehensive platform, where advocates, academics, businesses, governments, and other stakeholders, who are interested in the issue, can have access to portals of these organizations. By visiting their websites, they can better understand several aspects related to labor migrant issues. Most importantly, migrant workers can also get informed, realize their rights, and connect with people in these organizations for advice and help. Overall, the above portals remain currently very hesitant in using new media in their outreach and advocacy efforts.
The Global Migration Group (GMG) is an inter-agency group bringing together heads of agencies to promote the application of international and regional instruments and norms relating to migration, and to encourage the adoption of more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches to addressing migration issues.
The Colombo Process is a Regional Consultative Process on the management of overseas employment and contractual labor for countries of origins in Asia. In response to calls from several Asian labor sending countries, the Ministerial Consultations for Asian Labor Sending Countries were held in 2003 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ten initial participating states - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam - made recommendations for the effective management of overseas employment programs and agreed to regular follow-up meetings.
The Abu Dhabi Dialogue was established in 2008 and currently has 20 member states. The broad purpose of the first meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue was to provide a forum for the discussion of new ideas and concrete activities towards the development of a comprehensive and practical framework for the management of temporary contractual labor mobility in Asia. It focuses on developing four key, action-oriented strategic partnerships between countries of origin and destination for development around the premise of temporary contractual labor, based on a notion of partnership and shared accountabilityThe International Migration Programme (MIGRANT), ILO
The Abu Dhabi Dialogue was established in 2008 and currently has 20 member states. The broad purpose of the first meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue was to provide a forum for the discussion of new ideas and concrete activities towards the development of a comprehensive and practical framework for the management of temporary contractual labor mobility in Asia. It focuses on developing four key, action-oriented strategic partnerships between countries of origin and destination for development around the premise of temporary contractual labor, based on a notion of partnership and shared accountabilityThe International Migration Programme (MIGRANT), ILO
The mainstream unit responsible for labor migration in the ILO is working on priority areas of labor migration. It provides advisory services to member states, promotes international standards, provides a tripartite forum for consultations, serves as a global knowledge base, and provides technical assistance and capacity-building to constituents.
The Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour has spearheaded the ILO’s work in this field since early 2002. The programme has successfully:
Raised global awareness and understanding of modern forced labor
Assisted governments to develop and implement new laws, policies and action plans
Developed and disseminated guidance and training materials on key aspects of forced labor and trafficking
Implemented innovative programmes which combine policy development, capacity building of law enforcement and labor market institutions
Targeted, field-based projects of direct support for both prevention of forced labor and identification and rehabilitation of its victims.
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by its State parties.
IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization working with migrants and governments to respond to contemporary migration challenges. IOM provides information, advice and support to further the efforts of its stakeholders to develop effective national, regional and global migration management policies and strategies.
The portal provides links to all the relevant UN material related to migration issues, including reports, publications, calendar of meetings, and links to related departments.
The GFMD is a voluntary, informal, non-binding and government-led process open to all members and observers of the United Nations, to advance understanding and cooperation on the mutually reinforcing relationship between migration and development and to foster practical and action-oriented outcomes. This initiative aims to include the voices and expertise of acaemia, NGOs, trade unions, the private sector, migrants and diaspora representatives in the Forum.
The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants was created in 1999 by the Commission on Human Rights, pursuant to resolution 1999/44. The main functions of the Special Rapporteur are:
To request and receive information from all relevant sources, including migrants themselves, on violations of the human rights of migrants and their families;
To formulate appropriate recommendations to prevent and remedy violations of the human rights of migrants, wherever they may occur;
To promote the effective application of relevant international norms and standards on the issue.
Human trafficking is the acquisition of people by improper means such as force, fraud or deception, with the aim of exploiting them. Smuggling migrants involves the procurement for financial or other material benefit of illegal entry of a person into a State of which that person is not a national or resident. UNODC is the only organization that works on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols on trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling.
This page presents an introduction to and analysis of the dilemma: “How does a company ensure decent working conditions and equal treatment for migrant workers within its own operations or those of its business partners and suppliers when operating in a jurisdiction where migrant workers form a significant part of the workforce and where the government does not provide them with adequate protection?” It does so through the integration of real-world scenarios and case studies, examination of emerging economy contexts and exploration of the specific business risks posed by the dilemma. It also suggests a range of actions that responsible companies can take in order to manage and mitigate those risks.
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