good practice: pre-departure orientation program experience of bangladesh, philippines and sri lanka...
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Good Practice: Pre-departure Orientation
ProgramExperience of
Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka
Presented by: A.K.M. Masud Ali
Outline of the Presentation
An overview of the added value of PDOSThe institutional and legal infrastructure within which the good practices are identifiedThe elements of good practices in PDOS program in Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka.Examples of good practices in PDOSWay Forward
Stages in Processing MigrationPre Departure:
Origin
Post Arrival:Destination
Reintegration:Origin
Stages in Processing Migration
At every stage of migration process access to authentic information is
a precondition to safe migration and it starts at
pre-migration stage…
Pre-Departure Orientation Adds value for all
Origin Country
Managing migration
Benefit to:
Government
Economy
Migrants
Pre-Departure Orientation Adds value for all
Destination Country
Migrants
Aware on their Responsibilities
With
Enhanced
Capacity for
Integration
Maximize benefit from employment of migrant
labour
Pre-Departure Orientation Adds value for all
Individual Migrants
Informed decision
regarding safemigration
ReducedVulnerability
Empowerment
Of individualMigrants
MaximumGain from Migration
The two aspects of PDOS program
The enabling and supportive institutional
and legal infrastructure for safeLabour migration
PDOS Program
Institutional and Legal SetupsMandatory and Enabling Pre-
departure Registration and Orientation:
in Bangladesh (BMET)Philippines (OWWA) Sri Lanka (SLBFE)
Institutional and Legal SetupsMandatory and Enabling Pre-
departure Registration and Orientation:
In the Philippines, POEA Memorandum Circular No. 3,
Series of 1983 provided guidelines for the conduct of a compulsory PDOS for “all first-time or re-contracted workers,
and every agency is responsible in providing each worker a
thorough PDOS”
Institutional and Legal SetupsInvolvement of private sector and
NGOs
Philippines
520 agencies
OWWA
703 private agencies
NGOs
Institutional and Legal SetupsInvolvement of private sector and
NGOs
Sri Lanka
Trade Union bodies
SLBFE
Private agencies
NGOs
Institutional and Legal SetupsInvolvement of private sector and
NGOs
Bangladesh
NGO-self initiative
BMET
PrivateRecruiting Agencies
BOESL
Institutional and Legal SetupsInvolvement of international
organizations (Philippines)
IOM
Canadian Orientation Abroad (COA)
Gov. of Canada
Power to choose
GRP
Institutional and Legal SetupsInvolvement of international
organizations (Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)
IOM
Pioneer and piloting (90s)PDOS Training Module on
Safe MigrationLanguage Lab
Health awarenessNGO facilitation
Govt.
Indicators of Good Practice
Existence of innovative curricula for pre-departure programs
Rich content of pre-departure orientation seminars
Standardization and certification of PDOS
Special need focused orientation for specific group of migrants
Indicators of Good Practice
Information campaigns for awareness and accountability
Peer and community involvement in PDOS
Enabling migrants to access networks for support and redress
Indicators of Good Practice
Gender sensitive and empowering process
Country specific cultural, economic and social orientation/sustainability
Recent introduction of pre-employment orientation seminars before PDOS
PDOS: Indicators of Good Practice
Innovative Curricula for PDOS programes:
Introduction of new skills training to ensure access to new labour markets;
PDOS: Indicators of Good Practice
Innovative Curricula for PDOS programes:
participation in the process of syllabus development,
through consultation with different stakeholders
PDOS: Indicators of Good Practice
Innovative Curricula for PDOS programes:
development of curricula for specific occupations, experience
and destinations
PDOS: Indicators of Good Practice
Innovative Curricula for PDOS programes:
Optimal allocation of time
PDOS: Indicators of Good Practice
Innovative Curricula for PDOS programes:
Empowerment through the acquisition of knowledge
and skills
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Contents of PDOS:
Migrants’ Rights
&Responsibilities
FinanceHealth:HIV/AIDSTravel
Document
WorkplaceSafetyCoping Strategy
RemittanceWorksite
Info.Source of Support
at DestinationFamilyWelfareCultureLanguage
Трудоустройство и
поиск работы
Права и обязанности
Оформление документов
Стратеги по адаптации
Безопасность на
рабочем месте
Культура
Финансы
Денежные переводы
Соц. Защита семей
Язык
Ни в одной стране не охватываются все
вопросы адаптации трудовых мигрантов,
однако по содержанию проводимых программ существует реальный
потенциал изучить опыт проводимых программ
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Pre-employment orientation seminars
(Philippines)• illegal recruitment, list of licensed recruitment agencies, illegal agencies;
• procedures for application departure, on-site employment and return;
• job-site information, including culture of the country of destination;
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Pre-employment orientation seminars
• remittances, financial management and livelihood projects, as protection against the insecurity
• of overseas employment insurance coverage for workers and their families.
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Pre-employment orientation seminars
Presently the policy makers are stressing on pre-employment
orientation as an essential element of pre-migration
preparation.
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Enabling Network for Support and Redress
Philippines: Orientation on
Resource Centers
Sri Lanka & Bangladesh:
Stay-facilities at destination
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Enabling Network for Support and Redress
Information on:Embassies in destination countries, on their role in supporting nationals;
Human rights organizations in destination countries;
Migrants’ associations and trade unions in destination countries;
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Sustainability
FavourableInstitutional
Structure
Migrants’ Welfare
fund
CoordinatedEffort: GO,NGO, IO,
PS
PDOS: Example of Good Practice
Gender sensitive policy
FemaleHouseholdWorkers Special legal
Protection andTraining
Sri LankaPhilippinesBangladesh
Entertainers:COPE in
the Philippines
Way ForwardDecentralization
Focus on rights
Destination specificity
Breaking away gender stereotype
Focus on Reintegration
Way Forward
The origin and destination countries must come together to ensure
that PDOS is seen as a Comprehensive process to make
Migration safer and beneficial for all.
Thank you and Welcome to
Discussion…..