Myanmar Migrant Worker Resource Centres Undergo Operations Training
Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme and TRIANGLE jointly conducted a three-day hybrid operations and monitoring and evaluations (M&E) training for migrant worker resource centres (MRC) at Summit Parkview Hotel in Yangon on 13-15 February. The training sought to enhance cooperation among, and capacity of, MRC staff to effectively deliver information and assistance […]
Second Yangon Workshop Tackles Services for Human Trafficking Victims in Fishing Sector
The International Organization for Migration or IOM held its second coordinating workshop on mapping available services for human trafficking victims in the fishing sector in Yangon on February 24. The workshop was attended by 17 representatives (10 women) from 11 civil society and faith-based organizations in Rakhine state and Tanintharyi region. It is second to […]
Thai Government Agencies Attend Workshop for Pilot Project on Improving Port-in Port-out Inspection
A consultative workshop was held for a pilot project to enhance inspections in the fishing sector in Thailand on 14 December. The project, which aims to strengthen Port-in Port-out (PIPO) inspections by improving coordination among stakeholders and conducting targeted occupational safety and health (OSH) risk assessments, is a follow-up to a Theory of Change workshop […]
Lao Stakeholders Review Legal Framework for Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Relation to the Private Employment Agencies Convention (No. 181)
Tripartite stakeholders in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) participated in a consultation workshop in Vientiane on 31 January to review the country’s legal framework on the recruitment of migrant workers in comparison with international labour standards. The workshop was organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to discuss the […]
Migrant Worker Resource Centres in Cambodia Trained to Deliver Information and Support Services
Nine Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) established under the Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme attended training on 17-19 January to support delivery of information and assistance to migrant workers, particularly in the fishing and seafood processing sectors. During the three-day training, participants from the Provincial Department of Labour and Vocational Training, trade […]
Training Organized on Reintegration of Human Trafficking Survivors in Chiang Rai, Thailand
The International Organization for Migration and Thailand’s Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons under the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security held a training on reintegration of survivors of human trafficking in Chiang Rai province on 30-31 January. Attended by 27 government officers and NGOs, the training introduced IOM’s integrated approach to reintegration. Participants were […]
Cambodia and Thailand Hold Meeting on Repatriation and Reintegration of Human Trafficking Victims
On 16-17 January 2023, the International Organization for Migration facilitated a bilateral meeting between the Government of Cambodia and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the standard operating procedures for case management on repatriation and reintegration of human trafficking survivors. The meeting was chaired by Secretary Nhek Vannara, Cambodia’s Secretary of State, Ministry […]
Migrants Day Commemorated with Proposals to the Indonesian Government for Migrant Protection
Hundreds of participants from Indonesian migrant workers’ associations in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as representatives of government, academia, fishers’ unions and migrant fishers, attended a public dialogue in Kebumen, Central Java on 19-20 December. The meeting participants discussed recommendations to improve services and protection of migrant fishers and other migrant workers. Organized […]
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Training Organized for Stakeholders in the Fishing and Seafood processing Sectors
The ILO held a regional launch event and training for its Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Strategy on 12-13 December. The training event was led by Kirsty Milward, an independent gender specialist who introduced the participants to the key concepts involved, discussed a gender analysis of conditions in the fishing and seafood processing sectors and […]
Workshop Maps Services for Myanmar Trafficking Survivors in the Fishing Sector
The International Organization for Migration held a coordination workshop in Yangon, Myanmar on 9 December to map the services that are available for survivors of human trafficking in the fishing sector. A total of 28 representatives from civil-society and faith-based organizations in Ayeyarwaddy Region, Mon State and Yangon Region participated.