ILO Develops Sector-Specific Pre-Departure Training for the Fishing and Seafood Processing Sectors for Lao PDR
The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme organized a consultation workshop to review pre-departure training materials with 46 tripartite plus stakeholders (13 women) on 28 February 2024. The training materials are expected to be finalized in March and rolled out to recruitment agencies. Despite being a land-locked country, a considerable share of […]
ILO Research Study Launched at Labour Migration Network Meeting in Lao PDR
The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia programme supported the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare in organizing the Labour Migration Network Meeting on 27 February 2024 at the Lao Plaza Hotel in Vientiane. The meeting also served as the launch event for the ILO’s groundbreaking new research study “Precarious pathways: Migration patterns […]
Training Organized on Unionizing and Collective Bargaining for Seafood Processing Workers in Phuket
The ILO partnered with the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) to organize a capacity building training on trade unionism and collective bargaining in Thailand’s seafood supply chain in Phuket on 9-11 December. Using highly engaging and participatory training methods, a total of 33 participants from civil […]
Pre-Departure Information for Migrant Fishers Introduced in Communities of Origin
The ILO supported the community training rollout for the Migrant Fisher Information Packet on 6-8 December. The rollout was facilitated by ‘master trainers’ who previously received training from the Fair Training Center. The goal of the rollout is to engage community leaders to serve as partners for the delivery of the Information Packet in communities […]
ILO and Stella Maris Collaborate to Provide Pre-Departure Information to Migrant Fishers in the Philippines
The ILO partnered with Stella Maris to convene a meeting of key stakeholders to promote their newly established partnership on 13-15 December. It was attended by chaplains from 15 Stella Maris centres and Bishop Promoter H.E. Ruperto Santos. The partnership is intended to support dissemination of the Migrant Fisher Information Packet to communities served by […]
ILO Releases First Shan Language Publication, Providing Key Information on Safe Migration
The ILO worked with Mawk Kon Local Development Organization to translate its informational materials on safe migration in the fishing and seafood processing sectors into the Shan language. As a key area of origin for migrant workers in Myanmar, outreach to Shan migrants in their native language is important to ensure clear understanding and to […]
International Migrants Day Celebrated in Myanmar to Reaffirm Commitment to Safe and Dignified Migration
The ILO organized a large-scale online celebration of International Migrants Day on 3 December in collaboration between the Ship to Shore Rights and TRIANGLE in ASEAN projects. The event was organized under the theme “Let’s reaffirm our commitment to safe and dignified migration for All”. The two-hour celebration opened with speeches by the Deputy Head […]
International Migrants Day Celebration in Lao PDR Emphasizes Skills Development and Reintegration Success
In commemoration of International Migrants Day, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, along with the International Labour Organization (ILO), organized an event at the Lao-Korea Skills Development Institute in Vientiane Capital on 18 January 2024. The theme for the event was skills development, acknowledging the major impact that migration can have on enhancing Lao […]
Key Resources Launched for Protection of Migrant Workers on International Migrants Day
IOM and Migrant Care publicly launched several Ship to Shore Rights knowledge products to commemorate International Migrants Day in Depok, West Java on 19 December. The publications included the Handbook for Migrant Fishers, Technical Guidance on Provision of Mental Health and Psychological Support for Male Victims of Trafficking, In the Shadow of the Ships, and […]
Cambodia Celebrates International Migrants Day
To commemorate International Migrants Day, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training together with the ILO and IOM organized a celebration in Phnom Penh on 22 December. The event was organized under the theme of “Enhancing Regular Pathways for Labour Migration through Governance, Skills Development and Certification”. Opened by H.E. Heng Sour, Minister of Labour […]