Good Practice: Pre-departure Orientation Program Experience of Bangladesh, Philippines and Sri Lanka...

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


Destination Country

Migrants

Aware on their Responsibilities

With

Enhanced

Capacity for

Integration

Maximize benefit from employment of migrant

labour


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


NGOs

Sri Lanka

Trade Union bodies

SLBFE

Private agencies

NGOs


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


Information campaigns for awareness and accountability

Peer and community involvement in PDOS

Enabling migrants to access networks for support and redress


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;



participation in the process of syllabus development,

through consultation with different stakeholders



development of curricula for specific occupations, experience

and destinations



Optimal allocation of time



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


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;



• remittances, financial management and livelihood projects, as protection against the insecurity

• of overseas employment insurance coverage for workers and their families.



Presently the policy makers are stressing on pre-employment

orientation as an essential element of pre-migration

preparation.


Enabling Network for Support and Redress

Philippines: Orientation on

Resource Centers

Sri Lanka & Bangladesh:

Stay-facilities at destination


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;


Sustainability

FavourableInstitutional

Structure

Migrants’ Welfare

fund

CoordinatedEffort: GO,NGO, IO,

PS


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…..

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