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Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia

Overview

The project aims to protect the rights of women migrant workers and children in Southeast Asia, safeguarding fundamental principles and rights at work in the context of labour migration. Its key activities are to:

  1. Strengthen national legislation, policies and regional frameworks for the protection of the rights of women migrant workers, children and other vulnerable groups in line with international standards;
  2. Improve national and regional prevention and protection mechanisms to reduce rights’ violations against migrant women, children and other vulnerable groups, including victims of trafficking and smuggled migrants;
  3. Increase the access of at-risk groups, women migrant workers and children to information, social and legal services, counselling, and association to prevent abuse, exploitation, harassment, violence and trafficking in human beings.

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Key information

Start date

2024

End date

2026

Target group(s)

Civil society organisations; Government institutions; Companies; Workers; Local communities

Sector(s)

Agriculture, fishing, forestry; Garment and textile; Energy and extractives; Industry and manufacturing; Trade and services; Information and communications technologies; Financial sector; Transportation; Other

Type of initiative

Country level

Countries of intervention

Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam

Type(s) of support

International policy dialogue; Multi-stakeholder collaboration

Type(s) of contributor

EU institution

Contributor(s)

European Union (DG INTPA)

Implementing organisation(s)

International Labour Organization (ILO); United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women); United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)