Asia Regional Programme on Managing Cross-border Movement of Labour

1) Countries will have improved information and knowledge critical to formulation, implementation and evaluation of national migration policies and practices. 2) Governments will have formulated and implemented coherent labour migration policies and programmes, which respect the fundamental rights of migrant workers and are beneficial to employment, economic growth and development in both origin and destination countries. 3) Capacity of governments, social partners and other specific target groups for good governance of migration processes will have been strengthened. 4) Countries will have established an efficient, safe and low-cost remittance system and new initiatives for supporting services on microenterprise development in migrant workers’ communities.

Project symbol

RAS/06/09/JPN

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

01/08/2006

End date

31/03/2007

Total allocation

517943

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

517943

Development Partners

Japan, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Country/Countries

Asia and the Pacific - regional

Outcomes

Increase member State capacity to develop policies or programmes focused on the protection of migrant workers