Improving governance of labour migration and protection of migrant workers' rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt

This project proposal aims at promoting good governance of labour migration and protection of male and female migrant workers’ rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt and Libya with a view to enhance the development benefits of labour migration. The project strategy is designed along institutional strengthening and capacity building interventions targeting Government institutions and social partners. In order to strengthen national institutional capacities to govern labour migration and to reinforce male and female migrant workers protection the project intends to: i) provide national stakeholders with adequate knowledge, capacities and practical tools to elaborate and implement coherent rights-based and gender-sensitive labour migration policies/strategies through a highly participative process of consultation with social partners and relevant civil society organizations ii) support the reinforcement of national laws and practices concerning labour migration and the protection of migrant workers in light of relevant international instruments; iii) support an intra-regional dialogue on labour mobility and protection of migrant workers.

Project symbol

RAF/12/07/SDC

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Cairo

Start date

01/12/2012

End date

31/05/2017

Total allocation

2104750

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

2092946

Development Partners

Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Country/Countries

Africa - regional

Outcomes

Promoting fair and effective labour migration policies