Promoting the Effective Governance of Labour Migration from South Asia through Actions on Labour Market Information, Protection during Recruitment and Employment, Skills and Development Impact

The overall objective of the project is to promote well-managed labour migration from South Asia, to ensure effective protection of the rights of vulnerable migrant workers, enhance the development impact of labour migration and reduce irregular flows. The project will result in better protected, aware and trained women and men migrant workers from India, Nepal and Pakistan; improved mechanisms on labour market information, recruitment, protection and skills in the three countries; and a strategy, road-map and mechanisms on migration and development in Nepal and Pakistan. There are three specific objectives. The first is to provide reliable information on overseas employment opportunities, and build capacity for matching qualified job seekers with the demand from foreign employers. The second specific objective is to reduce migration costs and recruitment abuses in countries of origin and destination by improving recruitment services; and increase protection of migrant workers during employment. The third specific objective is to enhance training, portability of skills for outgoing and returning migrant workers, and to promote the development impact of migration. The region which is covered by the project is South Asia (focus on India, Nepal and Pakistan) with selected activities in Gulf destination countries (Kuwait, Oman and United Arab Emirates).

Project symbol

RAS/12/07/EEC

Admin unit

CO-Kathmandu

Start date

01/06/2013

End date

31/10/2016

Total allocation

2267110

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

2177954

Development Partners

Delegation of the European Union to Nepal

Country/Countries

Asia and the Pacific - regional

Outcomes

Promoting fair and effective labour migration policies