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A Regional Consultative Forum on Welfare & Protection of Migrant Workers"
13 May 2012
A Regional Consultation is planned from 13-15th May 2012 in Amman Jordan, to review operational guidelines in Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions to ensure the protection of migrant workers titled "Consultative Forum on Welfare & Protection of Migrant Workers" organized by Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare and Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the ILO Office Colombo, as part of ILOs support to the Government to implement the National Labour Migration Policy. Sixty participants are expected including Senior decision makers from both Ministries and the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau, Ambassadors and labour officers from SL missions in 13 Gulf Corporation Council(GCC) countries as well as the far east together with ILO experts from the region and Geneva. The event will support the finalization of an Operational Manual for Sri Lankan Missions in labour receiving countries.
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Dealing with Labour Issues in Export Supply Chains – Labour Rights and CSR – The Case of Thailand.
03 May 2012
Jointly organized by the ILO-IPEC programme and ECOT, the meeting will be an opportunity to provide better understanding of labour and human rights issues in supply chains as well as proactive approaches to address these issues in industry and businesses in Thailand. The half-day meeting is par of a partnership between the ILO and the Royal Thai Government to work on the issues of child labour, forced labour and improvements of working conditions and competitiveness of businesses in Thailand.
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Job Fair, 27-29 April 2012, Champasak Province, Lao PDR.
27 April 2012
The job fair will be organized by Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) through the Department of Skill Development and Employment and the Provincial Employment Promotion Division; in close cooperation with Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI); and the Lao Federation of Trade Unions (LFTU); and 12 recruitment agencies. The job fair aims to promote information about employment opportunities at home and abroad, and raise awareness of how to migrate in a safe and legal way. The job fair has been timed during the New Year as this is traditionally a time when many people migrate.
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Forum to Address Labour Exploitation and Trafficking.
23 April 2012
The forum aims to coordinate project and program activities related to migrant labour, and to share information related to ILO TRIANGLE project-led activities, including the drafting of the Prakas to supplement Sub Decree 190, development of Pre-departure training materials among UNICEF, UNODC, IOM, UN-Women and many other international and national NGOs.
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Job Fair, 27-29 April 2012, Champasak Province, Lao PDR.
23 April 2012
The job fair will be organized by Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) through the Department of Skill Development and Employment and the Provincial Employment Promotion Division. The job fair aims to promote international and domestic employment, enhance job seeking capability for Lao jobseekers, raise awareness of labour migration and provide alternative employment.
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Malaysia Ministry of Human Resource – ILO Training Course on the Labour Dimensions of Trafficking in Persons.
23 April 2012
The ILO TRIANGLE project will support the Division of Labour Policy, Department of Labour, MOHR to conduct a training course on the labour dimensions of trafficking in persons. The ILO has conducted similar training courses in the past for tripartite constituents in the region and at the global level. The training modules will be adapted to the Malaysian context and will be delivered by Malaysian Government officials and the ILO Regional Migration Specialist and the ILO Special Action Programme on Forced Labour (SAP-FL).
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Saphan Siang Photo Exhibition. 24-29 July 2012, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.
23 April 2012
Saphan Siang (Bridge of Voices) aims to start a movement among Thai youth to highlight the positive contribution that migrants make to the Thai economy and society. This photo competition and exhibition aims to highlight the way that migrants make their lives better.
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Improving recruitment practices of employment agencies recruiting migrant workers
09 April 2012
The objective of the workshop is to share the findings of the review of the migrant worker recruitment industry in Sri Lanka title “Recruitment Practices of Employment Agencies Recruiting Migrant Workers - A Review aimed at improving recruitment regulations and drafting Recruitment Guidelines” and to obtain stakeholder views and comments on the findings, conclusions and recommendation in the report.