1 March 2012, Lao PDR
Under the cooperation between the ILO TRIANGLE project and the Department of Employment and Skills Development, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR, the Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) in Xaiyaboury and Champasak provinces were officially opened in March. The MRCs provide potential migrants, return migrants and members of their families with information, counselling and legal advice related to safe and legal migration, rights at work, support services, etc. The centres also serve as a focal point of coordination between migrant workers, local authorities, recruitment agencies, and other key stakeholders. A third MRC, managed by the Lao Federation of Trade Unions, has been running in Savannakhet province since December 2011.