Safe Labour Migration Information Guide

Abstract

This publication is a useful treatise to those seeking employment as labour migrants. It has been mainly targeted for the category of workers considered as low skilled and under skilled which includes domestic workers, factory workers and labourers. It has been developed with the input of several stakeholders including Ministries, Labour organizations, civil organizations and guided by the ILO’s regional experience with such documentation. The main objective of preparing such an information guide is to provide the necessary information to relevant government officials at Divisional and village level, to share correct information among prospective job seekers, in-service migrant workers, returnees and their family members. There was an urgent need to ensure information supporting safe migration of women and men was available at the Divisional and village level in order to minimize the risks faced by migrant workers and their families in the labour migration process, and the guide will fulfil this need at every level. The publication is divided into four main categories relating to labour migration, namely, Pre departure, Departure, In service and Return.

The guide has been developed based on the labour migration cycle.