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ILO - International Labour
Organization
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An Information Guide - Preventing
Discrimination, Exploitation and Abuse of Women Migrant Workers:
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Series on Women and Migration (10 Working papers covering United
Arab Emirates, Sri
Lanka, Italy,
Japan,
Nicaragua,
Nigeria,
Philippines,
Costa
Rica, Bolivia
and Ethiopia) |
More and more women, especially Asian women, are migrating legally or illegally for overseas employment. These women are among the most vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, mainly because they are outside the legal protection of their home countries and because they work in jobs - as domestic servants, prostitutes, entertainers, contract manual labour - which are not covered by labour legislation. Their situation is made worse by the fact that they are usually young and poor, living in fear of losing their jobs, do not speak the language of the host country, are unaware that their rights are being infringed and normally do not know where to go for help. Many also end up in a situation of debt bondage, having borrowed money to pay for the costs of obtaining an overseas job or having being duped by unscrupulous agents or employers. In collaboration with the Migration Branch, GENPROM developed a manual aimed at better preparing women for international migration and protecting them from exploitative and abusive forms of employment.
Labour Sending |
Labour receiving |
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