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Protecting Migrant Women Workers from Going into Exploitative Work Situations

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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.

Developing a Manual of Good Practices:

Research in Labour Sending and Receiving Countries Focussing on:

Examples of information sought:

Countries covered in project

Labour Sending
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Haiti
Nicaragua
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Ukraine

Labour receiving
Canada
Italy
Japan
United Arab Emirates





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