Labour Migration in Asia Protection of Migrant Workers, Support Services And Enhancing Development Benefits

This is the second volume of Labour Migration in Asia. This volume describes and makes an assessment of specific initiatives in selected countries of origin to (1) protect migrant workers through the regulation of recruitment and setting of minimum standards in employment contracts; (2) provide support services to migrant workers through pre-departure orientation and a welfare fund, and (3) enhance the development benefits of labour migration through training, skills development and remittances. The articles are written by labour migration specialists and practitioners from the countries concerned and have been commissioned by IOM, the Department for International Development and the Asian Development Bank.International Organization for Migration is the author of 'Labour Migration in Asia Protection of Migrant Workers, Support Services And Enhancing Development Benefits', published 2005 under ISBN 9789290682424 and ISBN 9290682426.