Safer Migration (SaMI III) project

Men and women migrant workers;

Families of migrant workers, particularly wives who often face stigma, as they are not under male guardianship;

Special focus will be provided to discriminated groups who find it  more difficult to benefit from migration (high pre-departure costs; lower salaries).

Men and women migrants and their families, including from discriminated groups, have increased the benefits and mitigated the social implications of migration

Federal and sub-national governments use effective mechanisms for the protection of migrants.

Risultati principali attesi:  

• Migrants access information on how to migrate safely
• Victims of fraud and exploitation access legal services
• Migrants and their families in distress use social services
• Migrants acquire skills recognized by employers abroad
• Migrant rights advocates have evidence for policy dialogue
• Ministry of Labour and Employment is strengthened to ensure safe and orderly migration
• Department of Foreign Employment’s data management system is expanded and functional
• Foreign Employment Promotion Board has developed a National Resource Center for foreign employment services at local level and a skills training mechanism

Risultati fasi precedenti:   The external evaluation described SaMI II (2011-2018; 7F-07207.02) as a cutting edge project with a convincing theory of change and relevant components. Major achievements: half a million persons were reached with information about safer migration practices in high outmigration districts; legal aid secured CHF 4.75 million in redress payments for workers who filed complaints; almost 8’000 migrants received skills trainings that allowed them to earn up to 25% higher wages; an online data management for labour permits has made GoN services more efficient and transparent.

SDC funded projects: strong linkage and synergies with initiatives for capacity building of sub-national governments; agriculture projects offer migrant families opportunities for remittances investment (NAMDP); skills projects offer migrants entrepreneurship trainings (ENSSURE) and cross-border recognition of skills (NVQS).

Other Development Partners: Synergies with DFID’s skilling of migrant project (presently being tendered) and the Work in Freedom project for the rights of women migrants; IFAD provides advisory services for remittance investment in the states where SaMI works. Collaboration with ILO’s Fair project, funded by the Global Programme Migration and Development (GPMD); a project with ILO to support the GoN’s engagement in international policy dialogue and strengthening diplomatic missions is being planned. IOM works with GPMD funds to support Nepal’s chair of the Colombo Process.

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