Protecting Temporary Workers : Migrant Welfare Funds from Developing Countries
This brief provides an overview and lessons on how countries of origin governments can play a major role in protecting their migrants abroad through migrant welfare funds. It draws from a study by the Migration Policy Institute, on the Philippine O...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/9995918/protecting-temporary-workers-migrant-welfare-funds-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11010 |
| Summary: | This brief provides an overview and
lessons on how countries of origin governments can play a
major role in protecting their migrants abroad through
migrant welfare funds. It draws from a study by the
Migration Policy Institute, on the Philippine Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), a US$172 million
government-operated welfare fund that is funded by a
mandatory US$25 membership fee for departing Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs). The Philippine experience shows
that a welfare fund has to: (1) find the right balance of
services; (2) create meaningful partnerships; (3) build
accountability with its members; and (4) actively involve
destination countries. |
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