Bridging recruitment to reintegration in migration governance: Philippines (BRIDGE)
Philippe Grandet, pgrandet@iom.int
Related Sustainable Development Goals and Global Compact for Migration Objectives
Key objective
As a project funded by the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund, the objective of the joint programme is to support the Government of the Philippines in achieving the country’s priority GCM objectives: objective 6 (Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work) and objective 21 (Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration), with a focus on the needs and protection of overseas Filipino workers throughout the migration cycle - from recruitment, employment, to return and reintegration.
Main activities
Project activities ensure that: a) Government initiatives to promote fair and ethical recruitment as well as reintegration services are evidence-based, gender-responsive and coordinated; and b) the Government establishes mechanisms to translate evidence into policy and best practices pertaining to recruitment and reintegration through the migration cycle. The joint programme will also address the challenges magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic, with large scale job losses leading to mass returns, and the need for effective reintegration frameworks and tailored services. The whole-of-government approach is evident in this joint programme: numerous government entities (ministries and technical agencies) are directly involved in the design and implementation of the programme which places a very strong emphasis on building coordination and coherence. The partnership dimension of the programme also extends to a much broader range of actors, including trade unions, recruitment agencies, employers and migrant workers themselves through the strengthening of feedback mechanisms.
Beneficiaries
Returning migrant workers
