2017 Special Program: Advocating for the Rights of Migrant Workers

A Capacity Building Program

Module 1

31 March – 3 April, 2017

Draft Schedule Day 1 – March 31 Day 2 – April 1 Day 3 – April 2 Day 4 – April 3 Morning 1 8.30 – 9.00: Registration Recap: Recap: Recap: 09:00 to 10:30 Welcome Remarks – UN Human Rights Introduction to the ILO – The UN Global Compact on Introduction of a broad agenda of Monitoring and Core Labour Standards and Migration the workshop series - Training Accountability outline – Objectives and Schedule System Special Presentation and Q & A with Participants’ Introductions Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, ICFTU Participants’ expectations of course The UN’s Special Procedures on Human Rights – An overview Facilitator(s) MRIAC, NSI, MWG, DTP, MFA Ruki Fernando, Marja Paavilainen, ILO Jobst Koehler, IOM INFORM (Sri Lanka) Tea 10:30-10:45 Key Issues, Priorities and Strategies Submitting Cases to From Standard Setting to Monitoring, Accountability Morning 2 for Migrant Workers – the UN Special and Complaints Advocacy and Action plans for 10:45-12:30 - Perspectives from Countries Procedures 2017/18 (group work) of Origin Practical Exercise – Applying ILO Standards/Using the - Linking COO & COD Practical Exercise – ILO System Promoting and Protecting the Rights What and How Can Capacity Building Developing of Migrant Workers - Identifying Help? Communications Priorities for Change & Next Steps - Participants’ perspectives What should be covered in the following programmes?

Facilitator(s) DTP/MFA Ruki Fernando Marja Paavilainen, ILO MFA/ DTP INFORM (Sri Lanka) Lunch 12:30-01:30

Afternoon 1 The Global and Regional Context for Submitting Cases to Strategic Advocacy Part 1: Getting Governments to Course evaluation 1:30-3:00 MW Advocacy: the UN Special Listen –– What Changes do we Want? Procedures Identifying the right advocacy targets – The UNSDGs and Agenda 2030 Stakeholder Analysis The GFMD Practical Exercise – Agreeing the Messages Developing Agreeing the Best Messengers Communications - Practical Exercise

Facilitator(s) MFA Ruki Fernando Jolovan Wham (HOME Singapore) INFORM (Sri Lanka)

Tea 3:00-3:15 Afternoon 2 Human Rights and Migrant Workers Migrant Workers, Strategic Advocacy Part 2: Getting Governments to 3:15-5:00pm – Introduction to Key Standards and Human Rights and Listen – Building Dialogues and Relationships Mechanisms ASEAN 2017 – AICHR and the new MW - Practical Exercise Treaty

Facilitator(s) Patrick Earle & Ruki Fernando Edmund Bon (AICHR) Jolovan Wham (HOME Singapore) & Sumitha Kishna Shaanthinni Evening Diary Exercise Diary Exercise Diary Exercise Evening Events Free Time Solidarity Night

*Programme is tentative. Slots may change. Team building activities will be announced during the programme.