Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region Annual Narrative Programme Report 01 January 2020 – 31 December 2020 Initiated by the European Union and the United Nations: Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant worker’s rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region | Annual Narrative Programme Report i Programme Title & Programme Number Priority Regions/Areas/Localities for the Programme Programme Title: Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and South-East Asia/ASEAN region opportunities in the ASEAN region The action is being carried out in the ASEAN MPTF Office Project Reference Number: 1 region in countries of origin (Cambodia, 108309 Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines and Viet Nam) and countries of destination (Brunei Darussalam, Recipient Organization(s) Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand). The action also targets women migrant workers International Labour Organization migrating to East Asia (Hong Kong (China), Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China)) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Gulf Cooperation Council States, although no the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) programming takes place in these countries. Programme Cost (US$) Key Partners Total Phase I approved budget as per the See Partnerships section of report for list Spotlight CPD/RPD: 30,000,000 USD of government partners, employers (private 2 sector), trade unions, CSOs (including national Phase I Spotlight funding: 29,370,529 USD and local/grassroots organizations) and academics. Agency Contribution: 629,472 USD Spotlight Funding and Agency Contribution Programme Start and End Dates by Agency: Start Date: Name of Spotlight UN Agency 01.01.2018 RUNO Phase I (USD) Contributions (USD) End Date: 31.12.2022 ILO $16 334 067 $314 766 UN Women $13 036 461 $314 706 : Panudda Boonpala, TOTAL: $30 000 000 Report Submitted By Deputy Regional Director, ILO ROAP on behalf of all RUNOs Name: Deepa Bharathi Title: Chief Technical Advisor, Safe and Fair Programme 1 The Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office Project Reference Number is the same number as the one on the Notification message. It is also referred to as “Project ID” on the project’s factsheet page the MPTF Office GATEWAY. 2 The Spotlight Contribution refers to the amount transferred to the Recipient UN Organizations, which is available on the MPTF Office GATEWAY. Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region | Annual Narrative Programme Report ii Table of Contents Table of contents. .ii Acronyms and abbreviations . v Executive summary . vii Contextual shifts and implementation status . 1 Programme Governance and Coordination. .6 Project Steering Committee. .6 Regional Programme Advisory Committee . 6 National Programme Advisory Committees . 7 Civil Society Reference Group . 9 Inter-agency coordination, technical committees and other governance mechanisms . 9 UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework . 11 Programme partnerships. 11 1. Government . 11 2. Civil society . 14 3. ASEAN institutions . 16 4. European Union . 18 5. Cooperation with other UN Agencies . 18 6. Other partners. 19 6.1 Trade unions . 19 6.2 Employers . 20 Results . 21 Capturing broader transformations across outcomes . .21 Capturing change at the outcome level . 23 Specific Objective 1 . 23 Specific Objective 2 . 52 Specific Objective 3 . .71 Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant worker’s rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region | Annual Narrative Programme Report iii Rights holders (“beneficiaries”). 93 Programmatic. .94 Operational. 96 Lessons learned and new opportunities . 97 Lessons learned. .97 New opportunities . 98 Innovative, promising or good practices . 100 Communications and visibility . 101 1. Overview. 102 2. Messages . 102 3. Media and visibility events . 105 4. Campaigns. 108 5. Human interest stories . 109 6. Testimonials. 110 7. Photos . 115 8. Videos. 117 Next steps . .117 Annexes . 122 List of Annexes Annex A: Results Framework Annex B: Spotlight Risk Management Report Annex C: Spotlight CSO Engagement Report Annex D: Spotlight Promising Practices Report Annex E: Annual Work Plans 2020 and 2021 Annex F: Philippines OFW Reintegration Advisor and Referral Pathways Annex G: Stories Annex H: Global Learning Blog PERTIMIG Malaysia Annex I: National Service Directory for Cambodian Women Migrant Workers Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region | Annual Narrative Programme Report iv Annex J: National Service Directory for Indonesian Women Migrant Workers – Bahasa Indonesia Annex K: National Service Directory for Vietnamese Women Migrant Workers - Vietnamese Annex L: National Service Directory for Cambodian Women Migrant Workers – Lao Annex M: Organizing Women Migrant Workers: Manual for trade unionists in ASEAN Annex N: Government and CSOs Supported (Specific Objective Indicator 3.2) Annex O: Assessing COVID-19 Related Socio-economic Impacts on Returnee Migrant Workers in Informal Employment in Laos Annex P: Infographic of Key Recommendations to Strengthen Gender and Draft Law 72 in Viet Nam Annex Q: Documentation of Referral Pathway for GBV Survivors Annex R: IDWF–PERTIMIG Handbook on Becoming a Migrant Domestic Worker in Malaysia Annex S: Training modules on violence against women and girls data collection and use Annex T: Training module on Providing Quality Essential Hotline Services for Women Subject to Violence Annex U: Training modules on sex-disaggregation of labour migration data Annex V: Training material: Caring in the time of COVID-19: Gaps and risks facing women OFWs Annex W: Training material: Reintegration in the Time of COVID: Gaps, challenges, lessons and gender dimensions Annex X: Training material: Usaping Babae (About Women): Why It is important to talk about violence against women migrant workers Annex Y: Infographic of Key Recommendations to Strengthen Gender and Draft Law 72 in Viet Nam – Vietnamese Annex Z: IDWF GBV Casebook – Bahasa Indonesia Annex AA: IDWF GBV Casebook – Khmer Annex AB: IDWF GBV Casebook – Thai Annex AC: Training module on victim identification and interview techniques for victims of GBV and trafficking Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant worker’s rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region | Annual Narrative Programme Report v List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 3rd NAPVAW Third National Action Plan to Prevent Violence against Women (2019–2023) (Cambodia) ACE ASEAN Confederation of Employers ACMW ASEAN Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers ACTRAV ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities AFML ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour AMMPO Nationalist Association of Overseas Filipino Workers (Asosasyon ng mgra Makabayang Manggagawang Pilipino Overseas) (Malaysia) ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations ATUC ASEAN Trade Union Council CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 CSAGA Center for Studies and Applied Science in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (Viet Nam) CSO Civil society organization CWCC Cambodian Women’s Crisis Center DOLAB Department of Overseas Labour (Viet Nam) EU European Union EVAW Ending violence against women EVAWMW Ending violence against women migrant workers GBV Gender-based violence HOME Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (Singapore) IEC Information, education and communication IDWF International Domestic Workers’ Federation ILMS International Labour Migration Statistics IOM International Organization for Migration JBM Jaringan Buruh Migran (Indonesia) KSBSI Confederation for All Indonesia Trade Unions (Konfederasi Serikat Buruh Seluruh Indonesia) LFTU Lao Federation of Trade Unions LNOB Leave No One Behind LGBTQI+ lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex persons, and persons with other related characteristics LTSA One-Roof Integrated Service Centre (Indonesia) (Layanan Terpadu Satu Atap) MAPO Council for Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Malaysia) MEF Malaysian Employers Federation MOLSW Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (Lao People’s Democratic Republic) MoU memorandum of understanding Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region | Annual Narrative Programme Report vi MRC Migrant Worker Resource Centre MSDHS Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (Thailand) MTUC Malaysian Trades Union Congress NAP National Action Plan NAPTIP National Action Plan on Trafficking in Persons (2021–2025) (Malaysia) NAPVAW National Action Plan on Eliminating Violence Against Women NEA National Employment Agency (Cambodia) NGO non-governmental organization NPAC National Programme Advisory Committee OFW overseas Filipina/o worker PDOLVT Provincial Department of Labour and Vocational Training (Cambodia) PERTIMIG Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers Association (Persatuan Pekerja Rumah Tangga Indonesia Migran) (Malaysia) PMRN Philippine Migration Research Network PSC Project Steering Committee PSWS Selangor Friends of Women Association (Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor) (Malaysia) P2TP2A Integrated Service Centre for the Empowerment of Women and Children (Pusat Pelayanan Terpadu Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Anak) RPAC Regional Programme Advisory Committee RPL recognition of prior learning SBMI Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia) SDG Sustainable Development Goal SOGIESC sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics SOP standard operating procedure TESDA Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Philippines) TVET technical and vocational education.