Introduction=9
Regulatory Frameworks for Recruitment of Migrant Workers and Minimum Standards in employment contracts: A Comparative Study of Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka=13
1. Introduction=15
2. Legal and Structural Frameworks for Regulating Recruitment activities=17
3. Licensing and Supervision of Agencies=23
4. Monitoring of Recruitment Agencies=27
5. Processing and Documentation of Workers=28
6. Benchmarks for Fixing Minimum Standards of Overseas Employment Contracts=32
7. Role of Private Recruitment Agencies in Labour Migration=36
8. Regulations and Mechanisms for Regulating Recruitment of Vulnerable Workers=40
9. Malpractice by Private Recruitmen Agencies=46
10. Malpractice by Employers=50
11. Illegal Recruitment and Unlawful Emigration=54
12. Redress for Violation of Rights of Migrant Workers=56
13. Efforts at Enforcing Minimum Standards in Employment Contract=57
14. Other Mechnaisms to Check Abuses by Recruitment Agencies=63
Conclusion=65
Bibliography=67
Appendices=68
Pre-departure Orientation Programme: Study of Good Practices in Asia - A comparative Study of Bangladesh, the Philippines and Sri Lanka=85
Summary=89
1. Introduction and Methodology=90
2. Overview of the Migration Situation and its Needs=94
3. Overvies Assessment of Pre-departure Orientation Programmes=104
Endnotes=138
Bibligraphy=139
Appendies=142
Welfare Funds for lMigrant Workers- A Comparative Study of Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka=153
Introduction=155
1. Comparative Institutional Setting, Clientele and Performance of the Three Countries Welfare Fund=156
2. The Welfare Fund of Pakistan=165
3. Sri Lanka Workers Welfare Fund=177
4. The Philippine Overseas Workers Welfare Fund=192
Endnotes=217
Policies and Institutions for Training and Skills Deveolpment of Migrant Labour=219
1. Introduction=221
2. The International Perspective of Migration and the Structure of Migrant Labour in Asia=223
3. Basic Notions of Education and Training Labour Market=229
4. The Philippine Education and Training Labour Market=232
5. Planning Education/ Training and Employment=242
6. Certification and Work Experience=248
7. Key Findings and Conclusions=257
endonotes=259
References=259
Appendices=261
Migrant Workers Remittances- Flows, Utilization, Policies and Prospects: The Case of Bangladesh=269
1. Introduction=271
2. Bangladeshi Migrants=273
3. Remittance Dynamics=276
4. Public and Private Actors in Remittance Transfers=284
5. Reforms and Actions in Hamessing Remittance=287
6. Remittance and Development=295
7. Civil Society and International Bodies=299
8. Conclusions and Recommendations=300
Endnotes=305
References=306
Appendix=308
External Migration and Remittances: Trends, Policies, Impact and Development Potential-The Case of India=309
1. Introduction=311
2. Magnitude and Composition of Labour Migration=313
3. Financial Flows Associated with Migration=319
4. Policy Regime and Regulatory Framework Governing Financial Flows=328
5. Formal and Informal Remittqnce Transfer Systems=331
6. Developmental Effects of Remittances=339
7. Policy Implications=345
Endnotes=350
References=352
Appendix=354
Regulatory Frameworks for Recruitment of Migrant Workers and Minimum Standards in employment contracts: A Comparative Study of Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka=13
1. Introduction=15
2. Legal and Structural Frameworks for Regulating Recruitment activities=17
3. Licensing and Supervision of Agencies=23
4. Monitoring of Recruitment Agencies=27
5. Processing and Documentation of Workers=28
6. Benchmarks for Fixing Minimum Standards of Overseas Employment Contracts=32
7. Role of Private Recruitment Agencies in Labour Migration=36
8. Regulations and Mechanisms for Regulating Recruitment of Vulnerable Workers=40
9. Malpractice by Private Recruitmen Agencies=46
10. Malpractice by Employers=50
11. Illegal Recruitment and Unlawful Emigration=54
12. Redress for Violation of Rights of Migrant Workers=56
13. Efforts at Enforcing Minimum Standards in Employment Contract=57
14. Other Mechnaisms to Check Abuses by Recruitment Agencies=63
Conclusion=65
Bibliography=67
Appendices=68
Pre-departure Orientation Programme: Study of Good Practices in Asia - A comparative Study of Bangladesh, the Philippines and Sri Lanka=85
Summary=89
1. Introduction and Methodology=90
2. Overview of the Migration Situation and its Needs=94
3. Overvies Assessment of Pre-departure Orientation Programmes=104
Endnotes=138
Bibligraphy=139
Appendies=142
Welfare Funds for lMigrant Workers- A Comparative Study of Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka=153
Introduction=155
1. Comparative Institutional Setting, Clientele and Performance of the Three Countries Welfare Fund=156
2. The Welfare Fund of Pakistan=165
3. Sri Lanka Workers Welfare Fund=177
4. The Philippine Overseas Workers Welfare Fund=192
Endnotes=217
Policies and Institutions for Training and Skills Deveolpment of Migrant Labour=219
1. Introduction=221
2. The International Perspective of Migration and the Structure of Migrant Labour in Asia=223
3. Basic Notions of Education and Training Labour Market=229
4. The Philippine Education and Training Labour Market=232
5. Planning Education/ Training and Employment=242
6. Certification and Work Experience=248
7. Key Findings and Conclusions=257
endonotes=259
References=259
Appendices=261
Migrant Workers Remittances- Flows, Utilization, Policies and Prospects: The Case of Bangladesh=269
1. Introduction=271
2. Bangladeshi Migrants=273
3. Remittance Dynamics=276
4. Public and Private Actors in Remittance Transfers=284
5. Reforms and Actions in Hamessing Remittance=287
6. Remittance and Development=295
7. Civil Society and International Bodies=299
8. Conclusions and Recommendations=300
Endnotes=305
References=306
Appendix=308
External Migration and Remittances: Trends, Policies, Impact and Development Potential-The Case of India=309
1. Introduction=311
2. Magnitude and Composition of Labour Migration=313
3. Financial Flows Associated with Migration=319
4. Policy Regime and Regulatory Framework Governing Financial Flows=328
5. Formal and Informal Remittqnce Transfer Systems=331
6. Developmental Effects of Remittances=339
7. Policy Implications=345
Endnotes=350
References=352
Appendix=354