Regional Consultation on SARTUC-SAFE Further Collaboration in the Protection and Welfare of South Asian Migrant Workers

The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC), in collaboration with ILO (GOALS Project), conducted a two-day regional consultation on “SARTUC-SAFE further collaboration in the protection and welfare of South Asian migrant workers” in Kathmandu, Nepal on 13-14 August 2023. The regional consultation signed and adopted the Joint Resolution between SAFE and SARTUC agreed to work together for safe, responsible and legal migration to protect the rights of the Migrant Workers.

https://www.sartuc.org/document/regional-consultation-on-sartuc-safe-further-collaboration-in-the-protection-and-welfare-of-south-asian-migrant-workers/ 

https://www.sartuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Joint-Resolution-SARTUC-SAFE.pdf (Joint Resolution)

The South Asian Regional Trade Union Council (SARTUC), in collaboration with ILO (GOALS Project), conducted a two-day regional consultation on “SARTUC-SAFE further collaboration in the protection and welfare of South Asian migrant workers” in Kathmandu, Nepal on 13-14 August 2023. The regional consultation signed and adopted the Joint Resolution between SAFE and SARTUC agreed to work together for safe, responsible and legal migration to protect the rights of the Migrant Workers. The regional consultation was crucial for workers and employers to discuss the issues of labour migration, and addressing the challenges faced by South Asian migrant workers. Additionally, the comprehensive interaction and discussion happened on the draft SARTUC’s strategy paper based on SARTUC's resolution on migrant labour to convene a meeting with SARTUC-SAFE for further collaboration in the protection of South Asian migrant workers.

The Regional Consultation commenced with the expectation and of gathering stakeholders from diverse sectors – trade unions, employers, civil societies, journalists, and researchers/academia. The regional consultation was supposed to observe the opening and welcome address from Rt. Honourable Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, however, was unable to attend the programme due to the bad weather.

Objectives:
The objective of the SARTUC-SAFE regional consultation will be to collaborate further in the protection of the South Asian Migrant Workers and also to:

• Discuss the strategy paper [SARTUC’s strategy for collaboration with South Asian Forum of Employers (SAFE) for the protection and welfare of South Asian migrant workers] to collect feedback and suggestions on the paper from the representatives of the SARTUC-SAFE consultation meeting;

• To share best practices and successful models on labour migration from different countries within South Asia;

• To develop a joint action plan to address the challenges to identify and improve the protection and welfare of South Asian migrant workers.

The Date and Venue:
1. August 13th – 14th, 2023
2. Hotel Himalaya, Kupondole.
Kathmandu, Nepal