Skilling migrant workers administrative structures, strategies and good practices in South Asia
By: Thimothy, Rakkee
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BookSeries: SARNET Working PaperNo. 3. Publisher: New Delhi South Asia Research Network 2016Description: 32 p.Subject(s): Labour | Labour migration | South AsiaSummary: Abstract: With the proposition that skills could be a key enabler in improving migration
outcomes, this paper seeks to address two issues: to what extent skilling migrant workers figure
as a policy concern in laboursending countries and what strategies are currently underway to
enhance theskill of migrants. The paper focuses on three major laboursendingcountries in South
Asia: Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. It is argued that not only skilling migrant workers deserves
stronger articulation within the administrative structures that manages labour migration, but it
is also important to create efficient and effective skill delivery mechanisms, programmes and
partnerships, that are responsive to the requirements of international migrant workers.
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Abstract: With the proposition that skills could be a key enabler in improving migration
outcomes, this paper seeks to address two issues: to what extent skilling migrant workers figure
as a policy concern in laboursending countries and what strategies are currently underway to
enhance theskill of migrants. The paper focuses on three major laboursendingcountries in South
Asia: Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. It is argued that not only skilling migrant workers deserves
stronger articulation within the administrative structures that manages labour migration, but it
is also important to create efficient and effective skill delivery mechanisms, programmes and
partnerships, that are responsive to the requirements of international migrant workers.
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