TRIANGLE Partnerships (for fair and effective labour migration in ASEAN)

• Current, potential, and returned migrant workers (both regular and irregular) 
• Key ministries of labour in ASEAN member states 
• Regional and national employers, private recruitment agencies (and their associations) 
• Regional and national civil society organizations (CSOs) and trade unions 
• TVET institutions 
• Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) 
• Local authorities

Outcome 1: ASEAN strengthen effective regional dialogue and coordination to reinforce mechanisms, practices and capacities on labour migration, skills development and protection of migrant workers’ rights among  governments, employers, workers, and civil society organizations.   

Outcome 2: ASEAN Member States and stakeholders strengthen rights-based  laws and policy frameworks, practices and institutional capacity to govern  labour migration, promote migrant workers access to skills and decent work  and translates regional commitments into national action.    

Outcome 3: Migrant workers, particularly women, are empowered to make informed migration decisions, access essential services and protection  throughout all stages of the migration cycle and benefit from skills development and recognition.   

Resultados previstos:  

1. Regional and national standards, policies and monitoring mechanisms for labour migration governance are further developed and implemented; skills development and recognition and decent work for migrant workers are strengthened. 
2. Regional and national stakeholders demonstrate enhanced capacity to address labour migration challenges, aligned to skills and rights-based policy priorities, and monitor progress in the implementation of regional and national frameworks. 
3. Local (commune, village and/or provincial) labour migration plans and service systems that enable migrant workers to benefit from safe migration, access to skills development and certification are enhanced. 
4. Service delivery through Migrant Worker Resource Centres is sustainable, effective, empowering and gender- and disability-inclusive. 
5. Trade unions, women's groups, migrant groups and associations are supported to enable service delivery and advocacy for safe migration and decent work. 

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

Selected key results from the previous SDC-funded PROMISE project: 

• 43,443 migrant workers from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand got access to skills training and certification; acc. to a survey, those workers could  increase their average monthly incomes from USD 284 to 391. 
• Capacities of government institutions, private recruitment agencies, and CSO  were strengthened; there is increased engagement on skills development shown by the private sector.  
• 26 national and regional policies were developed, incl. the ASEAN Declaration  on Skills Mobility, Recognition and Development for Migrant Workers and the new Labour Migration Policy for Cambodia. 

Key insights from PROMISE: 

• Integrated and systematic approaches are crucial for effectively improving migration journeys (from orientation to protection and skills development to return). 
• Ongoing dialogue across regional, national, and local levels is central to achieving coherent and effective migration governance. 
• Irregular migration and worker mobilization continue to pose persistent challenges, despite ongoing interventions. 
• Private recruitment agencies occupy a critical role in the migration process, particularly in ensuring migrants receive accurate information and adequate
  pre-departure preparation. 

MBHR (IOM), PROTECT (IOM), Ship to Shore (ILO), RECOTwin (GIZ). 

SDC funded VSD projects such as DEY in Cambodia, VTESS and STAF in Lao PDR, VSDP in Myanmar, and ASTI at the regional level.