Joint ILO-UN Women Regional workshop on effective social and economic reintegration of women migrant workers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), under the generous support of the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFTAD) and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), respectively, jointly organized a regional workshop on Effective Social and Economic Reintegration of Women Migrant Workers, held from 19 to 21 August 2014, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 

The workshop responded to the well-recognized fact that Women Migrant Workers in the world, including in Asia, constitute an important social and economic phenomenon in both sending and receiving countries. These women are making important contributions to the economic and social development of their home countries, through the remittances and enhanced skills and knowledge they bring back with them upon their return. However, there is a lack of support to facilitate the effective return and reintegration of migrant workers, including women migrant workers. As a result, some returned migrant workers face social and/or economic challenges upon return, and many decide to re-migrate.