Ensuring the Rights of Migrant Workers
Views from Origin Countries in Asia
Ensuring the Rights of Migrant Workers
Views from Origin Countries in Asia
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This collection provides insights into international labor migration in the context of globalization through the lens of international law and national law of some Asian countries that are the home countries of migrant workers. The main focus of the volume is on challenges regarding international labor migration that some developing countries in Asia have been confronted with. It investigates and determines current situations in some Asian developing countries having the majority of overseas migrant workers. It also places some emphasis on national regulatory systems of policies and regulations regarding overseas labour migration from those countries. In addition, in light of the current situation on international labour migration, the chapters outlines some recommendations and solutions for those selected developing countries in Asia to resolve existing problems to effectively ensure the protection of the rights of overseas labor migrants and governance of international labor migration in accordance with international standards.
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Part I: Are International Human Rights Standards Sufficient to Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers?
Chapter 1: International Legal Framework for the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers, Nguyen Thi Hong Yen and Tran Thi Thu Thuy
Chapter 2: Agreements and Mechanisms for the Migrant Workers’ Rights in Asia: Significant Challenges Confronted by a Highly-Populated Continent, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Chapter 3: The Rights of Child Workers as Migrants, Chu Manh Hung
Chapter 4: The Rights of Women Migrant Workers – From the Perspective and Experience of Origin Countries in Asia, Nguyen Thi Hong Yen and Nguyen Phuong Dung
Chapter 5: The Rights of Illegal Migrant Workers, Tran Thi Thu Thuy and Nguyen Tien Duc
Part II: Laws of Some Asian Origin Countries on the Rights of Migrant Workers
Chapter 6: Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in Vietnam: Assessing the Effectiveness of Laws and Associated Instruments, Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai
Chapter 7: International Labor Migration Governance in Myanmar: Challenges and the Way Forward, Su Wai Mon
Chapter 8: Nepali Laws on Ensuring the Rights of Migrant Workers, Geeta Pathak Sangroula and Amritha Viswanath Shenoy
Chapter 9: The Law Relating to Migrant Laborers: A Study of Indian Law and Ilo Instruments, S. Anandha Krishma Raj and Aathira Raju
Chapter 10: Indonesian Laws on Ensuring the Rights of Migrant Workers, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto
Part III: Identifying The Challenges of Asia Origin Countries in Ensuring the Rights of Migrant Workers
Chapter 11: Challenges for Ensuring the Rights of Migrant Workers from Developing Countries in Asia, Nguyen Toan Thang and Mac Thi Hoai Thuong
Chapter 12: Recommendations to Effectively Ensure the Rights of Migrant Workers from Developing Countries in Asia, Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Nguyen Toan Thang, and Nguyen Thi Hong Yen
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| Published | 29 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 324 |
| ISBN | 9781666940381 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 1 Graph, 1 Table |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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