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Strengthening social protection for ASEAN migrant workers through social security agreements

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Migrant workers make vital contributions to the societies and economies of all the ASEAN countries. For some ASEAN countries, in particular those that are the most economically advanced, migrant workers are essential for the operation of the economy. This report on strengthening social protection for ASEAN migrant workers through the conclusion of social security agreements is part of the ILO’s Asian Regional Programme on the Governance of Labour Migration, financed by the European Commission. The Chief Technical Adviser for the umbrella program is Manolo Abella, who served for many years as Director of the ILO’s International Labour Migration Programme (MIGRANTS). The project resulting in the report was led by Kenichi Hirose, the Senior Social Protection Specialist for the ILO’s Subregional Office for South-East Asia and the Pacific (SRO-Manila). The author of the report was Edward Tamagno, Policy Associate, Caledon Institute of Social Policy, Canada. Prior to joining the Caledon Institute, Mr Tamagno was a senior official of the Government of Canada. From 1983 until his retirement from the Canadian public service in 2004, Mr Tamagno led the Canadian delegation for the negotiation of Canada’s social security agreements. In this capacity, he was involved in the negotiation of more than 45 social security agreements. The author expresses his gratitude to Messrs Abella and Hirose for the wide latitude they gave him in the drafting of the report and for their encouragement and support throughout the project. The author also expresses his gratitude to those who provided information that has been included in this report. In addition to Messrs Abella and Hirose, these include (in alphabetical order) Mukul Asher (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Chantana Boon-Arj (Social Security Office, Thailand), Rakawin Leechanavanichpan (ILO Regional Office for Asia, Bangkok), Ellen Polman (Sociale Verzekeringsbank, the Netherlands), Judy See (Social Security System, Philippines), and Paguman Singh (Malaysia). Finally, the author expresses his appreciation to Gloria (Oyi) Fabian for her technical and logistical assistance in the project

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working paper no. 10

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KP.X TAM s

Publisher

Thailand : International Labour Organization., 2008

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vii, 106p. : ill. ; 27cm.

Language

English

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9789221210306

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KP X

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Buruh
Keamanan Sosial
ASEAN

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