Publication: Protecting Temporary Workers : Migrant Welfare Funds from Developing Countries
Date
2008-10
ISSN
Published
2008-10
Author(s)
Ruiz, Neil G.
Rannveig, Dovelyn Agunias
Abstract
This brief provides an overview and
lessons on how countries of origin governments can play a
major role in protecting their migrants abroad through
migrant welfare funds. It draws from a study by the
Migration Policy Institute, on the Philippine Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), a US$172 million
government-operated welfare fund that is funded by a
mandatory US$25 membership fee for departing Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs). The Philippine experience shows
that a welfare fund has to: (1) find the right balance of
services; (2) create meaningful partnerships; (3) build
accountability with its members; and (4) actively involve
destination countries.
Citation
“Ruiz, Neil G.; Rannveig, Dovelyn Agunias. 2008. Protecting Temporary Workers : Migrant Welfare Funds from Developing Countries. Migration and Development Brief; No. 7. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ca00adda-b0e6-5525-b6f5-354718dca1be License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”