Historique

Women are increasingly migrating for work within the ASEAN region, and today close to half of all migrant workers in the region are women. While women migrant workers are disproportionately represented in the domestic work and care sectors, women migrant workers are also found in large numbers in other sectors in ASEAN countries, including construction, agriculture, manufacturing, services and entertainment. However, women have fewer options than men for regular migration, and are often channeled into lower paid informal sector work with few if any labour protections. Due to gender inequalities and discrimination, women are particularly vulnerable to violence and trafficking, and services for survivors of violence often do not meet their needs.

Recognizing these challenges, UN Women and International Labour Organisation (ILO) have been in collaboration in implementing the European Union’s supported project entitled “Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region” (2018-2022). Safe and Fair delivers technical assistance and support with the overall objective of making labour migration safe and fair for all women in the ASEAN region. Safe and Fair engages with ASEAN Member States’ government authorities; ASEAN institutions; workers’ organizations; employers and recruitment agencies; civil society organizations; community-based organizations; families and communities; research institutions and academia, media networks, youth, and the general public and supports programming across ten countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam).

In Thailand, as one of the main countries of destination, there were approximately 1.5 million fully documented migrant workers.[1] There are however no reliable statistics available on the number of irregular migrants currently residing in Thailand and most estimates suggest that there are over 1 million. Thailand has put in place coordination mechanisms to provide services and assistance for women subject to violence including migrant women; however, challenges remain in accessibility to services, complaint and justice process for cases such as domestic violence, harassment in work force or in working environment.

In 2019, Safe and Fair conducted Scoping Studies Research with the objective of increasing knowledge on existing legal frameworks and referral structures in the field of violence against women (VAW), labour migration and trafficking. Through extensive country reports, a deep overview on existing services for survivors of violence, including women migrant workers, is provided.  

Furthermore, a Consultative Dialogue for VAW coordination among multi-disciplinary teams has been organised in Mae Sot and an initial mapping of local VAW referral mechanisms has been completed. This exercise highlighted the complexity of the existing referral mechanisms across sectors at local level and revealed the need to enhance cross-sectoral coordination for providing quality services for VAW women migrant survivors. In order to do so, there is a need to develop a local Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on VAW prevention and protection among key stakeholders, both government agencies and civil society organizations aligned with the established national mechanisms and existing international standards.

Safe and Fair by UN Women will therefore organize Mae Sot Coordinated Quality Services for Women Migrant Workers Subject to Violence Workshop on 11 – 13 December 2019 at Centara Mae Sot hotel in Tak province. The Workshop aims to 1) strengthen knowledge and understanding of government and CSO service providers in providing services for migrant women and girls who experience violence against women on coordination and delivery of quality services to women migrant workers and referral mechanisms by applying the Coordinated Quality Services for Ending Violence against Women and 2) to enhance access to VAW services of migrant women survivors through a strategy session among key stakeholders, both government and civil society on the development of local Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on VAW prevention and response for migrant women which will lead to setting up a EVAW committee/Task Force at provincial level with special attention to migrant women, comprising of government and civil society stakeholders.

[1] The number was as of September 2016 by the Office of Foreign Workers Administration, Department of Employment and Ministry of Labour.

Devoirs et responsabilités

Under the direct supervision of Country Programme Coordinator (Thailand and Lao PDR) of UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the consultant will perform the following tasks:

• Lead and moderate strategic meeting, group discussion, and interactive activities for stakeholders and service providers from both governmental and non-governmental organizations providing essential services for women migrant workers subject to violence during the Mae Sot Coordinated Quality Services for Women Migrant Workers Subject to Violence Workshop on 11 -13 December 2019 with focus on enhancing cross-sectoral coordination for essential service delivery for women migrant workers and the development of a local standard operating procedure (SOP) on violence against women prevention and response in Mae Sot context.

Deliverables:

DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT

The time required for the consultancy is within the period of 11 – 13 December 2019.

CONTRACT SUPERVISION 

The consultant will work under the direct supervision of Country Programme Coordinator (Thailand and Lao PDR), UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific who will be responsible for the quality assurance of the deliverables. 

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS

Payment in full upon final submission and satisfactory deliverables submitted.

Compétences

Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Qualifications et expériences requises

• Masters  in Law, Political Science, International Relations, Women Studies, Social Science or other gender and/or development fields.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience, with demonstrable expertise in the thematic areas of Law, Criminal Justice Process and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.
• Knowledge of law, criminal justice and ending violence against women particularly women migrants is advantageous.
• Proven track record in successfully designing and facilitating group discussion and workshops.
• Experience working with the UN Agencies or other international organizations is advantageous.

Interested applicants are requested to submit documents listed below to UN Women:

• Applicants must submit CV and a completed and signed P.11 form with their application.
• Proposed lump sum professional breaking down in daily professional fee and related cost (if any)
• Please be noted that the system only allows 1 attachment per application so please combined all files into one.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.