1. Philippine TU Migration Plan
Time Frame
May 2015 to Dec. 2016

2. Background and the needs for the project:
To embark on innovative ways to reach out and organize OFWs/MWs and to promote access to decent work and social protection with the support of the unions
Target group and parties involve:
Domestic workers/MW
APL Sentro
TUCP
PSI
BWI
MTUC
ATUC
ASETUC
GEFONT
Bar Council
Church Base Organization
ACADEME
Embassies
ILO

3. Objectives
To organize 100 domestic workers/MWs and have the access of decent work and social protection

4. Activities to achieve the objectives
To carry out a mapping and participatory research for new project countries, with concrete finding and actionable recommendations.
To established union to union bilateral partnership between origin and destination countries
To conduct contact building and core group formation
To conduct Basic Orientation Seminar BOS/Basic Unionism Seminar, to become aware of their rights and benefits also to know who are working with the trade unions to defend their rights to social security and access to quality public services.
Forum on Migrant Worker Convention

5. Unified TU Passport Card
Time Frame:
Jan to Dec. 2017
Background and the needs for the project:
The passport card is a mechanism to promote portable union membership among affiliates. This portable membership will help migrating workers to have access to information and assistance from GU as they move from country to country to another.

6. Target group and parties involve
Domestic workers/MWs
APL Sentro
TUCP
PSI
BWI
MTUC
ATUC
ASETUC
GEFONT
Bar Council
Church Base Organization
ACADEME
Embassies
ILO

7. Activities to achieve the objectives
To embark on innovative ways to reach out MWs
Activities to achieve the objectives
To develop passport Card for information/data base and support services for migrant worker
Launch and implementation of the Passport Card.

8. Means of Verification News Article activity reports and photos
Joint statement and press released, including through social media
On-going policy dialogue and lobby with the government on social security and decent work for migrant worker
Increased union membership
Budget lines: Coordination, global advocacy, Research and Materials Development

9. “Protection for workers and their families is best attained in an environment where genuine development has made migration no longer a necessity but a matter of choice”

10. Thank you…. Maraming Salamat….