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Social protection in the Gulf countries: What rights can migrant workers access? - 28 November 2023 (online)
ILO Office in Beirut
This webinar organized by the ILO and ODI will present the findings of a report on migrant workers’ access to social protection across the Cooperating Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) countries “Social protection for migrant workers in countries of the Cooperating Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: A regional mapping of provisions on paper and in practice”.
In addition, the webinar will share the findings of a 2023 survey (by ILO, ODI and NISER) with 1,000 Nepali migrant worker returnees from the GCC, which offers in-depth insights on each aspect of social protection and the factors enabling and hindering access to rights in practice.
The event will convene a high-level panel of actors and experts working on migrant rights in the GCC to share knowledge on policy reforms and advocacy. It aims to share new evidence and insights with the wide-ranging actors involved in supporting the rights of migrant workers.
Find out more and register here.
Speakers (alphabetical order):
- Christy Lowe (Chair), Research Associate specialising in Social Protection, ODI
- Jessica Hagen-Zanker, Senior Research Fellow (Migration), ODI
- Lea Bou Khater, Social Protection Technical Officer, ILO
- Luca Pellerano, Senior Social Protection Specialist, ILO
- Patricia Barandun, Head of Section Migration and Forced Displacement, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
- Shabib Abdullah Al-Busaidi, Social Protection Advisor, Government of Oman
- Shahra Razavi, Director of the Social Protection Department, ILO
- Steffen Hertog, Associate Professor in Comparative Politics, Department of Government, LSE
- Tanja Dedovic, Regional Thematic Specialist on Labor Mobility and Human Development, IOM
- Vani Saraswathi, Editor-at-Large and Director of Projects at Migrants' Rights Network
- Zahra Babar, Associate Director for Research at CIRS at Georgetown University in Qatar.