Consultant(s) to develop Toolbox on safe migration for migrant workers from Vietnam to Japan, Korea, and Taiwan

Center for Development and Integration (hereinafter referred to as “CDI”) was established under Decision No 04/CATBD-QD dated April 8, 2005 of the Asia-Pacific Economic Center and its activities according to the Science and Technology Activity Registration Certificate (“Science and Technology”) No. A-399 issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology for the first time on August 5, 2005 and re-issued on December 29, 2023. Tax code: 0104553288

Head office: No. 176, Thai Ha Street, Trung Liet Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam

Office: No. 169, Nguyen Ngoc Vu, Cau Giay, Hanoi

Positon overview:

The consultant (individual or group of consultants) will be responsible for developing a toolbox on safe migration for migrant workers from Vietnam to Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. The toolbox will consist of the following components:

a) Handbook: 3 handbooks on safe migration practices, focusing on providing migrant workers with:

• Destination-specific information: To ensure potential migrant workers receive relevant and practical information tailored to their intended destinations (the top 3 destination countries: Japan, Korea and Taiwan)
• Information on legal migration pathways for safe migration: The Handbook focuses on safe migration, specifically addressing legal pathways. Although challenges can still occur within legal pathways, they offer a significantly safer and more secure option for migrants compared to irregular migration. Accordingly, the Handbook covers topics based on national labor laws, and other related laws, policies, and regulations in the origin country (Vietnam) and specific destination countries (Japan, Korea, and Taiwan).
• Information relevant to each migration stage: The handbook outline should be divided into 4 stages (Pre-departure, Arrival and settling in, During stay in destination country, Returning home) to provide a clear and comprehensive roadmap that addresses the specific needs and challenges migrant workers face throughout their entire migration journey.

b) Training materials: after completion, there will be 02 Training of Trainers (ToT) courses utilizing the Handbooks for relevant stakeholders in provinces with significant numbers of migrant workers going to Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Training materials are expected to be utilized by staff of Migration Resource Centers, Employment Service Centers, Private recruitment agencies, Women's Union, and social organizations working with migrant workers during the pre-departure orientation training, outreach campaigns.

A detailed job description is attached HERE.

Candidates please send your application including Cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, and Proposal (both technical and financial proposal) in an email with title "Apply for the position of Consultant to develop Toolbox on safe migration” to email address: [email protected] 

Deadline: 30 September 2024

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.