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Request for Proposal (RfP) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is looking for a qualified Consultant or Consultancy Firm to carry out a “Comprehensive review of the legal framework governing labour migration”: Background/Context of the programme: The world is evolving and there have been some significant paradigm shift in the migration arena as well. Migration has been increasingly recognized as a driver for development and been of high interest of policy makers due to the diverse impacts it has on societies and countries. There has been increasing commitment from the stakeholders to strengthen the migration governance through improved policy and legal frameworks. In 2015, United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which provided a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. More recently, in December 2018, Member States adopted Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) which is the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations, covering all dimensions of international migration in a holistic and comprehensive manner. The Global Compact is framed in a way consistent with target 10.7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in which Member States committed to cooperate internationally to facilitate safe, orderly and regular migration. In addition, it is aligned with Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the International Convention on the Protection of the rights of All Migrant Workers and Member of their Families (ICRMW) among other core international human rights treaties. As a major source country of migrant workers, Bangladesh had a long-standing commitment to promote and protect the human rights of migrant workers and members of their families, reflected in the ratification of the ICRMW. At the national level, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has been working towards further strengthening the policy and legal framework to protect the rights of migrants and promote their welfare. This has been showcased through the approval of the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking (PSHT) Act 2012; Overseas Employment and Migrants Act (OEMA) 2013 and the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016 (EWOEP). The PSHT 2012 and OEMA 2013 promoted opportunities for overseas employment, established a safe and fair system of migration, and provided for the punishment of unscrupulous activities in the recruitment of migrant workers. The EWOEP 2016 was formulated in close compliance with the Convention with the view to protect the rights of migrant workers, especially female migrant workers. The preamble to the OEMA 2013 Act declares that its aim is to enact provisions in tandem with international standards as enshrined in this Convention and other labour and human rights treaties ratified by Bangladesh, in order to create “opportunities for overseas employment and establish a safe and just system of migration, to ensure rights and welfare of migrant workers and members of their families”. With this view, the GoB with the assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is proposing a review of OEMA 2013 in light of the ICRMW and the GCM to domesticate international frameworks. The purpose of this review is to support the GoB to make reforms/changes to the OEMA 2013 to bring in relevant provisions of the ICMRW and the GCM to ensure that the national frameworks are aligned with international legal and development frameworks which are crucial to protect the migrant workers. IOM Project to which the Consultancy is contributing: Bangladesh: Sustainable Reintegration and Improved Migration Governance (Prottasha), is a four years project implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with BRAC and funded by the European Union (EU). The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the sustainable reintegration of returnees and the progressive achievement of Goal 10.7 to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed policies. The specific objectives (SO) of the project are to ensure that;
Objectives of the consultancy The overall objective of the consultancy is to conduct a review of the OEMA 2013 in light of recent legal and policy frameworks to identify the field of changes required in OEMA 2013. The specific objectives are to;
Key Tasks of the Consultancy:
Methodology: The consultant needs to detail out a methodology for the proposed activities, however, the below is proposed:
Deliverables The following are the expected deliverables;
Duration/ Timeline: The total duration for this assignment is proposed to be approximately 3 months. Method of Application: Interested Consultants are invited to submit documents stated below by 18th June, 2019 through e-mail to faahmed@iom.int; mentioning the RT/CO-396/2019/012: Comprehensive review of the legal framework governing labour migrationin the subject line. Please keep the attachment size under 9 MB. For any queries please write to DhakaProttasha@iom.int and DhakaPL@iom.int Required Documents: Consultancy Firm/Individual consultant need to submit a technical and financial proposal. Each Submission Must Include the Following:
Professional and Related Experiences: The proposed team from the consultancy firms or the consultants should have following competence.
The Proposal should be written in English. Any attempt for persuasion will be considered as a disqualification ONLY SHORTLISTED CONSULTANTS/CONSULTANCY FIRMS WILL BE ASSESSED ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAX OR VAT ISSUES IF APPLICABLE.IOM is an equal opportunity employer and women are encouraged to apply. |