Access to Quality Information and Counseling

SaMi conducts various awareness activities to inform people about potential risks associated with foreign employment and to support informed decision making. Migrant Resource Centers (MRCs) have been established within District Administration Offices (DAOs) in all 77 districts of the country. In addition, subMRCs are operational within passport issuing Area Administration Offices. These centers provide potential migrant workers with essential information on foreign employment, raise awareness about available services, including access to justice, and help them connect to these services from the moment they visit DAOs to obtain passports.

At the community level, the programme delivers orientations on safer foreign employment through Employment Service Centers (ESCs), returnee migrant workers mobilized as volunteers, and returnee migrant networks. SaMi strengthens the capacity of ESC staff to effectively implement community based awareness activities. Likewise, the volunteers and migrant networks share information drawn from their own foreign employment experiences and refer individuals or families facing migration related challenges to the relevant institutions for support.