with We World Onlus
Despite its fast-expanding economy and a significant poverty reduction in the past decade, Cambodia remains one of the world’s poorest countries. 35% of Cambodians are still living in poverty, according to estimates from the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Lack of job opportunities, debts and dependence on micro-finance institutions are some of the push factors that drive Cambodians to migrate within the country and outside its borders in order to find a better-paid job. More than 1.2 million of Khmer are working overseas. Due to a significant labour shortage, Thailand remains the main destination country for over 92%1 of Cambodian workers, of which 73%2 using irregular channels and without legal documents.
(1) Announcement of the implementation of the Strategic Plan for the Development of Labor and Vocational Training for 2019-2023, MoLVT 2019. IOM-ILO, Risks and rewards: Outcomes of labour migration in South-East Asia, 2017.
WeWorld-GVC in partnership with its local counterparts in Cambodia, Legal Support for Children and Women (LSCW), and in Thailand, Labour Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN) is seeking applications from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Social enterprises (SEs), communication agencies and other private companies to design and implement an outreach campaign to combat human trafficking and labour exploitation in Cambodia and Thailand.
The following guidelines provide an overview of the application process and procedures for interested applicants to the WeWorld-GVC Small Financial Support Scheme.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN
WeWorld-GVC seeks to build a communication campaign, which, based on real stories of migrants and left behind, enables the dissemination of information on safe migration to a wider public using innovative and cost-effective tools such as social media and other available online instruments.
The scope of the outreach campaign will be:
To that end, WeWorld-GVC wants to build the campaign around real cases tackling two separate issues:
Actions under this Call for Proposals should focus on the two above selected topics to promote and support activities and mechanisms, which raise the issues of human trafficking and unsafe migration in order to achieve a broader understanding amongst Cambodia, Thailand and ASEAN countries’ citizens.
HOW TO APPLY AND THE PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW
Further information for this Call for Proposal can be requested to the WeWorld-GVC Project management at WeWorld-GVC office or at the following email address provided in contact detail.
Applications must be submitted in accordance with the following instructions: