Tenders Are Invited For National Consultancy For Needs Assessment For NeaS Labour Migration Management Information System

Tenders Are Invited For National Consultancy For Needs Assessment For NeaS Labour Migration Management Information System. The Project On Free Movement Of Persons And Transhumance In The Igad Region: Improving Opportunities For Regular Labour Mobility Is Implemented By The Ilo In Collaboration With The Igad And Its Member States With The Financial Support Of The European Union. The Overall Objective Of The Project Is To Improve Opportunities For Regulated Labour Mobility And Decent Work Within The Igad Member States Through The Development Of Models Of Intervention, In The Broader Context Of Free Movement Of Persons And Labour Mobility In The Region. In The Long-Term, The Project Is Expected To Extend Decent Work Opportunities To Current And Potential Migrants Within The Region, As Well As Contribute To Regional Integration, Strengthen The Links Between Economic Growth, Climate Change And Job Creation, And Enhance The Social And Economic Integration Of Migrants. One Of The Key Priorities Brought To Fore In The Labour Migration And Mobility Governance Report Is The Need For Igad Member States To Digitize Their Business Processes And Develop Management Information Systems. The Main Purpose Of Lmis Is The Production Of Information And Analysis For Policymakers And Other Labour Market Stakeholders. It Has Three Distinguished Functions: Facilitates Labour Market Analysis; Provides The Basis For Monitoring And Reporting On Employment And Labour Policies; And Constitutes A Mechanism To Exchange Information Or Coordinate Different Actors And Institutions That Produce And Utilize Labour Market Information And Analysis. The Government Of Kenya Through Nea Has Made Strides To Develop An Online Platform That Enables The Private Employment Agencies To Advertise Available Foreign Jobs. Further, The System Captures The Particulars Of Recruited Migrant Workers, Duration Of The Contract, Country Of Destination And The Feedback From The Migrant Workers On Their Working Conditions Abroad. The Organization Is Also Able To Process The Registration Of The Private Employment Agencies Through The System. However, The System Is Not Optimally Utilized Making The Labour Migration Cycle To Be Administered Manually. Owing To This Bottleneck, The Government Does Not Have Verified Data On Labour Migration. This Allows For Unscrupulous Private Employment Agencies To Exploit The Gap And Carry On With Illegitimate Recruitment, Disregard The Laid Down Workflow And Take Short Cuts To Take Out Unsuspecting Jobseekers. Arising From NeaS Request For Technical Support, This Tor Is Developed To Hire The Services Of A Consultant To Carry Out A Comprehensive Needs Assessment Of NeaS Information Management System And Identify The Necessary Software And Hardware Requirements. This Shall Form The Basis For Technical Support To The Government To Develop A Robust Labour Migration Management Information System.