Migrant Resource Centres, Pakistan
The Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) are established under the auspices of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (MOPHRD) and Department of Labour (DoL), Punjab in Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar. MRCs provides information and counselling to the intended migrants on safe migration, raises awareness on irregular migration, migrant smuggling, human trafficking and the related serious risks, in order to empower potential migrants and encourage them to make informed choices, as well as referral to skills providing institutions and trade testing centres.
These centres in Islamabad and Lahore are operational since January, 2016 and in Peshawar, the centre is established in 2024. with the funding from European Union and implemented by International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).
Remote Migrant Resource Centre - Afghanistan
The Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) – Afghanistan works closely with some government and non-government agencies that provide support to inform Afghans who want to go abroad, who face troubles in another country or who want to return. MRC refers to the right agency or organisation, which can help migrants in their area of expertise.
The MRC operates the migration hotline 5588 where people of all over the country can call toll-free and ask questions on migration as well as a website and Facebook page
Migrant Resource Centres - Bangladesh
Two Migrant Resource Centres have been established in Dhaka and Cumilla. MRCs are under supervision of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MEWOE) and integrated with the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) and District Employment and Manpower Office (DEMO).
Migrant Resource Centres – Tajikistan
The MRC in Dushanbe closely works with the existing structures of the Ministry of Labour of the Republic of Tajikistan. The MRC’s main aim is to capacitate the officials working at government structures in the area of pre-departure orientation as well as facilitate developing and expanding outreach and community education programmes. The focus is to promote safe, orderly and regular migration and strengthen the pre-departure information and briefings with a special focus on diversification of migration flow
Migrant Resource Centres – Sri Lanka
MRC Sri Lanka, established in Batticaloa aims to help people make informed decisions when considering to migrate. It provides outgoing, intending, potential and returning migrants with information on a broad range of migration related challenges, issues and opportunities abroad, dangers and risks of irregular migration, and return and reintegration services, among others.