Gender-sensitive risks and options assessment for decision-making to support WiF2
Programme of work
Evaluating complexity
Principal investigator(s)
Claudia Ringler
Host institution
International Food Policy Research Institute
Other institutions
Lincoln University
Australian National University
American University Beirut
University of Dhaka
Dates
February 2020 to April 2022 (TBC)
Project type
Evaluation
Country/ies
Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon
Research question
This evaluation will support the Department for International Development programme, Work in Freedom Phase 2 (WiF2) in assessing the effectiveness of interventions to reduce forced labour and trafficking along migration pathways from Bangladesh and Nepal to Jordan and Lebanon.
Research design
The study will:
- Update the gender-sensitive Risks and Options Assessment for Decision- making (ROAD) process by incorporating a gendered focus;
- Implement a quantitative complex survey with female migrants and their spouses to assess the risk of forced labour and trafficking along the migration pathway and the impact of WiF interventions to date;
- Assess the determinants of wage differentials of female migrants in Nepal, reanalysing existing quantitative data; and
- Conduct a qualitative evaluation of WiF’s impact on women’s empowerment in forced labour and trafficking situations in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Data source
Data will be collected on:
- Migrants in Nepal; and
- Employers in Lebanon.
In addition, qualitative work will be carried out on freedom of association in Lebanon and Jordan and on women’s empowerment in the countries of origin.
Policy relevance
The study will provide evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that reduce vulnerability to trafficking and forced labour of women and girls from Bangladesh and Nepal to Middle Eastern countries. The evidence will be useful for organisations working on migrant rights and the scientific community.