
Diversity and inclusion
Labour migration and diverse gender identities
Episode 29 | 16 December 2022
Migration gives workers in South-East Asia with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expression (SOGIE) the opportunity to seek a better quality of life.
However, according to a recent UN study ‘A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia’ they experience discrimination at multiple levels.
Emily Dwyer, Co-Director of Edge Effect joins us to talk about the complexity of migrant work experiences for people with diverse SOGIE and why it’s important to support them.
Find out more
- A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia — ILO publication
- Edge Effect — Non-governmental organization
- Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities in the ASEAN region — ILO project
- The European Union-supported Global Spotlight Initiative to eliminate violence against women and girls — United Nations Initiative
- ILO topic portal on labour migration — ILO website
Featuring
Guest

Emily Dwyer
Co-Director of Edge Effect
Host

Pichit Phromkade
Communications Officer, ILO Safe and Fair Programme