South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) is a knowledge hub for labour migration supported by the ILO, IOM, and UN Women, with the following participating institutions:
- Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), Bangladesh,
- International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), India,
- Centre for the Study of Labour and Mobility (CESLAM), Nepal,
- Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan, and
- Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Sri Lanka.
The primary objectives of the knowledge hub are to address knowledge gaps on labour migration in the five South Asian countries—Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—by conducting research and publishing on issues related mainly to labour migration.
Number of positions: Two
Term: Six months on a full-time basis (and depending on performance the possibility of being hired as a full-time research assistant at CESLAM)
Duty Station: Social Science Baha, Battisputali, Kathmandu
Stipend: Rs 24,000 per month
Key responsibilities
- Support the knowledge hub on its key activities
- Conduct research including literature review and data analysis on topic related to labour migration and contribute to the knowledge hub by writing a paper on the topic
- Work under the supervision of senior researchers from CESLAM and work collaboratively with researchers from other collaborating institutions.
