CEDAW/C/PHI/5-6 16. Pre-departure information and support services for OFW a. The Commission on Filipinos Overseas created the Migrants Advisory and Information Network (MAIN), to effectively disseminate information on migration concerns to the public. MAIN Desks were set up at regional, provincial, city, municipal and barangay levels, and information campaigns conducted in various regions. NGOs have been active in information dissemination, education and training. b. For women OFW in domestic employment who are vulnerable to maltreatment, abuse, and other forms of violence, the POEA has developed a skill and country specific pre-departure orientation program, and conducted it through accredited NGOs. The syllabus includes modules on health and sexuality, HIV/AIDS, self-defense techniques and other special information needs of women workers. c. For overseas performing artists or entertainers, many of whom are women, a comprehensive orientation program for entertainers (COPE) aims to ensure job readiness of artists and to raise their awareness on their rights, health, illegal recruitment, trafficking, selfdevelopment, better career options. 17. Gender-responsive support system in host countries. Female Philippine Overseas Labor Officers and female welfare officers are posted in countries where there are large populations of Filipino women workers. Moreover, the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) implements a number of programs for security and social protection of women and men OFW: on-site support, including repatriation assistance to distressed OFW and legal services; insurance coverage for all OFW who have paid the OWWA fee. Thousands of OFW have benefited from these programs. Article 11 presents a detailed discussion of government actions to protect overseas Filipino workers and other overseas Filipinos, including Filipino women marrying foreigners. 18. Interventions under FPW. Among the envisioned outcomes of FPW is the fulfillment of the rights of women OFW and trafficked women. In this connection, the government will continue implementing policies and other measures to protect OFW and other women workers and to prevent trafficking. On sex-disaggregation of data and measuring the effects of government policies and programs “The Committee suggested a strong need for developing gender-disaggregated data in all areas.” (Paragraph 30) … In order to facilitate the implementation of the Convention, the Committee recommended that monitoring mechanisms and indicators be developed to measure the effects of government policies and programmes.” 19. A key element of the government’s gender mainstreaming approach is the development of a GAD Indicator System, which would (a) measure changes in the lives of women and the extent at which they enjoy their rights, (b) monitor progress in the implementation of the gender mainstreaming policy and (c) track specific gender issues like violence against women and women’s unremunerated work. NCRFW and key government statistical organizations 18