E/CN.4/2003/85/Add.4 page 21 78. The Special Rapporteur believes that there is still a strong need for government regulation of the labour export market. A deregulated market-driven labour export industry would expose OFWs to higher risks of abuse. At the same time, there is a need to forge international cooperation to strengthen protection of migrants’ rights throughout the migration process, including in the phase of deportation. The Government participates actively in regional and international forums and conferences to promote an international migration management system that safeguards the rights and dignity of migrants. The Special Rapporteur would like to stress that migration management must be carried out with the dignity of the migrant foremost in mind. Such dignity is a human right and is not incompatible with national sovereignty. 79. The Special Rapporteur acknowledges the efforts undertaken at the national level to tackle the problem of trafficking and smuggling of persons, and welcomes the integration in the Human Rights Action Plan of provisions referring to irregular migration and the current debate on the enactment of legislation against trafficking. 80. The Special Rapporteur believes that, given the magnitude of the phenomenon in the country, there is a need to address seriously the social costs and effects of migration. In particular, efforts should be made to combat the adverse affects of migration on children, including through community support programmes, education and information campaigns and school programmes. Also, reintegration of OFWs must be facilitated. The process towards reintegration must begin even before deployment and must involve OFWs’ families and communities. VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS 81. The Special Rapporteur recommends that: (a) The Government continue negotiating with receiving countries in order to conclude agreements and devise policies for the revision of immigration policies and the regularization of immigrants where there is a strong demand; the repealing of legislation that discriminates against OFWs and their inclusion in national labour and social legislation; the protection and non-criminalization of trafficked Filipino women and children; the extradition of traffickers/recruiters when cases have been filed against them in Philippine courts; the identification of measures to combat the phenomenon of mail-order brides; (b) The Government’s protection through RA 8042 be maintained and strengthened, including through better coordination between different government agencies abroad to assist OFWs in distress; strengthened assistance, including in the area of physical and mental health; better dissemination of travel advice; an increased number of PDOs and PEOs and an updating and revision of the teaching material to include subjects such as the social costs of migration, prevention of HIV/AIDS, gender issues, measures and mechanisms of redress in case of contract violations and other illegal practices; provision of pre-departure information to family members; timely disbursement under the pre-departure and family assistance loans; provision of gender training to government personnel abroad;