idwfed.org MigCall Mobile App : International Domestic Worker Federation
Organization : International Domestic Worker Federation
Facility : MigCall Mobile App Indian Worker
Country : United States of America
Applicable For : Indian Worker
Website : http://www.idwfed.org/en/updates/gcc-life-saving-mobile-app-for-indian-workers-migcall
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MigCall Mobile App :
The app is developed in association with the Migrant Forum in Asia, a Manila based regional network which toils for the rights of migrant workers.
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Details :
** MigCall is developed in association with the Migrant Forum in Asia, a Manila based regional network which toils for the rights of migrant workers. It is a mobile application ideated by Rejimon K and materialized by Jose Chacko, two Indian migrants based in Sultanate of Oman.
** This application is meant to connect migrants in distress to official authorities and NGOs through smartphones offline.
** According to Emirates247, the mobile app MigCall [Android OS, file size 2.8 MB] is available at Google Playstore in various Indian languages such as Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and English.
** The main feature of this mobile app is that it can be used offline in absence of internet connection. Once downloaded, the app will automatically save 10 Helpline numbers in the call list.
** When a user registers his home country as India and host country, then, five main helpline numbers available in will be saved in
addition to five helpline numbers belonging to India.
** At present MigCall provides helpline numbers of all six GCC countries.
** In addition to helpline numbers, the app also provides helpline numbers of passport services, counseling services, local police numbers and hospital numbers.
Notably it also provides a facility to send an SOS message to an emergency number, chosen by the user, in an emergency situation.
** This app will also provide GPS location to its nearest Indian Embassy office.
** The app is developed in association with the Migrant Forum in Asia, a Manila based regional network which toils for the rights of migrant workers.
** MigCall is a mobile application ideated by Rejimon K and materialized by Jose Chacko, two Indian migrants based in Sultanate of Oman. This application is meant to connect migrants in distress to official authorities and NGOs through smartphones offline.
** By downloading the app and creating a user account, helpline numbers will be added to the address book of the user’s smartphone.
** The helpline numbers can be accessed offline and able to send SOS message to the emergency number mentioned, search nearby NGOs and locate mission houses
About Us :
Just like other workers, domestic workers began organizing since long time ago in many places of the world.
It was only in November 2006 that they first came together at an international conference, hosted by the FNV Netherlands. Then they formed the idea of building an international network for all the domestic workers.
With the support of the IUF and Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), and the strong role played by the International Trades Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Labor Institute (GLI) and ILO, this international networking flourished.