(c) Carrying out gender training and sensitization for government officials dealing with migration issues, in particular those providing legal and consular assistance to Filipino migrant workers abroad seeking justice against abuse in the workplace 69. The State party deploys female labour attaches and welfare officers, social workers and medical personnel in countries where there is large concentration of Filipino women workers. It has added female welfare attachés and staff in Riyadh, Jeddah and Jordan. It is also redesigning the deployment plan to rationalize deployment of welfare officers to destinations with significant number of women migrant workers. And it incorporates the Code of Conduct for Government Employees and Customer Care in its training programmes for its officers and staff. 70. The State party Foreign Service officers, labour and other Philippine officials dealing with migrants undergo training on TIP and gender-sensitive handling of cases involving women migrant workers. They are also required to attend pre-deployment training that includes modules on migration and development, trafficking in person, illegal recruitment, gender issues, and case management, among others. 71. Female immigration officers with sufficient background on gender and development (GAD) programmes are tasked to assist profiled female victims in interviews and other processes conducted by the BI to encourage victims to divulge necessary information on their respective cases. (d) Implementing the outcome document of the International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development called the Manila Call to Action as a tool for informed policy decision-making and advocacy 72. The State party utilizes the Manila Call to Action as a tool to formulate measures to strengthen the protection of migrant women workers69 and their families and to advocate the adoption of international instruments such as the ratification of ILO Convention 189 and the enactment of national laws, such as Republic Act No. 10631. (e) Liaising with local and international partner networks to provide services and support to migrants and to advocate for migrants’ rights 73. The State party FSPs maintain close relations with NGOs, church-based groups, local public and private service providers, and the Filipino communities in their respective host territories to enhance capacity to extend assistance to migrant Filipinos, particularly Filipino migrant women facing situations of vulnerability; and advocate for migrants’ rights. In partnership with Filipino associations overseas, mostly from CODs of emigrants, State party conducts post-arrival orientation and other services to facilitate integration of newly-arrived migrants in their host communities. 74. The State party also partners with local government units, academe, faith-based organizations, professional associations, non-government organizations and other civil society partners in the campaign against illegal recruitment and TIP, as well as in conducting PEOS and community education on migrants’ rights. Article 66 24. Please provide information on the measures taken to review the role of private recruitment agencies and to strengthen the existing licensing system for recruitment agencies, migration regulation and control mechanisms to prevent private recruitment agencies from charging excessive fees for their services and from acting as intermediaries for abusive foreign recruiters (CMW/C/PHL/CO/1, para. 42). 69 These measures include a) the conscious integration of gender perspectives in the development and implementation of PDOS to ensure safe migration; b) socio-economic and psychological programs for more sustainable reintegration of returning women migrants; c) continuous capacity building of government officials dealing with migrants on gender-sensitive handling of cases of women migrant workers; d) adoption of a standard bilateral agreement to ensure equal treatment and opportunities in terms and conditions of employment; and e) establishment of the Remittance for Development Council, among others. 95