Hyderabad, Aug. 15 -- An 11-member Telangana delegation, including MLAs and subject experts, will travel to the Philippines from August 17 to 21 to study that country's migration and labour policies, with an eye on adapting similar protections for the state's large workforce employed across West Asia.

The visit will focus on the Philippines' welfare programmes, institutional systems and best practices for protecting migrant workers in the Gulf, as well as its policies on their return and reintegration once they come home, NRI Advisory Committee (NRIAC) member Swadesh Karpakpandla told The Hindu.

Inputs gathered during the trip are meant to feed into a proposed Telangana Gulf NRI policy and a dedicated welfare board for these workers, he...