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Local Economic Development Policy

Date Shared: 
Friday, December 27, 2013 - 12:00
Countries and areas: 
Ghana
Contributors: 
Member States
Chairmanship: 
Sweden 2013-2014
Geographical Relevance: 
National
Tags: 
Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning, Labor Mobility
Summary: 

This policy is expected to reduce the rate of rural-urban migration. The Ghanaian experience shows that given the right conditions, people prefer to stay in their communities instead of migrating.

Link: 

For more information: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_emp/---emp_ent/---led/documents/publication/wcms_201096.pdf

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 1 "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda ".