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Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
All ASEAN Member States adopted in 2007 the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. The Declaration underlines ASEAN Member States’ commitments to, among others, promote decent, humane, and dignified...
Countries and areas:
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work
Objective 9: Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants
Objective 10: Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
In 2015 the Strategic Plan for Migration came into effect. This is to meet several new challenges at the demographic, economic and social level faced by Portugal. The Strategic Plan focuses on 5 priority policy areas: Immigrant Integration Policies...
Countries and areas:
Portugal
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Objective 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
South Africa has come up with Special Permits for undocumented Zimbabweans and Lesotho nationals to regularise their stay. This progressive measure is aimed at recognising the specific vulnerabilities that migrants find themselves in.
Countries and areas:
South Africa
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 5: Enhance availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
SDC and GIZ have joined forces and created a practice-oriented training course about the interplay of migration and development, making use of their mutual practical experience and involvement in international dialogue processes on migration...
Countries and areas:
Switzerland, Germany
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
This Handbook is a tool to accompany training on the operationalization of the ‘Guidelines: Protection Assistance for Vulnerable Migrants in Zambia’. The Handbook will be used during training of first line officials, to help them understand the...
Countries and areas:
Zambia
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 11: Manage borders in an integrated, secure and coordinated manner
Objective 12: Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
The Thai Cabinet endorsed in October 2016 the National Strategy Migrant Worker Management B.E. 2560-2564 (2017-2021), which amongst its objectives, include the management of the importation, working condition, and the return to the country of origin...
Countries and areas:
Thailand
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work
Objective 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Recognizing the importance and dynamics of migration, as well as the challenges of both immigration and international emigration, the Government of Burundi has initiated the process of drafting and adopting a National Migration Policy. This document...
Countries and areas:
Burundi
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
In pursuit of building a unified, inclusive and caring South African society, the Department of Home Affairs launched the inaugural Mkhaya Migrants Awards as part of the Africa Day 2015 programme, marked annually on the 25th of May. The Mkhaya...
Countries and areas:
South Africa
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
Date Shared:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Due to the lack of a national migration data system a first Migration Profile (MP) project in 2010, which culminated in the publication of “A Review on Vietnamese Migration Abroad”, was implemented by the Government of Viet Nam in partnership with...
Countries and areas:
Viet Nam
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:
Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies
Date Shared:
Monday, 6 November 2017
In order to accelerate the implementation of SDGs at the national level, some 11 Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support (MAPS) missions were conducted in 2016 and an additional 40 missions are planned for 2017. The outcomes of these missions...
Countries and areas:
Global