Global Forum on Migration and Development
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Date Shared: 
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 11:00
Title: 

Design of a Public Policy on Labour Migration

Countries and areas: 
Colombia
Partner(s): 
Ministry of Labour
Thematic Area: 
Data and research, Labour migration and mobility
Tags: 
Data and Research, Legal Frameworks on Migration, Policy Coherence
Summary: 

As agreed in the National Development Plan 2010 – 2014, the Ministry of Labour is responsible for producing the evidence base for the formulation of a public policy on labour migration. The Ministry of Labour is in the process of undertaking various activities that support this objective; The creation of an statistics tool for monitoring labour migration in the country, including data from different institutions such as the National Statistics Department, the migratory agency and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection; b. The development of an inter-institutional guide for the design and implementation of models of Temporary and Circular Labour Migration; and c The update of the occupations and competencies catalogue for Colombia, according to international standards, and the current demands perceived on the labour market. The different activities have provided the relevant inputs for the future drafting of the national policy on labour migration.

GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2013-2014 - RT 2.1 Background Paper "Enhancing the development impacts of labour migration and circular mobility through more systematic labour market and skills matching".

Thematic Recollection RT: 

GFMD 2013-2014 - RT 2.1 Background Paper "Enhancing the development impacts of labour migration and circular mobility through more systematic labour market and skills matching".

Link: 

For more information (in Spanish):http://www.mintrabajo.gov.co/empleo-y-pensiones/movilidad-y-formacion


Source (retrieved on 04/13/2026 - 21:59): https://www.gfmd.org/pfp/ppd/1747