Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)

• 2011 Concept Paper
• Cluster I [ FR | ES ]
  Labour Mobility and Development
• Report of Cluster Rapporteur I
  Labour Mobility and Development
• Common Space Guiding Questions for Panellists
• First Friends of the Forum Meeting: Report of the Proceedings
  15 March 2011, Palais des Nations, Geneva
• First Steering Group Meeting: Report of the Proceedings
  08 February 2011, Palais des Nations, Geneva
• Second Steering Group Meeting: Report of the Proceedings
  18 April 2011, Palais des Nations, Geneva
• Looking at the Big Picture: Demography, Youth, Employment, Development and Migration
  Rainer Münz, Erste Group
• Statement of the 2011 Civil Society Days
  William Gois, Regional Coordinator of the Migrant Forum in Asia

Abuja Meeting on Facilitating South-South Labour Migration

• Background Paper
• Facilitating South-South Labour Migration for Development: Challenges and Prospects
  Aderanti Adepoju, Coordinator, Network of Migration Research on Africa
• Using Migration Profiles and other Existing tools to ensure evidence‐ based coherent policy development
  Elizabeth Adjei
• Mainstreaming Migration into Private Sector Development Policies
  Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, Up! Africa Limited
• Migrations de travail Sud Sud, pour une approche globale
  Hakam El Asri, Chargé de projets, Pôle Emploi, France
• Facilitating Legal Labour Migration: The Role of Destination Countries
  Andy Hall, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Mahidol Migration Center (MMC)
• South-South versus South-North labour migration: comparing opportunities and challenges
  David Khoudour-Castéras, OECD Development Centre
• Institutionalizing a Regional Consultative Dialogue on Migration for West Africa
  Pietro Mona, Migration and Development Expert, Seconded by the Government of Switzerland
• Seminaire thematique role des organisations internationales
  Badara Ndiaye
• National Labour Migration Policy of Nigeria
  Anthony Ozodinobi, Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Abuja, Nigeria
• Leveraging Migration for Development
  Dilip Ratha, World Bank
• National Labour Migration Policy for Sri Lanka
  Padmini Ratnayake, Ministry of Labour & Labour Relations, Sri Lanka
• Comparing South‐South Mobility Frameworks
  Jo Rispoli, IOM Regional Office, Pretoria
• La protection sociale des travailleurs migrants dans un contexte de mobilite de travail sud-sud
  Birane Thiam, Conseiller Technique / DGTSS, Point focal Migration Ministère du Travail, Sénégal

Berne Labour Mobility Meeting:

• Background Paper
• Programme
• Operationalising the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons: Prospects for Sub-Regional Trade and Development
  Aderanti Adepoju, Coordinator, Network of Migration Research on Africa (NOMRA)
• Labour Migration in Asia and the Role of Bilateral Migration Agreements: Market Access Facilitation by Informal Means
  Graziano Battistella, Scalabrini Migration Center and BinodKhadria Jawaharlal, Nehru University
• Can Services be Exported Through Bilateral Labor Agreements? An Assessment of Spain-Colombia and Spain-Ecuador Agreements
  Antonio Bonet, President of ACE International Consultants S.L. and Sebastian Saez, Senior Trade Economist, International Trade Department, World Bank Group
• Migration Control through Public-Private Parterships
  Tesseltje de Lange, Assistant Professor, Migration Law, Law Faculty of the University of Amsterdam
• Operationalising the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Persons: Prospects for Sub-Regional Trade and Development
  Aderanti Adepoju, Coordinator, Network of Migration Research on Africa (NOMRA)
• Where’s the Movement? Comparative Assessment of EU and US Migration and Trade Policies towards Latin America
  Cesla Amarelle, Centre de droit des migrations, Elisa Fornalé (Université de Neuchâtel)
• Natural Persons Supplying Services in Trade Agreements: Mismatch with Immigration Law?
  Jürgen Bast, Senior Research Fellow
• Labour Migration in Asia and the Role of Bilateral Migration Agreements: Market Access Facilitation by Informal Means
  Graziano Battistella, Scalabrini Migration Center
• Services, Labor Mobility and Bilateral Labor Agreements: The Case of Spain, Colombia & Ecuador
  Antonio Bonet, President, ACE and Sebastian Saez, Sr. Trade Economist, World Bank
• Evaluating Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements in Light of Human and Labour Rights
  Ryszard Cholewinski, International Migration Branch, International Labour Office, Geneva
• Reinforcing the Contributions of African Diasporas to Development
  Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, Up!‐Africa Limited
• Free Movement in the EU
  Constantinos Fotakis, Adviser DG Employment,Social Affairs, European Commission
• Managing Labor Migration: The Philippine Experience -Government Perspective on the Privatization of Migration
  Jaime P. Gimenez, Deputy Administrator, Licensing and Adjudication Office, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
• Bilateral Agreements to Manage Low-skilled Labor Migration: Complementarity or Overlap to Trade Agreements?
  Philip Martin, Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis
• Low-skilled Labor Migration: Guest Worker Programs and Free Trade Agreements?
  Philip Martin, Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Davis
• Migration of Health Workers Under the Japan-Philippines and Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreements: Challenges and Implications of the Japanese Training Framework
  Yoshiko Naiki, Osaka University, Japan
• Migration of Health Workers Under the Japan-Philippines and Japan-Indonesia EPAs: Challenges and Implications of the Japanese Training Framework
  Yoshiko Naiki, Osaka University, Japan
• ASEAN Free Movement Agenda
  Sophie Nonnenmacher, Senior Migration Policy Officer, IOM Regional Office, Bangkok
• Temporary Labor Migration from Egypt to the EU – Economic Benefits, Legal Background and Possible Outlines
  Caglar Ozden, Mirwat Sewadeh, Jackie Wahba
• Temporary Labor Migration from Egypt to the EU – Economic Benefits, Legal Background and Possible Outlines
  Çaglar Özden, The World Bank
• State-diaspora Partnerships and Bilateral Agreements: How Can they Help to Manage Migration?
  Miryam Hazán, Marion Panizzon, Sandra, Lavenex, and Sonia Plaza
• Mobilising Development-friendly Investments and Entrepreneurship by Migrants
  Leila Rispens-Noel, Senior Advisor, INAFI International
• Mobilizing Development-friendly Investments and Entrepreneurship by Overseas Migrants
  Leila Rispens-Noel, INAFI International, Hong Kong and Jeremaiah Opiniano, Institute of Migration and Development Issues, Philippines
• Trade Policy in Mode 4 Movement of Natural Persons
  Jan P.R. Schmitz, European Commission, Directorate General for TRADE, B1 (Services and Investment)

Dhaka Meeting on Lowering the Costs of Migration for Higher Development Gains:

• Session I: Understanding the Monetary Cost of Migration
• Session II: Lowering the Monetary Cost of Migration: Policy Routes and the Promise of Adopting a Collaborative Framework

Dubai Recruitment of Workers for Overseas Employment Workshop:

• Summary Report
• Full Report

Ghana Care Worker Workshop:

• Summary Report
• Background Paper
• Concept Note

Istanbul Meeting on Irregular Migration:

• Addressing Irregular Migration through Coherent Migration and Development Strategies
  Bernhard Perchinig, Senior Research Officer, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
• Factors Impacting Irregular Migration: Globalization, Transnationalism, Global Disparities, Demand for Cheap Labour, Social Networks
  Maureen Achieng, Head – International Partnerships Division, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• Irregular Migration: The Case of Kenya
  Hellen Apiyo, Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kenya
• Statement of the Global Migration Group on Addressing Irregular Migration through Coherent Migration and Development Strategies
  Wan-Hea Lee, Chief, Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Division, OHCHR / Global Migration Group (GMG)
• Approche Tunisienne pour Affronter la Migration Irreguliere
  Ahmed Messaoudi, Director General of Migration and Foreign Labour, Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, Tunisia

Jamaica Care Worker Workshop:

• Summary Report
• Background Paper
• Concept Note
• Linking Women Remitters & Senders to Financial Services
  Anjali Banthia, Women’s World Banking
• Decent Work for Domestic Workers
• Domestic Workers at the Interface of Migration & Development
  Earl Jarrett, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society
• Productive use of Migrants’ Remittances by Women Family Members in Mexico
  Dr. Juan Carlos Calleros Alarcon, Center of Migration Studies, National Institute of Migration, Mexico
• Good Practice in Frontline Services for Domestic Workers in the Philippines and Destination Countries
  Katherine B. Brimon, Deputy Executive Director, Institute for Labor Studies, Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines
• Confederaci Confederación n Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Trabajadoras del Hogar
• Challenges and Opportunities in the Promotion of Safe and Regular Migration for Domestic Workers
  Ricardo Cordero, Senior Regional Specialist, Labour Migration - Migration and Development
• Support on Information Dissemination, Training and Promoting Dialogue between Employers and Domestic Workers
  Ms. Shirley Pryce, President, Jamaica Household Workers Association
• Labour Migration in the Context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy
  David Prendergast, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Jamaica

Manila Migration Profiles Workshop:

• Improving Crisis Preparedness and Response to Workers Affected by Unrest and other Emergencies
  Esteban B. Conejos, Jr., Undersecretary for Migrant Workers' Affairs, Philippines
• Migration Profiles as Tool for Informed Policy Making, Integration and Reintegration and Emergency Response
  Dao Cong Hai, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Labour Invalids and Social Affairs, Vietnam

Marseille M & D Policy Assessment Workshop:

• Briefing Note No. 2 Temporary Labor Migration Programs
• Briefing Note No. 3 International Labor Intermediation
• Synergies between Migration and Development. Policies and programs: Moldova
  Diana Hincu, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Republic of Moldova
• Managing Migration for Development and Employment
  Roberta Gatti, World Bank
• Towards a National Policy on International Migration and Development for Jamaica
  Toni-Shae Freckleton, Planning Institute of Jamaica
• Circular Migration as a Development Tool –The Mauritian Approach
  Anil K. Kokil, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Mauritius
• Accord entre le gouvernement de la République Française et le gouvernement de la République de Maurice relatif au séjour et à la migration circulaire de professionnels.
  Murielle Dejaeghère, France
• Migration as Development
  Manjula Luthria, Senior Economist, World Bank
• Reflections on New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Policy
  Sankar Ramasamy, New Zealand
• Regulating Private Recruitment: Policy Options and Key Challenges
  Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, Regional Research Officer, International Organization for Migration Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
• Migration, Employment and Protection of Migrants
  María Luisa Casado López, Directorate General for Immigration, Ministry of Labour and Immigration. Spain
• Experience de l’aneti en matiere de l’emploi a l’international
  Mohamed Mani, Directeur, Analyse des données du marché de l’emploi, Tunisia
• L'intermédiation privée à l‘étranger et la régulation des établissements prives de Placement à l’étranger (les EPPE): Cas de la Tunisie
  Walid Blel, Tunisia
• Ways of Asking About the Impact of Overseas Work on Filipino Families
  Michael Clemens, Center for Global Development

Moldova Meeting on Mainstreaming Migration into Strategic Policy Development:

• Moldovan Diaspora Organizations: an Asset for the Country’s European Integration
  Dr. Dorin Duşciac
• Integrating Migration in National Development Agendas of Bangladesh: Experiences and Fundamental Principles
  Mohammad Iftekhar Hossain, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Bangladesh
• Migration and Economic Development: Mainstreaming migration into the Moldova 2020 Strategy
• Optimizing Development Gains: Non-Governmental Actors
  Manuel G. Imson, Labor Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Philippines, Geneva
• Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Migration as Part of Sectoral Strategies - Employment: Experience of the Republic of Moldova
  Nina Punga, Head of Human Resources Development and Employment Policies, Ministry of Labor, Social Protection, and Family, Republic of Moldova
• Impact de l’éducation sur la migration en Tunisie
  Walid Blel, Direction de la migration et de la main d’oeuvre étrangère, Ministère de la Formation Professionnelle et de la Migration, Tunisie
• Vocational Skills, Non-Formal and Informal Learning, Migration: The case of the Republic of Moldova
  Siria Taurelli, European Training Foundation
• Addressing the Challenges and Opportunities of Migration as Part of Sectoral Strategies - Employment
  Anna Farkas, Subregional Project Coordinator, International Labour Office
• Guide on Ratification: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
  The International Steering Committee for the Campaign for Ratification of the Migrants Rights Convention

Background Papers:

• RT Session 1.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Partnerships for more regular and protected migration
• RT Session 2.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Reducing the costs of migration and maximizing human development

Contributions to Roundtable Preparations:

• Social Protection for Temporary Migrant Workers
  Conceptual Framework, Country Inventory, Assessment and Guidance: A Study prepared for the Global Forum of Migration and Development by Robert Holzmann and Yann Pouget World Bank and Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration Marseille, October 27, 2010"
• Inventory 3 - Termination Pay in OECD Countries, Singapore, GCC Countries, 2009/10
• Inventory 4 - Termination Pay in other MENA Countries, 2009/2010
• Inventory of Social Protection Provisions for Temporary Migrant Workers in GCC Countries
• Inventory of Social Protection Provisions in selected Temporary Labor Migration Schemes
• Roundtable Session 2.1: Reducing the costs of migration and maximizing human development
  Inputs from RT 2.1 team members: Japan, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Spain, Sri Lanka

Background Papers:

• RT Session 2.2 [ FR | ES ]
  Reintegration and circular migration–effective for development?

Contributions to Roundtable Preparations:

• ILO: Fact-Sheet on the Economic Crisis and Migrant Workers: Regional Differences
• ILO: Fact-Sheet on the Economic Crisis, Labour Migration and Migrant Employment
• ILO: Fact-Sheet on the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Immigration Policies
• Philip Martin: Reducing the Cost Burden for Migrant Workers: A Market-based Approach
• RT 2: Migrant Integration, Reintegration and Circulation for Development
• Willoughby, Henderson: Preparing Contract Workers for Return and Reintegration – Relevant for Development?

Background Papers:

• RT Session 2.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Fostering More Opportunities for Regular Migration

Contributions to Roundtable Preparations:

• Workshop on Creating Development Benefits through Circular Migration
• Compendium of Good Practice Policy Elements in Bilateral Temporary Labour Arrangements
• Spain: Analytical Paper for the Expert Seminar on Bilateral Temporary Labour Arrangements

Background Papers:

• RT Session 1.1 [ FR | ES ]
  Highly skilled migration: balancing interests and responsibilities.
• RT Session 1.2 [ FR | ES ]
  Temporary labor migration as a contribution to development: sharing responsibility.
• RT Session 1.3 [ FR | ES ]
  The role of other-than government partners in strengthening the developmental contribution of temporary labor migration.
• RT Session 1.4 [ FR | ES ]
  How can circular migration and sustainable return serve as development tools?
• RT Session 1.4 Model Session [ FR | ES ]
  Setting up a model Circular Migration program.

Contributions to Roundtable Preparations:

• ILO: Rights, Labour Migration and Development: The ILO Approach
• OSCE, IOM, ILO: Handbook on Establishing Effective Labour Migration Policies in Countries of Origin and Destination