Knowledge Platform

International Labour Organization (ILO)

How to Facilitate the Recognition of Skills of Migrant Workers

This second edition of the guide includes recent developments in enhancing the migration services offered by various employment services providers. Its purpose is to keep this useful tool up to date and reflect new and emerging needs, as well as good practices, including in the COVID-19 context.

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22 June 2020

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World Economic Forum migration and remittance landscape analysis and impact about Nepal

Remittances represent more than a quarter of Nepal’s economic output; The pandemic means migrant workers have swapped the risk of death or injury at work with the reality of poverty and homelessness; Financing a shift from subsistence to commercial farming could help prevent food shortages and...

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16 June 2020

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World Economic Forum

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World Economic Forum migration and remittance landscape analysis and impact about Bangladesh

The coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for better cooperation over migration; Bangladesh has offered incentives to encourage expatriate workers to send their money through legal channels; Public bodies and remittance services providers must improve access to digital solutions.

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16 June 2020

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World Economic Forum

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UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

COVID-19 exposes opportunities as well as vulnerabilities for migrants’ remittances to Senegal

The coronavirus pandemic has caused remittances back into Senegal to dry up as COVID-19 has taken grip and lockdown measures have affected the migrant workers who normally send the money from mostly European countries such as France, Italy and Spain.

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15 June 2020

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UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Impact of COVID-19 on Myanmar’s Migrants and Remittances

The socio-economic importance of the money sent home by Myanmar’s migrants working abroad cannot be overstated. Remittances serve to diversify and smoothen household income and are particularly critical to strengthening the financial resilience of women and rural populations.

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15 June 2020

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No Social Exclusion in 'Social' Distancing: Leaving no Migrants Behind in the COVID-19 Response

This issue explores the multi-dimensional risks of social exclusion caused by inequities faced by different migrant groups in the COVID-19 response. While measures to combat the virus apply to all, not all migrant groups have the same set of resources and capacities to comply with the rules.

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13 June 2020

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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Policy Brief

Missing Migrants and their Families - The ICRC's Recommendations to Policy-Makers

This policy paper outlines key recommendations for policy-makers on ways to prevent migrants from going missing and, when they do, how to respond to the problem.

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13 June 2020

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Policy Brief

Nepal: COVID-19 & The Return Of Migrants

Many migrant workers, most of them from Nepal, lost their employment when the Indian government imposed a strict lockdown on 25 March 2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19. In March alone, around 500,000 people crossed the border from India without any screening or other measures applied.

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12 June 2020

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ACAPS

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Analysis

Activities for Migrants

This booklet focuses on the activities that the ICRC carries out on behalf of vulnerable migrants and their families around the world. Examples include visits to migrants who have been detained and helping migrants re-establish contact with their families.

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12 June 2020

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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Migrant women and remittances: Exploring the data from selected countries

A growing body of work has analysed the relationship between gender and remittances, but very little is known about the comparative value of the remittances sent by migrant women and men.

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02 June 2020

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UN Women

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Policy Brief

United We Watch: Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) on Social Cohesion

This document presents the results of a pilot study on the effect of the GMFF on social cohesion by looking at how films and public film screenings can impact perceptions and attitudes towards migrants.

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01 June 2020

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

IOM-UNHCR Framework document on developing standard operating procedures to facilitate the identification and protection of victims of trafficking

This document intends to encourage the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) between IOM and UNHCR at field level, and suggests a procedure for cooperation to ensure that the available expertise, capacities, and potential of each organization are effectively employed and coordinated to...

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01 June 2020

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International Labour Organization (ILO)

Coherence of Labour Migration, Employment, Education and Training Policies in the ECOWAS Subregion

In an attempt to address the labour migration governance challenges, which stem from, among others, the lack of coherence among the migration, employment, education and training policies, the ILO has prepared 'General practical guidance on promoting coherence among employment, education and training...

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01 June 2020

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Civil Society 2019 Engagement in Global Compact for Migration Implementation with a Post-COVID-19 Outlook

The Civil Society Action Committee mapping report on “Civil Society 2019 Engagement in Global Compact for Migration Implementation with a Post-COVID-19 Outlook”.

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01 June 2020

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Migration Strategy Group on International Cooperation and Development (MSG)

AI, digital identities, biometrics, blockchain: A primer on the use of technology in migration management

Based on background discussions with over 50 professionals from the tech and migration policy sectors as well as desk research, this primer identifies the state of play, provides examples and issues of various aspects of digitalization in migration management around the world.

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01 June 2020

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Analysis

Resource Bank on COVID-19: Ensuring Migrant Inclusion and Social Cohesion Amid a Pandemic

This resource bank compiles essential tools and practical guidance from multiple international agencies on key issues and challenges related to the impacts of the pandemic on migrant inclusion and integration.

Date of publication:

29 May 2020

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Road Map for Digital Cooperation: Implementation of the Recommendations of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation (A/74/821)

With COVID-19 highlighting the need for digital technologies in every sector, this report by the UN Secretary-General flags migrants as among the vulnerable communities who face more challenges to being digitally connected.

Date of publication:

29 May 2020

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UN General Assembly

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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Gender Made Easy: A Guide for Border Security and Management Officials

This brochure explains the concept of gender mainstreaming in the security sector in an easily comprehensible way.

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18 May 2020

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Migrant remittances in the times of COVID-19: Insights from Remittance Service Providers

Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, many migrants were already part of marginalized and vulnerable groups experiencing economic hardships in their countries of origin and host communities. Lockdowns and business closures have exacerbated the precarious nature of their livelihoods.

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16 May 2020

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World Bank Group

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