Knowledge Platform

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Analysis

Situation Report on International Migration 2019: The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Context of the Arab Region

The present report provides a multidisciplinary and comprehensive overview of migration trends, policy developments, and priority issues in the region to inform policymakers, researchers and practitioners.

Date of publication:

24 June 2020

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Training Employment Services Providers on How to Facilitate the Recognition of Skills of Migrant Workers: Facilitator’s Notes

The notes are a capacity-building tool and can be used for training of trainers, as well as for targeted stakeholders, including government officials and the social partners.

Date of publication:

23 June 2020

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Training / Workshop Material

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Guidelines for Skills Modules in Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements

Bilateral labour migration agreements (BLMAs) have become important tools for facilitating the governance of labour migration. The present guidelines are part of the ILO effort in this area and focus on the specific inclusion of skills in BLMAs.

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22 June 2020

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An Exploratory Study on Labour Recruitment and Migrant Worker Protection Mechanisms in West Africa: The Case of Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal

This study seeks to shed light on the situation of ethical recruitment and labour migration in West Africa by assessing current recruitment practices and migrant worker protection mechanisms in place in the following case study countries: Côte d'Ivoire, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.

Date of publication:

04 May 2020

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Studies in Social Justice Journal

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Analysis

Negotiated Precarity in the Global South: A Case Study of Migration and Domestic Work in South Africa

This article explores precarity as a conceptual framework to understand the intersection of migration and low-waged work in the global south.

Date of publication:

27 March 2020

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Journal Article

“Left behind”: why implementing migration-aware responses to HIV for migrant farm workers is a priority for South Africa

Like many other countries, South Africa (SA) has committed to the Sustainable Development Goals that aim to “leave no-one behind”, in efforts towards universal health coverage, and meeting the UNAIDS 90–90–90 targets through the implementation of universal test and treat (UTT) interventions.

Date of publication:

10 March 2020

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African Journal of AIDS Research

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Journal Article

Africa Migration Report: Challenging the Narrative

The Africa Migration Report takes a distinctly regional approach to inform knowledge on migration in Africa.

Date of publication:

01 January 2020

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Assessing the impact of awareness-raising campaigns on potential migrants – what we have learned so far

This report section, as part of the report titled “Migration in West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean Trends, risks, development and governance”, summarizes the key findings from a literature review as well as impact evaluations on the effectiveness of awareness-raising campaigns.

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01 January 2020

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Migrant Workers’ Skills Portability in Africa at Regional Economic Community and Continental Level. Guidance Towards an African Qualifications Framework?

This brief is meant to provide an overview for policy makers regarding skills portability instruments, with a focus on international qualifications frameworks as a first scoping exercise to provide evidence for policy decisions on whether Africa should embark on an African Qualifications Framework...

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01 January 2020

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Open Edition Journals - China Perspectives

(Un)writing “Chinese Space” in Urban Africa. Of City-Making, Lived Experiences, and Entangled Processes

As different forms of Global China have emerged and expanded throughout the African continent, this phenomenon has also materialised spatially.

Date of publication:

01 December 2019

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Journal Article

Tool for the Assessment of Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements Pilot-tested in the African Region

The objective of the assessment tool is to support governments, regional economic communities, and associated Member States and partners, including workers’ and employers’ organizations, in improving the effectiveness of BLMAs, to the benefit of both countries of origin and destination, and migrant...

Date of publication:

01 October 2019

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The Diaspora Engagement Self-Assessment Tool (DESAT)

The Diaspora Engagement Self-Assessment Tool (DESAT) has been developed to allow African Union Member States to systematically review and assess their current diaspora engagement environment.

Date of publication:

02 September 2019

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African Union

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Players of many parts: The evolving role of smugglers in West Africa’s migration economy

This briefing paper focuses on the evolving role of smugglers in West Africa’s migration economy, as well as migration and smuggling patterns in West Africa and between West and North Africa.

Date of publication:

11 June 2019

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Mixed Migration Centre

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Other

Concluding observations on the initial report of Libya

The Committee considered the initial report of Libya (CMW/C/LBY/1) at its 417th and 418th meetings (CMW/C/SR.417 and CMW/C/SR.418), held on 4 and 5 April 2019.

Date of publication:

09 May 2019

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Other

Guidelines for the Harmonization of Migration Data Management in the ECOWAS Region

The Guidelines for the harmonization of migration data in the West Africa region is intended for different range of users of migration data, such as migration researchers, policymakers, as well as national and regional experts working on migration-related mandates.

Date of publication:

26 April 2019

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International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

The Strength to Carry On - Resilience and Vulnerability to Trafficking and Other Abuses among People Travelling along Migration Routes to Europe

This study analyses the incidence of human trafficking among people travelling along the ‘Eastern Mediterranean route’, the ‘Balkan route’ and the ‘Central Mediterranean route’; factors of resilience to human trafficking and other abuses; and factors of vulnerability to human trafficking and other...

Date of publication:

01 February 2019

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Analysis

Climate Change and Migration in Vulnerable Countries: A snapshot of least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States

This paper aims to inform policymakers of the complex dynamics of climate-induced migration in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS. It provides an overview of the migration and climate change nexus in each group of countries and proposes ways forward to address it.

Date of publication:

01 January 2019

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International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)

Communication on Migration: An Issue of Local Governance

This report from the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration project (MC2CM) summarises the main learnings derived from an event that brought together city administrations, experts, and representatives of international organisations.

Date of publication:

31 December 2018

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