| Inter-regional workshop in Colombo 18-21 June, 2013 |
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The next inter-regional workshop on "Migration & Development" focused on SDC's work in Asia and in the migration corridor to the Middle East will take place from June 18 to June 21, 2013 in Colombo/Sri Lanka.
The workshop is hosted by the COOF Sri Lanka and co-organized by the "South Asia Divisions" as well as by the "Division Global Program Migration and Development".
For any questions and login to the workshop page please contact Claudia Paixão claudia.paixao@deza.admin.ch.
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| New Publications |
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Financial Literacy for Remittances and Diaspora Investments
May 2012
Author: GIZ
For this handbook, a wide range of projects covering all regions of the world funded by various public donors and private parties was analysed. The results show that there is a large body of experience in the area of financial literacy linked to remittances and diaspora investments, which ideally should be re-used for similar projects in the future. Lessons have been learned and key success factors have been identified. Material is available, such as comprehensive training manuals and workbooks. |
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Migration Initiatives 2013 in Support of Development
2012
Author: IOM
Since its first publication in 1999, the Migration Initiatives provides an overview of IOM’s current and intended responses to the wide range of evolving global, regional and national migration needs and pressures. In alignment with IOM’s 2013 High-level Dialogue theme on Migration and Development, this year’s edition is entitled Migration Initiatives 2013 in Support of Development”. The edition provides a summary of IOM’s regional strategies and presents IOM’s responses and funding needs according to key thematic areas which all aim to enhance migration’s positive impact on development. |
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Reducing the Cost of Migrant Remittances to Optimize their Impact on Development
2012
Author: Naceur Bourenane, Saïd Bourjij, Laurent Lhériau
Remittances from migrants are a major source of financing for the economies of developing countries and of the recipient populations. They are of great benefit to large segments of the population which, without these resources, would live in conditions of abject poverty. Consequently, remittance flows tend to remain stable even when the migrants’ countries of residence are beset by economic and financial crisis. They seem to be less volatile than official development assistance and foreign direct investment. This is true for countries of the Maghreb and the Franc Zone especially those that form the core focus of this study, namely Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon and Comoros. Furthermore, remittance costs are currently stabilising at a high level. This has spurred states to national, bilateral and multilateral action. The report recommends ways of reducing the costs of sending these remittances and optimising their contribution to development using suitable financial and regulatory innovations, in keeping with the commitments made at the Africa-France Summit in Nice in 2010 and the G20 Summit in Cannes in November 2011. |
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Crushed Hopes: Underemployment and deskilling among skilled migrant women
2012
Author: IOM
This report is a collective publication comprising a review of international literature on the subject of migrant deskilling and underemployment from a gender perspective and three empirical case studies from Switzerland, Canada and the United Kingdom. It explores the disproportionate difficulties skilled migrant women can face in transferring their skills and finding employment commensurate with their education when relocating to a new country. The case studies highlight situations in which migratory status and labour market dynamics can combine to constrain skilled and highly skilled migrant women to low-skilled occupations despite their often high human capital. They also analyse the impact that such occupational downgrading can have on migrant women’s well-being and the strategies that women can adopt to regain a professional status. |
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'Operational Manual for Labour Sections of Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions in Labour Receiving Count
2012
Author: ILO Sri Lanka
In 2011, with the aim of improving of the current system of migrant worker grievance handling in Sri Lanka and in Sri Lankan Diplomatic Missions in labour-receiving countries, two studies were commissioned to review grievance redress mechanisms available to Sri Lankan migrant workers within Sri Lanka and in countries of employment. Both studies highlighted the need to lay down standard operational guidelines, incorporating existing guidelines and practices and to fill any gaps in the system relating to areas of migrant worker service provision. |
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| SDC Migration Projects |
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SDC's Migration Projects 2012/2013 |
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CRIS - Reintegration of Migrants in their Countries of Origin
2011
Author: SDC
As migration is no longer necessarily permanent, the return of migrants is an interesting field of research for gaining evidence on the impact of migration on the development of the countries of origin. A better understanding of practices, mechanisms, and the impact of certain policies would support the reintegration of migrants and maximize their positive impact on local development. This project’s aim is to give governments and other actor access to data on return and reintegration, and to provide analytical tools for policy making. |
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Interested in knowing more about SDC's projects in the field of migration? This project map and the respective project list provides a useful overview ofSDC projectsrelated to migration. Thesedocuments are updated annually. |
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Interested in knowing more about SDC's projects in the field of migration? A annually updated project map and the respective project list provides a useful overview of SDC projects related to migration.
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