United Nations Network on Migration

A reminder this International Labour Day of the approaching deadline for submissions to this Migration Network Hub collaboration with ILO relating to the rights of millions of domestic migrant workers worldwide #LabourDay

The Government of Ghana has made commendable progress towards implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). One of more than 30 GCM Champion Countries, Ghana’s National Coordination Mechanism on Migration met last week to review the first draft of their GCM National Implementation Plan focused on six priority areas: policy coherence, labour migration, border management, trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants, diaspora engagement, and return and reintegration. This Plan is being developed with a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach that is informed by the UN Network on Migration’s 6-step guidance developed to help Member States make migration more safe, orderly, and regular. Ghana’s efforts are supported by the EU-UN Building Migration Partnerships project, funded by the European Union.

With International Domestic Workers Day approaching on June 16, it's crucial to spotlight the essential role migrant domestic workers play globally. The Migration Network Hub, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), seeks innovative practices and policies that safeguard workers' rights. Did you know? Over 8.5 million migrant domestic workers worldwide are women. Who can submit? 🌍 UN Member States, Network members, and stakeholders, including domestic worker organizations, trade unions, employers’ organizations, and more. 💡 Submitted practices should be fully or mostly completed to share valuable insights and align with DC189 principles. 📝 Submission instructions and form: https://bit.ly/HUBRP 🕒 Deadline: Friday, May 10, 2024.

Remittances from overseas workers are the 2nd greatest source of income in #Timor-Leste, and a critical lifeline for families like Joanita's struggling to build a more prosperous future. The country has identified its diaspora as critical agents of socio-economic development essential to the implementation of the #GCM. UN Network on Migration head Jonathan Prentice met with our government and UN partners this week to explore ways to support efforts to maximize the benefits of migration while ensuring migrant workers are protected and their rights, respected. https://lnkd.in/dsQS_w9X

The Migration Network Hub, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), is seeking innovative practices and policies that champion the rights of migrant domestic workers worldwide.   Did you know? Around 11.5 million domestic workers worldwide are international migrants. As we approach International Domestic Workers Day on June 16, it's crucial to shine a spotlight on their contributions and ensure their rights are protected.   Who can submit? 🌍 Any UN Member State, Network member, or stakeholder, including domestic worker organizations, trade unions, employers’ organizations, and more.   💡 Practices should be fully or mostly completed to share lessons learned, and should reflect the principles of DC189.   📝 Instruction and the submission form here: https://bit.ly/HUBRP. 🕒 Deadline: Friday, May 10, 2024.

Migrants’ socio-economic integration in Latin America and the Caribbean has become an issue of growing importance as the region has transformed into a region of destination for human mobility.   Despite many governments’ efforts supported by international organizations, efforts have met varying levels of success.   Join us this Friday for the webinar hosted by Workstream 5—Strengthening migrant socio-economic integration. Regional Network members and stakeholders will discuss barriers to stakeholder involvement in socio-economic integration in the region.   The webinar will introduce the consultation process to stakeholders and aim to gather initial inputs for the policy brief, which will be drafted by ILO in coordination with UNDP.   You can find more information at https://lnkd.in/gcNKttGw    and Register here https://bit.ly/MSEILAC

Network Secretariat head Jonathan Prentice met with senior Timor-Leste migration and police officials in Dili today to discuss how best to harness the potential of #migration to both address the Government's priorities and implement the Global Compact for Migration #GCM. While the country’s economy remains heavily reliant on oil revenues, #remittances from overseas workers are now its 2nd largest source of income. The government’s National Diaspora Engagement Policy identifies diaspora as key agents of economic development. Data collection and analysis, creating conditions for migrants and diaspora to contribute to economic development and promotion of safer, less expensive remittance procedures are three key objectives of the Compact particularly relevant to Timor-Leste.

Despite the commitments outlined in the #GCM, more than 32,300 people have lost their lives migrating since its adoption in Dec 2018. Urgent, collaborative action is needed to strengthen cooperation to save lives and provide humanitarian assistance to those in need.

❗ ❗ Since UN Member States committed to saving lives through #GCM implementation in 2018, more than 37,000 migrants have lost their lives or gone missing. 👉 To lean more, join #MissingMigrants project experts and partners tomorrow to discuss their new report, "A Decade of Documenting Missing Migrants". https://lnkd.in/dUpX8PrT

The #GCM is being embedded into the DNA of the United Nations through multi-agency, multi-stakeholder teams established to provide support to implementation of the Compact around the world.   A UN Network on Migration training of trainers starts today in Bangkok to strengthen implementation systems and beef up the capacity of facilitation teams based in regional Networks to support UN Country Teams to integrate the GCM into their work with governments and stakeholders.   22 UN Country Teams have received dedicated assistance to date, and a further 19 requests have been received through the Migration Network Hub https://lnkd.in/dUnX9Ze8