Countries of origin can play a major role in protecting their migrant workers abroad. In a Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Insight (2007) paper, the case of a Philippine government program aimed at protecting their Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) was examined and lessons extracted. MPI’s analysis of the world’s largest migrant welfare fund, the Philippines’ Overseas [...]
22/01/2009 - Joshua Massarenti - ACP Courier
December 2009 Knowledge Fair organised in the ‘Musée du Cinquantenaire’, Brussels (Belgium). © EC/UNDP
In addition to the management of migratory flows and the protection of migrants’ rights on European territory, the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty (1999) opened the way for strategic partnerships between the EU and [...]
22/01/2009 - Joshua Massarenti - ACP Courier
Le Salon des Connaissances organisé en décembre 2009 au Musée du Cinquantenaire, Bruxelles (Belgique). © CE/UNDP
Au-delà de la gestion des flux migratoires et de la protection des droits des migrants sur le territoire européen, l’entrée en vigueur du Traité d’Amsterdam (1999) avait ouvert la voie à des partenariats stratégiques [...]
NGOs and others describe how they are making making migration work for development. They discuss the role of remittances, migrant’s capacities, rights and communities in the economic and social development of their countries of origin.
This event gathered 450 people from around the world to share experiences about how they are making migration work for development. [...]
