France 2022-2023

The governments of the Republic of the Philippines and the Federal Republic of Germany signed two new labor agreements to enhance partnerships for the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the healthcare industry and other professional services.

It ensures equality of treatment and social protection for migrant workers. The BLA also applies social dialogue by ensuring that inclusion of trade unions from both the countries of origin and destination (PSLINK/Philippines and Ver.di/Germany) in the oversight committee.

Vanuatu is one of the first countries regionally and globally to prepare a comprehensive policy on internal displacement stemming from disasters and climate change which includes recommended actions on return and reintegration, local integration and planned relocation, as well as integrating human mobility into development planning across
Government.

These Guidelines provide for the voluntary, planned and coordinated movement of people to suitable locations, away from risk-prone areas, where they can enjoy their rights under customary, national and international law, fulfilment of which is necessary for relocation to be durable.
The Guidelines establish a framework for decision-making, planning and undertaking relocation in accordance with the principles in key regional and international frameworks that provide guidance for relocation, as applicable to the context of Solomon Islands.

The Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment, and Climate Change (KDMECC) outlines 12 commitments by its signatory countries to address the effects of climate change on human mobility in the East and Horn of Africa region.

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched the Citizens Perception Laboratory on Migration, which analyses social media interaction, research, and other sources of information with the help of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to provide insights into how migration is perceived in Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative offers information, resources and tools to accompany governments in their response to xenophobia.

Voices of Venezuela: aims at building a bridge of understanding between cultures, combatting xenophobia, and showcasing the contribution of Venezuelan migrants to their host communities. It developed a series called Some Venezuelans There, which provides explanatory videos in animated format to help migrants understand relevant processes such as visas/residence permits application, and access to medical care and education.

The Council represents over 200 Australian organisations and, over the last three decades, has conducted advocacy work on a range of policy issues, with a strong focus on campaigning against the conditions of Australiaís offshore migrant processing system in Nauru and Manus Island.

The survey reports Visual Analytics toward Evidence-based Global Migration Policy Making and Governance explores xenophobia, barriers to social inclusion, gaps in service, promising practices, as well as challenges identified by organisations that serve migrants and refugees

ëGlobal Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalismí (GRFDT): GRFDT publishes a Research Monograph series, since January 2015, that seeks to promote a balanced migration narrative and counter misinformation about migrants and refugees. A media outreach platform, ëthe Migration Newsí, covers issues related to Migration and Diaspora. Also, the GRFDT ñ in preparation of the Digital Museum of Diaspora ? trained more than 120 interns in its various migration-related activities such as migration media, digital museum, and research.

Hacking Narratives is a campaign that promotes a transforming approach on narratives on migrants and refugees, through a microdocumentary film and a related podcast.