Since the first General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development in 2006, states have explored, through the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) process, collaborative approaches to enhancing the benefits and curbing the negative impacts of migration for development. The discussions and issues addressed at the GFMD have considerably evolved since it was first convened in 2007.
The French Government has created a program that is specifically responsible for all migration issues. Its creation responds to a triple challenge:
Vision 2030 Jamaica is a plan designed to guide Jamaica towards a developed country status. Under the vision “Jamaica – the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business”, the plan is designed “to ensure that international migration is adequately measured, monitored and influenced to serve the development needs of Jamaica”.
The UAE Ministry of Labour and India’s Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs signed a protocol to streamline the admission of Indian contract workers by way of an electronic contract registration and validation system.
In Bangladesh the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) has worked with the Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment and IOM to create Market Research Units (MRUs) in receiving countries. The MRUs are responsible for gathering information on labour market needs in recruiting countries and to report these to BMET so that they can be taken into account when developing future training and educational programs.