The document provides practical examples on how migrants are included in the provision of services in the field of health, housing, ducation, vocational training, and basic public services such as water and sanitation. A dedicated section of the report, also includes examples of multi-sector migrant services in the context of the pandemic of COVID-19.
This publication is a compendium of 49 country examples highlighting efforts in improving refugeesí and migrantsí health following the adoption of the WHO Global Action Plan on Promoting the health of refugees and migrants at the seventy-second World Health Assembly, in May 2019.
In response to increasing concern for migrant workers social protection rights, this Guide seeks to provide policymakers and practitioners with an overview of the legal framework and policy options relating to migrants and refugees access to social protection.
It also offers practical guidance based on country and regional practices that may inspire countries when engaging in legal reforms, negotiating social security agreements and designing social protection schemes.
Del otro lado (On the other side) is a project co-created with migrant and refugees that focuses on creating an interactive narrative, based on true stories, to inform the audience about Venezuelan displacement and raise awareness about the problems faced by Venezuelan refugees. A 3D computer-graphic was developed to allow the audience to choose among the different experiences that Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Ecuador had experienced.
In the framework of the EUROMED Migration V project, trainings to sensitise journalists and media professionals about the benefits of promoting a balanced narrative on migration are organised. Public Communicators' Workshops are developed to highlight the central role of public communicators in informing the public debate on migration, and in shaping people's perceptions of migration.
Since 2015, the International Labour Organization and its partners have organized an annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.
Recognizing and promoting ethical and quality reporting is increasingly significant, as media can promote a toxic public narrative reinforcing prejudice, intolerance and stigmatization against migrant workers and their families.
The Global Media Competition contributes to support the production of quality reporting and raising awareness about labour migration.
The FAIRWAY programme addresses underlying causes of decent work deficits at their source through national-level interventions in selected countries of origin in East, West and North Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Morocco). In the Arab States, the programme provides continuity to interventions in countries of destination across the region by building on the work of the Fairway Middle East project (2016-2019), which target low-skilled migrant workers from all regions.
IOM launched the Global Migration Media Academy, a learning hub that offers classroom and online courses in multiple languages to anyone interested in covering migration. The Academy forms a community of experts committed to providing fact-based, balanced and diverse; and to promoting new voices in the field of migration by eliminating barriers to professional development and learning.
IOM and UNHCR are coordinating In Peru the ë#TuCausaEsMiCausaí campaign. The campaign spans civil society and the private sector, and is designed to increase the solidarity of the Peruvian society towards Venezuelan immigrants, through social media, community workshops, and street theatre performance.
The International iDiaspora Photo exhibition, organised by IOM and IBER-RUTAS, has shed light on the different ways in which diasporas cope and adapt when they leave their countries of origin to seek new opportunities and live transnational lives. The selected photos were able to portray how diasporas navigate their multiple identities and embrace their new country while remember where they come from.