The ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) was signed on 15 December 1995 by the ASEAN Economic Ministers, allowing for Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA) in various professions and an agreement on the Movement of Natural Persons (MNP)
Bilateral agreements constitute an effective way to regulate migration flows and to foster development, both in the countries of origin and destination.
Mauritius has the opportunity to capitalise on migration as a tool for social development and economic growth.
Mauritius became a member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in 2006 with a view to getting the assistance of the organization for Labour Migration. Consequently, as from 2007, IOM has been assisting the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training (MLIRET) in facilitating the placement of Mauritian jobseekers in Canada.
The Caribbean Community Free Movement of Persons Act (2006) provides for the free movement of certain categories of skilled labour.
Canada have adopted the Start-up Visas Programs to facilitate the inward mobility of entrepreneurs.
The Program targets immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to build businesses in Canada that:
Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB) directly connects employers in countries with a shortage of local talent to skilled migrants who have been forced to flee their countries.
The Bologna Process is a collective effort of public authorities, universities, teachers, and students, together with stakeholder associations, employers, quality assurance agencies, international organisations, and institutions, including the European Commission.
The main focus is:
Indonesia has entered into bilateral agreement with several countries to improve the competences of Indonesian human resources through training programs, the development of competence standard and sharing of information related to labor market. More specifically, it has established cooperation with the Government of Japan on the placement of Indonesian health workers in Japan
The German Federal Employment Agency carries out an analysis of shortages of skilled workers twice a year. This analyis is based unpon several indicators, such as the number of unemployment persons in relation to the number of vacancies, duration of vacancies and profession-specific unemployment rates.
In March 2017, the federal government in Canada launched a pilot project to address labour shortages in certain industries in Nova Scotia.
With an unemployment rate of 8%, there is paradoxically an acute labour shortage in certain industries in the region, including Nova Scotia fish plants.