Bilateral agreements constitute an effective way to regulate migration flows and to foster development, both in the countries of origin and destination.
Migrants, forced or voluntary contribute the vibrancy, growth and quality of life a city can offer. Jamaica’s long-term development plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica– National Development Plan recognizes that in an environment characterized by high levels of crime and violence and inequitable dispensation of justice, citizens and migrants are alienated and less productive than they might be, and are more likely to engage in destructive behaviour. This fuels a vicious cycle that militates against achievement of positive social, economic and cultural outcomes.
In 2008 Ecuador initiated a National Plan for Human Development for Migration - Plan nacional de desarollo humano para las migraciones - which was a pioneer in Ecuador and Latin America for public policies that protect and promote the human rights of all migrants as well as their empowerment
In the recent Danish Strategy on Development Cooperation and Humanitarian action, Denmark is combining its humanitarian strategy and its development cooperation strategy into one joint strategy. The strategy has four strategic objectives:
In support of evidence-based policy making, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Department has been also undertaking a research project toward identifying the typologies of returning migrants, the main objectives of which is to put OFWs and their divergent aspirations and circumstances back at the heart of the government's reintegration program, with improved program design and planning and budgeting framework.
The Peruvian National Migration Policy (PNM) dedicates particular importance to achieving the full reintegration of the returned migrant into the economy and society in a long-term vision. Their logo is "Migrate Safely - Safely Return", to make visible the virtuous circle that migration should be.
The Indonesian National Board for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Overseas Workers has put in place an integrated empowerment program that targets return migrant - those who have finished their employment contract and assisted voluntary returnees. Working with relevant stakeholders (CSOs, private sector, microcredit organizations and training centers), the Board provides entrepreneurship and upgrading skills programme.
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the National Reintegration Center for OFWs have engaged in partnership with the IOM for the project "Enhancing the Reintegration Program for Overseas Filipino Workers" (ERPO).
In 2015 the Strategic Plan for Migration came into effect. This is to meet several new challenges at the demographic, economic and social level faced by Portugal.
The Strategic Plan focuses on 5 priority policy areas: