Data and Research

A Middle East regional program to provide necessary technical support to national constituents to improve the governance and protection mechanisms afforded to low-skilled women and men migrant workers in different sectors (construction, manufacturing, health, retail, hospitality, tourism, and domestic help). The program's focus is regional data management, research and policy reform; service delivery to migrant workers; and capacity training programmes for key stakeholders.

The project aims to develop a coherent framework of migration policy across national boundaries in order to ensure the rights of low skilled, rural female domestic workers from the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia and Somalia) in the Middle East and Sudan. The project seeks to improve coordination and cooperation of social partners, civil society, institutions and organizations working on migration issues in Ethiopia, as well as in the receiving countries. It provides female domestic workers with accurate information prior to migration and with safe havens to turn to in emergencies.

The purpose of the Future of Migration 2020 project (launched in spring 2012) was to draw up a Migration Strategy for Finland. Work on the Strategy was completed in late spring 2013 and it was adopted in the form of a Government Resolution on 13 June 2013.

This paper was coordinated by the Finnish Ministry of Interior, including a development strategy.

The LMIS project ("Best practices on collecting and sharing Labour Migration Data for the improvement of the Labour Market Information Systems") was aimed at supporting the inclusion and proper management of labour migration information in labour market information systems (LMIS); contributing to policy making with a view to fostering greater intra regional labour mobility and international dialogue and cooperation and also to enhancing the positive effect of migration on the economic development of six countries in the sub-region including Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Libya.

The National Remittances Credit Registry (NRCR) is a project housed by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Ghana with the following objectives:

1) To assist the Government of Ghana to diversify the country's investments for remitting Diaspora; thus, enhancing the service delivery and development outcomes;

2) To design and operate a centralized database compiling national remittances flow, and;

This Diaspora Database supports the Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA) project which is a comprehensive guiding framework to accommodate the desire of migrants and diaspora members to contribute to the development of their countries of origin, and to facilitate the circulation of their competencies, expertise and experience in Africa.

The policy memorandum sets out the migration and development policy framework for the Government of The Netherlands, focusing on six key policy priorities aimed at areas in which the Netherlands can make a difference, such as institutional development in migration management; promoting circular migration and brain gain; strengthening the involvement of migrant organizations; strengthening the link between remittances and development and encouraging sustainable return and reintegration.