The main objective of Pagesos Solidaris is to participate in the human, economic and social development of rural communities and to give these communities support to develop organizational structures. To this end the Foundation aims to:
The Greek Government has bilateral labor agreements with Egypt, Bulgaria and Albania, mostly for seasonal workers, anbd believes that by establishing legal channels for migration, the agreements enhance inter-governmental cooperation at economic, social and cultural levels.
The introduction of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme, is designed to help “increase incomes of the poor directly and reduce expenses incurred on distress migration.” Through agro-food processing, sericulture and other village enterprises, India hopes to “check rural-urban migration by gainfully employing people in villages.”
Guatemala has been able to negotiate, through the Quebec Farmers Association "Ferme" large seasonal movements of agricultural workers under Canada's universal temporary foreign worker visa category. The program has been evaluated as highly successful in terms of almost 100% assured returns, high remittances, 20% female intake and improved family welfare back home.
National Registry of Rural Workers and Employers (RENATEA) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security.
All employers and farm workers must be registered in RENATEA in order to develop their activities in the agriculture field. The Registry also comprises a fund that provides unemployment insurance and an employment record card to all agricultural workers.
SEVA is an ISO-certified international organisation for sustainable development. SEVA’s strategy is to stimulate entrepreneurship among the poor and marginalized in developing countries. As of 2011, SEVA received funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the project ’Migration and Development 2011-2013’, which is a continuation of a previous, successful project. For the moment, 25 enterprises have already been established in among others Ghana, Rwanda, Burundi, India and Surinam.
A project operating in Senegal, Mauritania and Mali with the support of Spain in order to maximise the development benefits of migration. The project enhances the employability of migrant workers by supporting vocational training institutions as well as improved training and employment services in countries of origin. It also promotes effective reintegration of migrants in national labour markets upon return.
This regional skills development initiative was launched in 2006 to provide Pacific islanders with Australian qualifications. it is designed to open up employment opportunities in targeted sectors at the national, regional and international level.
The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is a centre for training excellence and collaboration with over 12 years of experience and broad expertise.
The Expatriates Welfare Bank Act of 2010 established the Probasi Kaylan Bank in Bangladesh, a specialised bank that provides collateral-free easy loans to aspirant migrant workers, as well as expatriates and returnees for investments and self-employment.
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is a one-stop-shop for diaspora members who wish to invest in Ghana. It provides information and encourages diaspora members to set up small and medium size enterprises (SME's) in Ghana to generate employment and reduce poverty.