In July 2007, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers established the ASEAN Committee to Implement the Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. Part of the role of this committee has been to strengthen information services to educate migrant workers about their rights, access to services and immigration requirements.
All residents whatever their nationalities are invited to register in the Padron, the administrative municipal census, to automatically gain the status of a “neighbour”. The Padron is managed by the local authority (Offices of Citizenship Attention). Access to many services in the city requires registration in the Padron (i.e. for social housing, public education, but also city public bikes).
The Government of the UAE has recently instituted a public-private partnership programme to scale up and standardise post-arrival orientation programmes to migrants and their employers.
The government of Canada assists immigrants in overcoming barriers so they can establish themselves and their families in Canadian communities through Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) Settlement Program.
Bilateral agreements constitute an effective way to regulate migration flows and to foster development, both in the countries of origin and destination.
This contribution is a chapter of the World Migration Report 2018.
This chapter unpacks the relationships between migration, violent extremism and social exclusion by dispelling myths and highlighting areas for further research and policy development.
This contribution is a chapter of the World Migration Report 2018.
This chapter examines migration from migrants’ perspectives. It focuses on the choices migrants make before and during their journeys, especially for migrants whose options are restricted. It highlights implications for research and policymaking.
This contribution is a chapter of the World Migration Report 2018.
This chapter examines the salience and impact of developments in technology enabling greater transnational connectivity on migration.
In February 2016, a very progressive national law on human mobility was approved (recognized by ILO and UNHCR) to guarantee migrants can have identity cards etc.; and exercise all rights of Ecuadorians particularly access to high-level universal health and education, as well as access to justice.
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