Official Name
Republic of South Africa
ISO2 Code
ZA
ISO3 Code
ZAF
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29 30 S
Latitude
22 00 E
Geolocation
POINT (22 -31.3)
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No Financial Contribution

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No Participation

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No Financial Contribution

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  • Team Member in RT 2.2 "Managing Migration and Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Irregular Migration" 
  • Team Member in RT 3.2 "Policy and Institutional Coherence on Migration and Development within Government"
  • Team Member in RT 3.3 *Regional Consultative Processes, Inter-regional Consultative Fora and Regional Organizations and Economic Integration PRocesses at the Interface of Migration and Development" 
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  • Team Member in RT 1.3 "Addressing the root causes of migration through development, especially in light of the current global economic crisis"
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  • Team Member in RT 2.1 "Reducing the cost of migration and maximiizing human development" 
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Thematic Meetings
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Recognizing the contributions of women migrants to economic and social development in countries of origin and destination and addressing their specific needs, particularly concerning respect for their human rights" on 8 September 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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No Financial Contribution

RT Participation
  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Reducing migration costs" 
  • Team Member in RT 2.2 "Protection of migrants in all situations"
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Thematic Meetings
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies" on 18 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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  • Team Member in RT 1.1 "Tools and Sageuards for Policy Coherence - Finding the right policy mix to balance different interests and objectives" 
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Government Team Member in RT 2.1 "South-South mobility: trends, patterns and transferable learning"

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The Southern African Development Community Qualifications Framework (SADCQF)

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

A regional qualification framework, the SADCQF aims to enhance regional integration in the fields of education and training by promoting regional standards and recognition of qualifications. The SADCQF is a regional mechanism for comparability and recognition of full qualifications, credit transfer, creation of regional standards and facilitation of quality assurance (QA). It consists of a set of agreed principles, practices, procedures and standardised terminology intended to meet the five purposes of the SADCQF:

SIFA - Skills Initiatives for Africa

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

The Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDANEPAD) supported by the German Government and the European Union. SIFA promotes the occupational prospects of young Africans through the support of innovative skills development programmes and close cooperation with the private sector as an integral key stakeholder in the creation of jobs. The initiative consists of two components, a Finance Facility and a Technical Component.

SADC Guidelines on the Portability of Social Security Benefits

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In 2020, the Southern African Development Community adopted the Guidelines on the Portability of Social Security Benefits, through a tripartite process to help SADC countries adopt policies and regulations so that workers in SADC countries can accumulate and access social security benefits across different countries in the region.

Assessing the Economic Contribution of Labour Migration in Developing Countries as Countries of Destination (ECLM)

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

In 2014, the OECD Development Centre, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), initiated a three-and-a-half-year project, co-financed by the EU Thematic Programme on Migration and Asylum. The project assesses the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination. It seeks to arrive at a reliable and evidence-based understanding of how immigration affects the economies of a number of low- and middle-income countries, focusing on particular on:

Critical Skills List

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

Introduced in the new Immigration regulations in June 2014, the Critical skills work visa and permit saw a refreshingly forward thinking approach by the Department of Home Affairs to attracting much needed skills to South Africa and improving the visa and permit application process.

Mkhaya Migrant Award

Submitted by Mr. Camille Saadé on

In pursuit of building a unified, inclusive and caring South African society, the Department of Home Affairs launched the inaugural Mkhaya Migrants Awards as part of the Africa Day 2015 programme, marked annually on the 25th of May.

The Mkhaya Migrants Awards aim primarily to recognise outstanding migrants residing in the country who immensely make contribution to South Africa’s development in various fields. Secondarily, it also acknowledges South Africans contributing to the development of the African continent through their work in areas of need and strife.

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