The State Office for Croats abroad is a central state administration body established to promote cooperation and strengthen relations between the Republic of Croatia and Croatians living outside the country.
The State Office is mandated under the Act on the Relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Croatians outside the Republic of Croatia to:
MEDMA2 (Mobilisation des Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger pour le Maroc) is a pilot project aimed at mobilising the Moroccan Diaspora legally settled in Belgium to contribute to the development of their country of origin. Financed by the Belgian Cooperation agency, the project has been implemented since May 2012 by the International Organization for Migration, through its offices in Rabat and Brussels.
This project is implemented in close collaboration with the Ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad (MCCMRE) and the Foundation Hassan II (FHII).
The Government of Ghana, with the support of IOM, the Netherlands and the UK, has a circular migration program to encourage Ghanaian professionals to return on an temporary basis to teach and provide medical assistance in various regions.
MIDA seeks to respond to the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon in African countries through the creation and strengthening of sustainable links between diasporas and countries of origin. The objective is to encourage the transfer of competencies and resources of the African Diaspora benefiting countries of origin and strengthening the capacities of local public and private institutions.
Zimbabwe has entered into a MoU with the Republic of South Africa to facilitate the recruitment of Zimbabwean workers in South African farms in the Limpopo province.
The Government of Nepal has signed bilateral labour agreements with five major destination countries, namely the Kingdom of Bahrain (April 29, 2008), the State of Qatar (April 21, 2005), the United Arab Emirates (July 3, 2007), the Republic of Korea (July 23, 2007) and Japan (2009). The Government is also taking into consideration signing labour agreements with Oman, Lebanon and Malaysia.
The purpose of the Agreement is to create the opportunities for youth to deepen their professional and language skills, study and work during holidays in another contracting state, and get to know its people and culture.
The Youth Exchange Programme is open to:
(1) citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and Canada, including graduates from a university, higher education institution or research institution, who wish to obtain further training in the host country under a pre-arranged contract of employment in support of their career development;
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.
As part of its reform program and human resource development (HRD) strategy, Mauritius has been active in promoting circular migration. Since 2006, Mauritians have embarked on Circular Migration Programmes and some 300 workers have taken employment in Canada. In April 2010, a Bilateral Agreement with France was ratified; its implementation will start soon.
Since 1983 the Philippines has provided a Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) providing relevant and tailor-made information to help them cope with their new work environment and the culture of their country of destination.
Since 2009, the PDOS has expanded with the implementation of a Comprehensive Pre-Departure Education Program (CPDEP) for Household Service Workers (HSWs).