International Migration
The NGO Committee on Migration supports the formation of a Permanent Forum on Migration Issues within the United Nations. This Forum would include all stakeholders. The Migration Committee calls for a number of initiatives that would address the complexities of migration including labor standards, articulation of human rights related to migrant workers, collaborative efforts to halt human trafficking and several other common goals.
Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
This Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD) is a new process at global level that allows governments of developing and developed countries to discuss practical ways of strengthening the mutually beneficial links between migration and development. It is conceived as an informal, government led, but multi stakeholder process. The first meeting of the Forum was held in Brussels in July 2007; the secong meeting of the Global Forum was held in Manila in October 2008.
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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Migration
The current global financial crisis is expected to lead to a downturn in the global economy (and perhaps a deeper recession). The depth and extent of the crisis is difficult to predict and the impact of the crisis is likely to vary according to country, geographic region and employment sector. During economic downturns, however, migrant workers are often the first to lose their jobs and while some may well choose to return home, policies aimed at sending migrant workers home are not the solution and could have potentially disastrous consequences for development, given the scale of remittances – expected to reach USD 283 billion to developing countries in 2008 – and the already high levels of unemployment in developing countries.
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NGO Committee on Migration issued a call for a human rights based approach to migration and Development.
THE CALL: The increased focus on human rights planned for the 2008 Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) as compared to GFMD 2007 should be viewed as some indication of progress. However, it is still far from adequate. In particular, the questions posted on the official GFMD website intended to frame the debate and discussion at GFMD fail to address the root causes of migration and the inter-relationship between human rights and migration. We believe the following questions reflect more fully the framework for necessary dialogue:
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Migration of Health Care Givers
Brain Drain, Brain Gain and even Brain Waste is commonly used to describe the current migration trend of health care givers.
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