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News Archives 2003
Activities & Publications
ILO Regional Tripartite Meeting on Challenges
to Labour Migration Policy and Management in Asia
30 June - 2 July 2003, Bangkok
ILO organized a regional tripartite meeting on “Challenges
to Labour Migration Policy and Management in Asia” during 30
June- 2 July, 2003 with the participation of delegates from the
governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, NGOs,
and international agencies representing 21 Asian countries.
One of the objectives of the meeting was to prepare constituents
in the region for the General Discussion on Migrant Workers to be
held during the International Labour Conference in June 2004. The
meeting agenda reviewed migration trends in the region, various
issues in social protection of migrant workers, international instruments,
and the role of social partners in migration policy. The main outcome
of the Meeting was a set of conlusions based on tripartite consensus.
Tripartite consultative meeting on Migrant Workers for
the Americas
11-13 June 2003
During the International Labour Conference, Government, Employers
and Workers delegates of the Americas have participated in an information
and discussion meeting on the activities of the ILO in preparation
for the general discussion on migrant workers that will take place
during the ILC 2004.
ILO completes technical cooperation project on Labour
Migration and Development in West Africa
A technical cooperation project on 'Labour migration and development
in West Africa' was launched in early 2003 with funding from the
Netherlands. The focus of the project was on: migration and development
linkages, effective migration policy and management, and improved
migration statistics for policy making. The one-year project was
backstopped by the ILO Subregional Office for the Sahel Region based
in Dakar, with technical support from the International Migration
Programme, ILO, Geneva. Mr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Senior Migration
Specialist of the International Migration programme, ILO, Geneva,
acted as the overall technical coordinator. The project generated
a number of technical reports, and organized a number of tripartite
national and regional meetings for dissemination of findings.
More information can be find on the Labour Migration in Africa website. New paper in the Perspectives on Labour Migration series
Policy responses to skilled migration: Retention, return
and circulation
by Piyasiri Wickramasekara, 2003
This paper by Piyasiri Wickramasekara, Senior Migration Specialist
of ILO, focuses on the international debate on the movement of highly
skilled persons from developing countries to the developed world
(termed as "the brain drain). The objective of the paper is
to look at different possible policy responses which can minimize
its adverse effects, and which can promote the sharing of gains
between source and host countries. It draws upon recent ILO research
on the issue as well as more recent literature. The paper focuses
on three policy approaches: retention, return and circulation of
skills. It argues that the best strategy to deal with the problem
of loss of skilled labour is one based on the concept of circulation
of skills, which yields mutual benefits for both sending and host
countries. The paper highlights several measures that can facilitate
the process, including greater cooperation between countries of
origin and host countries than observed at present.
New publication in the IMP series
A new publication has been added to the
International Migration Papers (IMP) Section
New publications series launched
The International Migration Programme is pleased to launch a new
publications series:
Perspectives on Labour Migration.
These papers are intended to contribute to understanding current
issues and debates in international migration. They will offer new
perspectives, emerging formulations, and a variety of analytical
approaches to the often controversial debates on national and international
migration policy and practice. This series complements our ongoing
series of International Migration Papers which present findings
from research and data on a wide range of labour migration topics.
We anticipate issuing 5 to 10 "Perspectives" papers yearly;
contributions and suggestions are welcome.
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