Summary Report: National Forum on Migration & Development (Trinidad-Tobago)

NATIONAL FORUMON MIGRATION AND

DEVELOPMENTREPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

SUMMARY REPORT

Draft 2: 23 September, 2013

Table of ContentsAbstract................................................................3

Executive Summary.......................................................4Day 1: Inter-sectorial and inter-ministerial discussion workshop on migration and development............................................4

Day 2: Development of comprehensive approach to address local and regional migration and development trends including institutional capacity-building and research initiatives...........................4

Background (Migration and Development in Trinidad and Tobago)...........5The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in Numbers.........................6

Introduction: Forum Organisation and Methodology........................6Overall Themes (Projects and Responsibilities)..........................8

Chapter 1: Migration and Sustainable Development........................8

Chapter 2: Partnerships and Cooperation Mechanisms for ensuring Migration’s contribution to Development................................12

Chapter 3: Migration in a Human Rights Framework.......................14Chapter 4: Labour Mobility and its Impact on Development...............16

Conclusions............................................................18Annexes................................................................20

ANNEX 1: LEADING QUESTIONS FOR WORKING GROUPS/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS 20

ANNEX 2: ACTION OUTLINE -RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS IN ROADMAP IMPLEMENTATION (see attached).......................................26

ANNEX 3: AGENDA-NATIONAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (28-29 AUGUST, 2013).......................................................26

ANNEX 4: PRE-EVENT PRESS RELEASE....................................29ANNEX 5: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.......................................30

Abstract

This report goes over the major points and issues addressed in theNational Forum on Migration and Development that took place August28-29, 2013 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It presents asynopsis of the methodology used in the forum as well as thoughts

and suggestions from civil society organisations and public agenciesrelating to the issues and opportunities surrounding migration andits role in development planning. Along with proposals to addressmigration’s role in sustainable development, the management ofmigration within the framework of human rights, the maximisation ofthe potential impact of labour mobility, and the development ofmulti-levelled partnerships for the mainstreaming of migration intogovernance systems locally and internationally, the National ForumReport presents analysis that can inform Trinidad and Tobago’s

future policy-making as regards migration and development in amulticultural society.

Executive Summary

Following on the call for action produced at the CARICOM level in July at the Caribbean Forum on Population, Migration and Development, in particular Recommendation 101 (Showcase the

Caribbean more prominently in international dialogue forums, such asthe Global Forum on Migration and Development and the UN High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development), a National Forum on Migration and Development, hosted by the ACP Migration Facility, was held in Trinidad and Tobago with the aim of improving coordination and promoting coherent policy-making as well as contributing to a national policy position for presentation at the upcoming international forums on migration and development.

Day 1: Inter-sectorial and inter-ministerial discussion workshop on migration and development

Within the context of the foregoing, the Intra-ACP MigrationFacility supported an opening day workshop centred on presentationsby the key ministries, stakeholder consultation and guideddiscussion on mainstreaming migration and development. The workshopwas organised according to themes of the upcoming international foraand drew on the GFMD’s questionnaire on mainstreaming migration into

development, information on national development goals and theroadmap defined at the Caribbean Forum on Migration and Development(July 9-10, 2013).

The objectives of the workshop were as follows:a) To encourage open dialogue and sharing of information and

activities among migration and development stakeholders.b) To review the migration situation in Trinidad and Tobago

within the context of the format of the upcoming

international dialogue fora on migration and development,notably the UN High Level Dialogue on InternationalMigration and Development (UN HLD) and the Global Forum onMigration and Development (GFMD).

Day 2: Development of comprehensive approach to address local and regionalmigration and development trends including institutional capacity-buildingand research initiatives

Following an overview of the previous day’s discussion of regionaland national trends related to migration and development,participants, with the assistance of globally-recognised

facilitators, engaged in targeted discussion guided by the themes ofthe UN HLD and GFMD 2013-2014:

Round-table 1: Migration and Sustainable Development (HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)

Round-table 2: Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD 2) Round-table 3: Partnerships and Mechanisms for ensuring

Migration’s contribution to Development (HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)

Round-table 4: Labour Mobility and its impact on development (HLDTheme 4/GFMD Theme 3).

The outcomes of the second day constitute the basis of a nationalstrategic position on migration and its role in sustainable nationaldevelopment which can be shared at upcoming regional andinternational meetings on the issue, as well as a roadmap forfurther mainstreaming migration into national development planning.

Background (Migration and Development in Trinidad and Tobago)

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is one of the seventy-nine(79) sovereign states that currently comprise the African,

Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. As is the casewith many of its ACP counterparts, international migration hasplayed a central role in the historical development of thestate of Trinidad and Tobago. Its colonial links to theBritish and other European empires positioned the country as areceiver of forced and economic migrants and refugees fromthroughout the Caribbean, South America, West and CentralAfrica, North America, the Middle East, South and East Asia.

Much of what is now recognisable as the culture and economy ofTrinidad and Tobago has been developed out of the efforts ofthese migrants to improve their living conditions in a newsociety, while maintaining cultural, political and economicfidelity to their respective homelands.

Trinidad and Tobago is a member state of the Caribbean SingleMarket and Economy, which provides for the free mobility and

establishment of Caribbean nationals under ten categories. Thetwin-island republic is an English-speaking nation locatednear the South American mainland with established tradingroutes with the rest of the Americas and the North Atlantic.In the last century, the development of the country’s pivotalpetro-carbon, petrochemical and construction sectors hascontributed to an increasing influx of labour migrants now

featuring the diversification of types of movement by migrantpopulations evident throughout the world.

Trinidad and Tobago’s traditional role as a country of transitand destination for migrant workers has been complemented byalmost a century of migration by Trinidad and Tobago nationalsfor work and educational purposes. Even as the country ofTrinidad and Tobago emerged as an independent nation, some

320,000 persons, roughly a quarter of the country’s presentpopulation, would emigrate from Trinidad and Tobago between1960 and 2000. Trinidad and Tobago’s current demographicprofile, in particular the aging of its population, alsopresents the possibility of ‘double brain-drain’ through thesimultaneous emigration and retirement of significant numbersof skilled personnel. As the impact of migration involvesinternational and diplomatic relations, gender, labour, trade,

security and family relationships, the issue requires theharmonisation of data collection and policy by a number ofspecialised government institutions and non-state actors.

Over the first decade of the 21st century, the country’sstrategic focus on economic diversification, knowledge-basedindustrial development and human security has brought intosharper focus the need for analysis of data on the migration

of professionals and students, seasonal and semi-skilledworkers, deportees and asylum-seekers and the local impact ofthese migration trends on both communities and the economy.While migration issues are not a novelty in the policy agendaof Trinidad and Tobago, the National Forum on Migration andDevelopment, held on the eve of its 51st anniversary ofindependence, offered a unique and timely opportunity todevelop a strategic approach that embraces mobility and

migration as part of the history of the region, while chartinga course for integrating migration into current and futureplans for economic diversification, environmentalsustainability and good governance.

The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in Numbers Indicator Value Data

source

Population (millions, 2010)1.3 million

UN PopDiv, 2010

CapitalPort of Spain

Surface area (1000 km², 2008) 5,130 UN

Statistics Division,2010

Net Migration rate (2005-2010, migrants/1000people) -19

UN PopDiv, 2010

HDI Rank (2009) 64 UNDP, HDR

(out of 182)

2009

Urban population (% of pop., 2010) 13.9UN PopDiv, 2010

Emigration (2005) 361,596

Ratha andShaw,

2007

Immigration (2010) 34,348 UN PopDiv2010

Remittances, Inward flows (USD Millions, estimated for 2009) 103

World Bank, 2010

Remittances, Inward flows (as percentage of GDP, 2008)

0.5 World Bank,

2010

Remittances, Outward flows (USD Millions, 2008)

No data available

World Bank, 2010

Source: ACP Migration Observatory (www.acpmigration-obs.org)

http://www.acpmigration-obs.org/

Introduction: Forum Organisation and Methodology

The hosting of a national forum was envisaged within the Termsof Reference of the ACP Migration Facility, a projectcommissioned by the ACP Secretariat to assist member states inbetter understanding and managing migration flows with auniquely South-South and Intra-ACP focus. The governmentministries charged with administration of specific aspects of

migration policy, namely the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, theMinistry of National Security, the Ministry of Planning andSustainable Development, and the Ministry of Labour and Smalland Micro-Enterprise Development (Peters, 2012) collaboratedwith the Facility by providing logistical and human resourcesupport to the hosting of the Forum and were participated in anumber of planning meeting in the month leading up to theevent.

The Forum thus brought together the key M&D ministries, i.e.the Ministries of Planning and Sustainable Development,Foreign Affairs, Labour and Small and Micro-EnterpriseDevelopment and National Security with other stakeholders todevelop a common position (strategic roadmap) on Migration andDevelopment. A strategic road map is a document thatestablishes a plan for accomplishing a particular strategicgoal and describes why the goal is in place. The steps toachieving such were to 1) establish vision, 2) define

objectives, 3) analyse the gaps, 4) develop a tactical plan,and 5) review and finalize the roadmap after circulation amongparticipants.

This process was assisted by presentations from the keyMinistries, as well as a panel on M&D mainstreaming featuringthree of the four facilitators (see Annex III). Thefollowing themes were tackled in four groups:

A. Migration and Sustainable Development ((HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)- DrHalima Sa’adia Kassim

B. Partnerships/Mechanisms for Cooperation in MainstreamingMigration into Development Planning ((HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)- DrMichele Reis

C. Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD Theme 2)- Ms. BertaFernandez-Alfaro (ACP Migration)

D. Labour Mobility, Voluntary Asset Transfers and Development (GFMD3/HLD Theme 4)-Mr. Marlon Bristol(ACP Migration)

Before the opening of the event, facilitators reviewed and adaptedguiding questions and roundtable concept papers of both the UnitedNations High-Level Dialogue on International Migration andDevelopment and the Global Forum on Migration and Development, andwere thus able to assist each group/table in developing and

consolidating recommendations on the first and second days of theforum to develop a common vision of current activities relating tomigration and development, strategies for ensuring the contributionof migration to development planning and priorities as defined by

the Government of Trinidad and Tobago1, and the resources (human,technical and financial) available and necessary to implement thesestrategies. Following the production of the National ForumReport/Roadmap Document (September 2013), participants agreed thatthe document would be distributed among participants in order toreceive their inputs, and be finalised following the 10th meeting ofthe National Consultative Committee on Migration and Development.

Overall Themes (Projects and Responsibilities)

The major themes/objectives developed by participants at the National Forum were as follows:

1) Public awareness programming on labour rights and human rights of migrants

2) Data collection, mining, sharing and management relative to migration, including the development of a national migrationprofile

1 The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of Planning and the Economy,

3) Brain gain approaches that foster entrepreneurship and more effective integration of immigrant skills and talent

4) Creation of disaster risk management and climate change plans that account for migration flows ( including in event of emergencies)

5) Continuation of national consultative mechanisms on migration and development

6) Strengthening of bilateral agreements relating to migration,including deportation

published a Medium-Term Policy Framework (MTPF) for the years 2011-2014. This document

7) Legislative Reform to extend social protection and prevent human trafficking

8) Civil society and private sector partnerships in mainstreaming migration and public awareness

9) Expansion and diversification of overseas employment programmes

10) Labour market surveys and better matching of skills of migrant workers and the diaspora to development objectives

Chapter 1: Migration and Sustainable Development

(HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)

What? Activity Why? Relevance to

When? Timeframe

Who? Key actors/targe

How? Implementation

Resource Requirements/

identifies seven (7) interconnected pillars for sustainable development under the rubric

national Priorities

t groups steps capacity building & data needs

Implementation ofPublic Awareness Programme on Labour and Human Right of Migrants

Issue should eventually beincluded in the proposed NPA; combat public anti-immigrant sentiment that may be based on

Ongoing Key Governmenti Ministries: Min. of National Security; Min Planningand Sustainable Development;

Planning should take lead on issue;develop Working Group for the creation of a CommunicationsStrategy, which would

Resources ICTs Gov’t

broadcasting services/media

“Innovation for Lasting Prosperity”:

wrong information; can also be used to inform migrants of their rights (labour/ social services /legal)

National

Other relevant Ministries: MFA; MOLSMED; MPeopleSD; MOE; Min of Health; Min.of CommunityDevt; Min Housing; MPA; all

include the Programme

Pillars: 1-7 others

Private sector; Chamber of Commerce; employers’ orgs

NGOs; migrant orgs; migrant

1) People Centred Development

organizations; Faith-Based orgs; Labour unions; employers’ associations; TTMA; EmancipationSupport Committee; Resident missions in T&T

Data mining and management

There is a lack of data;inaccurate data, inability to use in current formats; no centralized system to household data; not disaggregated

2-3 years Min Planning/ MNS / MFA / MOLSMED /

IOM

Formation of National Sub- Committee (outof National Migration Committee) to bring togetherkey stakeholders and begin datasharing (expand on IOMdata sharing mechanism)

ICT platform

Strengthening the CSONetworking & linkages all ICT platforms (LAMISTT, MNS monitoring systems, etc)

National Pillars: 1-7

Pilot survey

Phased expansion of survey

Need to ensurelinkages with relevant stakeholders for

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streamlining of data; existing databases and new ones; datawould reside at CSO

Reporting of activities

Building nationalcapacity and

To prevent brain drain;

On-going Key Ministries:

Build on existing IBIS

Funding

2) Poverty Eradication and Social Justice

economic growth though entrepreneurship

encourage brain gain from diaspora; to promote movement frominformal to formal economy (which could include legalmigrants)

MOLSMED, MPSD, MTII, MNS (for verificationof migrants’documents); Min. Finance; TEST

programme;

Coordinate with tertiary level institutions (TEST)

Include more programmes under the CVQ

Staffing / Human Resource

Technical Assistance/ Consultancy services

National Pillars: 1,2

Amnesty Programme Links previous three activities; Helps to bring informal economy into formal economy; reduce discriminatio

3 years Key Gvt: MinPlanning; MNS; MFA; Min. Finance

MNS to take lead on developing criteria for amnesty

Political will- OPM

Possible PSIP project

Funding

Staffing

Accommodation

Technical capacity

n/exploitation of migrants

National Priorities: Pillar 2

What? Activity Name:

Why? Relevance to National Priorities

When? Timeframe

Who?: Actors/ target Groups

How?: ImplementationSteps

Resource Requirements/ Capacity Building

1. Development of Applies to 6-12 months Lead: 1.Establish 1. Training in

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Migration Profilefor Trinidad and Tobago

Pillar 1-7 Itwould provideevidence to support policy development; would help influence theassignment ofresources. Profiles can show labour gaps and labour/skills

Ministry of National SecurityOther core partners: Ministry of Planning andSustainable Development,Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprises;

National Consultation Committee to coordinate efforts2.Determine methodology - creating a template3.Seek approval4. Compile data

statistical analysis2. Access to data from various ministries

3) National and Personal Security

resource available within the country/ it would contribute tohuman capitaldevelopment and formationIt would aid in the development of a more diversified

Ministry of Foreign AffairsInternational collaborative partners: IOM; ILO

knowledge intensive economy. It would aid in facilitating the country'seconomic competitiveness

2. Develop an national integrated migration information

to determine national policies, programmes, projects and

1-3yrs Lead: Ministry of National SecurityOther core

1.Establish National Consultation Committee to coordinate

1. Training in statistical analysis2. Access to data from various ministries

system N.B.: Data-Sharing Mechanismoperational, which reflects migration data (from work permits, CSME certificate & …),but it needs to be expanded and put on a central server for wider use

allocation ofresourcesApplicable toPillars 4 & 5

partners: Ministry of Planning andSustainable Development,Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprises;Ministry of Foreign AffairsInternationa

efforts2.Determine methodology - creating a template3.Seek approval4. Compile data

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l collaborative partners: IOM; ILO

3. Conduct comprehensive study on migration in Trinidad and Tobago to inform evidenced-based policy

4) ICT



When? Timeframe




1. Creation of Database and Portal of Nationals

1. (1a)Reverse brain drain(1b) Access

1. Immediate and on-goingmaintena

1. Inter-Ministerial (NatSec, MPA,

1. consultation of stakeholders; Publictesting;

1. IT Support and Staffing of a Diaspora Division or Unit

abroad potentialremittances

nce MP&D), Overseas nationals, Students,Potentialimmigrants with technicalskills orgraduates, 2nd generation

Pilot testing web portals; marketing and publicawareness strategy; Maintenance and OperationsUpkeep Monitoring; and

w/in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,

Trinidadians, irregular,

evaluationmechanisms,

2. Creation of Department for MigrationManagement- Diaspora

Unit- Non

2. To attract foreign direct investment; raise public

One to two years

2. Inter-Ministerial (NatSec, MPA, MP&D), Overseas

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Diaspora Unit

awarenessof rightsissues, government policies;attracting workers(skilled and unskilled) to aid StrategicDevelopme

nationals, Students,Potentialimmigrants with technicalskills orgraduates, 2nd generation Trinidadians,

5) Diversified and Knowledge Intensive Economy

nt of KeyNational Sectors; Social Advocacy on comparative issues; coordinated management of diaspora

irregular,

and leverage their potentialof sustainable development



When? Timeframe




1. Diaspora and Reintegration Policy:a) Mentorship programs with diaspora (skillset)b) Incentives to

Pillars 1 and7 of NationalPriorities: People-centred development (everyone contributes);

Short (2013-2014)and mid-term (2014 onwards) for reintegration part

Ministry of Foreign Affairs/MNS/Caribbean Returning Nationals Foundation/Invest-Export

a) ConsultMinistry ofNationalSecuritydatabase ofallTrinidadiannationals who

a) Build socialcapital for thecountry’sdevelopmentb) Qualitativeinformation: surveydiaspora todetermine incentives

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have diaspora back in long term

Foreign Policy and Outreach to DiasporaPillar 5: A more diversified, knowledge intensive economy: building on native geniusof our people

TT/Min. Tourism/Min.FinanceTrinidadiansabroad and returning

applied forbiometricpassport. b) Consultotherstakeholdersin a processthat Ministryof ForeignAffairs willlead.

package

6) Good governance

Transfer skill and knowledge

2. Make the case for migrants (emigrants and immigrants) to beconsidered contributors to development, and be included in next National

Pillars 1 and5, see above

2014 onwards

Ministry of Planning (2014 planning cycle?), Ministry of Labour, MNS,Ministry of Education,

a) Sharing andexplaining theroad map exercise in the Governmentb)Awareness raising campaign for public

Gather information from existing data in different Ministries, Chamber of commerce, privatebusiness associations, and key actors mentioned

Priorities definition

Social Security Institute, Chambers of Commerce

3. Climate change/disasters:implement SOP to deal with migration flows

NonePillars 1 and7 of NationalPriorities: People-centred development (everyone

2014 onwardsShort (2013-2014)and mid-term (2014 onwards) for

THAMinistry of Foreign Affairs/MNS/Caribbean Returning Nationals Foundation/I

Reinforce and train the Community Emergency Response Technicians inTobago to be able to deal

Cultural sensitivityand reference organizations traininga) Build socialcapital for thecountry’sdevelopment

contributes);Foreign Policy and Outreach to DiasporaPillar 5: A more diversified, knowledge intensive economy: building on native geniusof our people

reintegration part2014 onwards

nvest-ExportTT/Min. Tourism/Min.FinanceTrinidadiansabroad and returningMinistry of Planning andSustainable Development,Ministry of Labour, Min.

with migrants’specificities as wella) ConsultMinistry ofNationalSecuritydatabase ofallTrinidadiannationals whoapplied forbiometricpassport.

b) Qualitative information: survey diaspora to determine incentivespackageGather information from existing data in different Ministries, Chamber of commerce, privatebusiness associations, and key actors mentioned

Transfer skill and knowledgePillars 1 and5, see above

of National Security, Ministry of Education, Social Security Institute, Chambers of Commerce

b) Consultotherstakeholdersin a processthat theMinistry ofForeignAffairs willlead. a) Sharing andexplaining theroad map exercise in the Government

7) Foreign Policy

b)Awareness raising campaign for public

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Chapter 2: Partnerships and Cooperation Mechanisms for ensuring Migration’s contribution to Development

(HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)

What? Activity Why? Relevanceto national Priorities

When? Timeframe

Who? Key actors/target groups

How? Implementationsteps

Resource Requirements/ capacity

building & data needs

1. Continuation ofNational Consultation Committee on Migration and Development (after the end of its Mandate in March 2014)

Developing strategies formigrants I.E Cooperation, Investments, Harnessing technical skills to impact sustainable

development. To act in an advisory capacity to the Departmentof Migration Management. Tomonitor the department andto advise the department. (department responsible for

implementing policy; modeled on thestanding national labour market council)


When? Timeframe



Resource Requirements/ capacity building & data needs

Strengthen/ Improvement of 2 years Key Gvt Focusing on Funding

institutionalize diaspora engagement

skills of nationals in T&T and its the economy

National Pillars: 1, 4,5, 7

Ministries: MFA, MNS,

Diaspora organizations

Caribbean Returning Nationals Foundation

underutilized data (MNS) i.epassport data (where nationals located and professions)

Completion andapproval of the Diaspora policy

ICTs

Staffing / outreach to the diaspora (i.e. Unit, diaspora desk/bureau)

Legislation toallow for

sharing of sensitive data

Consultative mechanism specific to developing capacity for re-integration of deportees

To minimize crime and reintegrate deportees to become productive members of society

National

ongoing Key Gvt: MNS, MFA, Min People and Social Development; Min Justice

Civil Society:Vision on Mission

Provide housing, training, other social services to deportees

Funding

Report on the Re-integrationDeportees (2003) (MNS)

Pillars: 1-3, 7


When? Timeframe




1. Establish bilateral agreements for involuntary returns

National and personal security (pillar 3)to deal with crime, law and

Ongoing Lead: MPSD; MFA;AG; MNS; Deportee Taskforce;

MPSD: draw up draft agreementMFA and AG to vet

Data on amountof prison transfersfinancial resources for bilateral

order2.a Partner with Civil Society for reintegration of return migrants into societyb. Develop a program for Diaspora communities to contribute to national development (through training

to facilitate people-centered developed; civil society groups alreadypossess expertise in this regardApplicable to Pillars 1-3, 6

Immediate andongoing

Lead: MPSDSupported by MNS, MFA, MFE

Implementationof diaspora policyEstablish funding facility for civil society groupsDevelop awareness programme for diaspora communities

Finance

etc)3. Partner with financial Institutions for sending/receiving remittances withoutfees or with reduced fees

To address pillars 1-2

6-12months Lead: MFEFinancial institutions; Central Bank

Establish MOU with financialinstitutions

Data on remittance flows

5. Establish National Committee (dedicated office/unit) to discuss migration

To ensure thatmigration issues are effectively mainstreamed.

1 year Lead: MNSPartners MFA; MPlSD; MPSD; MLSMED

Develop Terms of Reference

Establish working group

Political willto prioritze migration and migration issues

and development issues

To promote good governancePillar 6

Seek approval for Committee

Knowledge baseand skills training

Chapter 3: Migration in a Human Rights Framework

(HLD 2)


When? Timeframe


How? Implementation steps

Resource Requirements/ capacity building & dataneeds

Legislative reform

To recognize human rights of migrants

To provide and

Ongoing; 3 years

Key Govt. Ministries to spearhead process: LegalAffairs, Social

National Consultative Committee on Migration couldlead the process of

Funding Staffing / researchers / technical staffConsultancies

improve socialprotection toall migrants (including regular, irregular migrants, CSMEand extra-regional)

National Pillars: 1-3, 6,7

Development, MNS, Attorney General, MOLSMED, MFA

review existing and drafted policies, methodologies, practices used;

Benchmark against international conventions, guidelines /

(documenting methodologies /best practices)

bilateral agreements


When? Timeframe




Strengthening existing

National Pillars: 1-7

ongoing Key Govt. Ministries to

Ongoing implementation

Consultancies

framework with regard to human trafficking and smuggling of migrants

Legal Reform

spearhead process: LegalAffairs, People and Social Development, MNS, Attorney General, MOLSMED, MFA

of Trafficking in Persons Act (which includespublic awareness)

Publication of key documents in multiple languages

Technical inputs

Ongoing collaboration with IOM

1a. Conduct policy/legislativ

To ensure thatTrinidad and

a. 1-2 yearsb. medium to

Office of the Attorney

1. Compile a list of

expand the scope of the

e gap analysisb. Harmonize domestic policy with international conventions that we are party to c. Become party to and ratify other relevant Conventions

Tobago fulfilsits responsibilityunder various conventionsApplicable to Pillars 1-3 and 6-7

long termc. ongoing

General; LegalAffairs, Labour, MFA, MNS

existing legislation/policy2. Review International Conventions that we are party to3. Put Migration and human rights policy on the national legislative

legislative review committee to include migration and human rights concernsExpand Human Rights capacityof the Human Rights Unit-AG

agenda

2. Sensitization/Education and Awareness campaign for all sectors

To promote education and social justiceamong populaceApplicable to Pillars 1-3 1 year

Target Groups:labour inspectors, enforcement officers eg immigration and police, civil society groups, general population

Develop a sensitization programmeTraining of enforcement officialsProduce advertisements in different mediaSchool/University caravan

Training of enforcement officialsFinancial resources

Completion and Implementation ofthe refugee policy and immigration policy

Applicable to Pillars 2-3, 6-7Applicable to medium term policy framework - crime, law andorder

12-18 months Lead: Ministryof National Security

Recruit consultant for Immigration policySeek approval by core Inter-Ministerial committee for Refugee Policy

Training of enforcement officialsEstablishment of a Unit to address refugees and asylum seekersfinancial resources


When? Timeframe




1. Review/adjust draft immigrationpolicy to

Pillar 1, and 6: Good Governance

2013-2014 Legal Unit of MNS, Attorney General’s

A) Qualitative information to inform policy

Inputs from keypartners

finalize itAdapt policy to new reality

office, civil society organizations,IOM

b) Consultationprocess with key partners like NGOs, IOs,private sector,trade unions, and Ministry oflaborb) Dissemination of new policy

2. Refugee Law Pillar 1, and 6: Good Governance

2014 onwards MNS, LWC, UNHCR, AG Office

After AG’s office socializes

Consultation inputs with partners

Protect refugees more efficiently

document on refugees, startdrafting process, based on recommendations

UNHCR legal support

3. Labor Migration Policy

Pillars 1, 2 and 5 2013-2014

Ministry of Labor Migration, private sector, trade unions, MNS

4. Sign and Pillar 6 2014 Ministry of Legal analysis

ratify the ILO C.189 Domestic Workers

Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labor, National Assembly

of implicationsof ratifying for the country

5. Integration Policy Pillar 1 2014 onwards

MNS, Ministry of Diversity and Social Integration

National Consultations with key stakeholders

Inputs from theconsultation meetings

6. Information campaigns/information sharing on

Pillar 6 2014 onwards MNS, Ministry of Labor

rights for migrants

Chapter 4: Labour Mobility and its Impact on Development

(HLD Theme 4/GFMD Theme 3).

1.What? Activity

Why? Relevance tonational

When? Timeframe

Who? Key actors/target

How? Implementation

Resource Requirements/

Priorities groups steps capacity building & data needs

Expansion of Overseas Employment programmes to other sectors beyond agriculture

To expand economic/employment opportunities for nationals andincrease standards of living

ongoing Key Gvt: MOLSMED, MFA, MNS

Others: TEST, Public Admin (they receive advertisementsoverseas job

Seek necessary approvals for programme

Advertisement and recruitmentfor the programme

Expansion of services of National Employment Services (NES)of MOLSMED

Funding

National Pillars:1, 2, 3 (Human Security), 5, 7

opportunities for public transmission)

Overseas employers’ organizations

Training and orientation

Staffing

Data capture for other sectors besides agriculture and energy (i.e. trucking, engineering)

Establish consultations among key Ministries andstakeholders to determine the extent of foreign nationals working without the

Information will be used as a basis to justify legislative reform

National Pillars:1, 2, 3, 6, 7

2 years Key gvt: Min National Diversity and Social Integration (responsible for civil society organizations)

Initiate consultations –seek necessary approvals

Interface at level of Permanent Secretary to obtain data (in

Venue / logistical issues

required legaldocuments in T&T

Civil society organisations

particular qualitative data, to match / comparewith existing quantitative data)

What? Activity

Why? Relevance tonational Priorities

When? Timeframe



Resource Requirements/ capacity building &

data needsDiaspora Affairs Unit refer to roundTable One)Explore Opportunities for Managed Migration (Exportation of Surplus Skilled workers and

Reduce unemployment, Stimulate economic growth, increased development,

Short-Medium Term

Ministry of Planning on the Lead

Use of Manpowerplanning from Ministry of Planning and development to identify strategic sectors where

deficit) there are surpluses of workers that can be exported. (I.E offering expertise in Energy sectors)To share expertiseor to serve as consultants. Both as immigrants and

emigrants.Evolution of all public Labour Market Survey to include immigration considerations

To figure out where there are deficiencies in the work force, and to identify industries where immigrants make up a large portion of the workforce

Short- Mediumterm

Ministry of Planning (CSO)and Ministry of Tertiary Education on lead. Businesses andEmployers, Ministry of Labour, UWI Centre for Workforce Research and

Consultation with target groups, addition of question to thesurveys to ascertain questions regarding to immigration consideration

Increase funding and resources to ensure timely and updated information isgathered and publication

Development, Ministry of Planning, Tertiary Education,

What? Activity

Why? Relevance tonational Priorities

When? Timeframe




1. Conduct a comprehensive Labour Market

Applicable Pillars 1,2,5For economic

12-18 months Lead: MLSMEDSupporting partners:

1. Seek approval of methodology and

Training for human resourceto implement

survey: to determine where migrantsare employed (to determine resident and imported skills)b. Develop CARICOM based report to track movementof skills among

growth, job creation, competitiveness and innovation

MPlSD-CSO; academia, civil society groups,the proposed national committee on Migration on development; MFA; CARICOM Secretariat

instrument2. Administer surveyAnalyze and publish findings

Assessment of information available at CSO

Caribbean countries (through the issuance of CSME skills certificate)2. Develop a program to attract diaspora (to encourage circular migration)

To facilitate economic growth (pillar 5), buildthe knowledge economy, facilitate good governance (pillar 6);

Immediate andongoing

Lead: MPlSD and MFASupporting partners: MLSMED; MPSD; civil society groups; academia

Finalization and implementation of diaspora policy

Finalization and implementationof diaspora policy

poverty reductionand human capitaldevelopment (pillars 1-2)

3. Develop a system of 'training for export': in areas of Law, Engineering, IT, Medicine

to help ease pressure on labour market, promote competitiveness, increase remittance inflowsApplicable to Pillars 1 & 5

2 years Lead: MLSMEDSupporting partners: MPA,MoE, MFA, MTEST

1. MFA examine bilateral agreements to discern gaps inlabour market (in partner countries)

Training policy to guide systemPersonnel

4. Social Protection Floor of Rights for Workers, this would include amending Labour laws tofacilitate portability ofpensions etc. at CARICOM level and double

Pillar 1,2, 6 and7 (emphasis on social justice) economic growth, job creation, competitiveness and innovation

2-3 years Lead: MLSMEDSupporting Partners: MFE,MFA, CARICOM Secretariat, AG

Consultation atthe regional/ministerial levelnegotiation with international partners

Implementationof human rights conventions

taxation agreements

Conclusions

The National Forum on Migration and Development was meant to serveas a first step in the identification and pursuit of strategic goalsand priorities as relates to the integration of migration intodevelopment planning. Participants contributed significantly

through their effort and insight to shed further light onorganizational structures and decision-making processes acrossministries and between ministries and non-state actors. Usingmethodologies developed in consultation with key ministries, thetwo-day exercise resulted in a number of concrete recommendations oninterventions needed to address gaps in action and coordination onissues identified as key both at the Forum itself and over thecourse of the ACP Migration Facility’s consultation with localstakeholders.

Also of paramount important in the National Forum was the inclusionof context and recommendations for action produced by the CaribbeanForum on Population, Migration and Development. Among the themesand objectives developed by participants in interactive, severalcross-cutting themes emerged that were also reflected in the resultsof the regional forum:

o Capacity development and partnerships among ministries andbetween the public and private sector in advocacy, tocomplement technical and financial resource mobilisation.

o Emphasis on data collection, market surveys and skills-matchingin an effort to improve the Trinidad and Tobago’s social andeconomic capacity to ensure positive benefits from migration.

o Strengthening and continuation of participatory processes aswell as bilateral cooperation and commercial frameworks thatprovide for economic benefits of migration while reducingsocial costs and human rights abuses.

It is hoped that the recommendations will benefit from further scrutinyand revision by stakeholders and serve to inform ongoing research and

capacity-building within the context of the ACP Migration Facility andby the stakeholders in migration and development in Trinidad and Tobagoand the wider Caribbean/ACP region.

Annexes

ANNEX 1: LEADING QUESTIONS FOR WORKING GROUPS/ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

LEADING QUESTIONS FOR WORKING GROUPS

Background: Principles for Action- Global Commission onMigration and Development (2005)

The Meeting Point of the UN HLD and GFMD Processes

I. Migrating out of choice: Migration and the global economyWomen, men and children should be able to realize their potential, meettheir needs, exercise their human rights and fulfil their aspirations in

their country of origin, and hence migrate out of choice, rather thannecessity. Those women and men who migrate and enter the global labourmarket should be able to do so in a safe and authorized manner, andbecause they and their skills are valued and needed by the states andsocieties that receive them.

II. Reinforcing economic and developmental impactThe role that migrants play in promoting development and poverty reductionin countries of origin, as well as the contribution they make towards theprosperity of destination countries, should be recognized and reinforced.

International migration should become an integral part of national,regional and global strategies for economic growth, in both the developingand developed world.

III. Addressing irregular migrationStates, exercising their sovereign right to determine who enters andremains on their territory, should fulfi l their responsibility andobligation to protect the rights of migrants and to re-admit thosecitizens who wish or who are obliged to return to their country of origin.In stemming irregular migration, states should actively cooperate with one

another, ensuring that their efforts do not jeopardize human rights,including the right of refugees to seek asylum. Governments should consultwith employers, trade unions and civil society on this issue.

IV. Strengthening social cohesion through integrationMigrants and citizens of destination countries should respect their legalobligations and benefit from a mutual process of adaptation andintegration that accommodates cultural diversity and fosters socialcohesion. The integration process should be actively supported by localand national authorities, employers and members of civil society, and

should be based on a commitment to non-discrimination and gender equity.It should also be informed by an objective public, political and mediadiscourse on international migration.

V. Protecting the rights of migrantsThe legal and normative framework affecting international migrants shouldbe strengthened, implemented more effectively and applied in a non-discriminatory manner, so as to protect the human rights and labourstandards that should be enjoyed by all migrant women and men. Respectingthe provisions of this legal and normative framework, states and other

stakeholders must address migration issues in a more consistent andcoherent manner.

VI. Enhancing governance: Coherence, capacity and cooperationThe governance of international migration should be enhanced by improvedcoherence and strengthened capacity at the national level; greaterconsultation and cooperation between states at the regional level, andmore effective dialogue and cooperation among governments and between

international organizations at the global level. Such efforts must bebased on a better appreciation of the close linkages that exist betweeninternational migration and development and other key policy issues,including trade, aid, state security, human security and human rights.

I. Migration and Sustainable Development

Framing Migration for the MDGs and the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda

1. What do we understand by “migrant”? And South-South Migration? AndExtraregional migrants?

2. Do you think there is enough evidence to demonstrate the impact ofmigration on national development, considering that Trinidad and

Tobago is a country of destination? What evidence/analyticaltools/national reports, if any, are missing?

3. Does the government systematically draw on the contributions orexperiences of migrants/diasporas in any of the followingdevelopment-related policy sectors or areas (poverty reduction,agriculture, health, education, social protection, employment andaccess to decent work, economic sector development and growth,gender and women’s empowerment, financing for development)?

4. Migration will be included in the post-2015 UN development agenda,in recognition of its role in national and human development (accessto education and health, empowerment of women, andentrepreneurship). What are the main ways in which emigration andimmigration affect national and human (incl. citizens, residents,and irregular migrants) development? Do you think migration is takeninto account in economic, health, housing, education, financialareas? Please provide as many specific examples as applicable ofareas where migration has contributed to achieving the MillenniumDevelopment Goals (MDGs) in Trinidad and Tobago. Include if possible

already evaluated initiatives (legislation, policy frameworks,programmes or projects).

5. Climate change can increase the level of first internal and theninternational migration, and affect urban development and planning.What preventative actions is Trinidad and Tobago taking? What arethe protection mechanisms that need to be/are in place?

6. Do disaster risk reduction policies and National Adaptation Plans ofAction account for mass influx of migrants in case of disasters inthe country/region?

II. Migration in a Human Rights Framework

1. What are the migrants at more risk of human and labour rights violations in Trinidad and Tobago and why?

2. Has the financial and economic crisis impacted the economy and migrant workers in Trinidad and Tobago?

3. Is the existing legal and normative framework sufficient and successfully implemented?

4. The UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) has been/not been ratified by the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, as is the case withmany other UN member states. Is this because of a lack of political will, capacity, and/or resources to implement that legal framework? Are there gaps in the convention itself that require revision or updating?

5. Outside of the ratification of international conventions, what concrete measures have been/could be taken by Government Trinidad and Tobago to protect the human rights of migrants?

6. Civil Society plays a vital role in direct relations with return migrants, asylum seekers and children left behind by migrant workers. Is a plan of action on migration policy including the engagement of civil society desirable for Trinidad and Tobago?

7. When should the next High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development take place, if at all? If so, (how) should it assess progress on GFMD or the previous HLD commitments?

8. How can Trinidad and Tobago’s population and its three branches of government be further engaged in a discussion on shaping domestic and global migration policy over the next 2-5 years? What should be the major themes? Possible themes include:

a) Removing restrictions that tie migrant workers to their employers so that they cannot leave an abusive employer by changing jobs.

b) Ensuring that migrants have access to information and education, including vocational training and orientation programs that include language training.

c) Ratification and implementation of the International Conventionon the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

d) Ratification and implementation of the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic Workers.

III. Partnerships and Coordination Mechanisms for ensuring Migration’s contribution to Development

Coherence, consultation, coordination, and cooperation are essential foreffective migration management, and for integrating migration anddevelopment meaningfully.

1. Is migration included in Trinidad Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)? If so, how does it relate to current main policies linked tothe PRSP? Are migrant and diaspora groups involved in its development? Is there a budgetary provision to implement concrete actions on migration and development?

2. Is migration included in the National adaptation plan (NAP), and does it provide a basis for concrete policy actions?

Facilitating Positive Development Impacts of Diaspora Engagement

3. Which policies or tools does your government provide to facilitate diaspora transfers of knowledge, skills, investments and trade (tax

incentives, access to information or networks, portability of pensions/social security/medical and life insurance, flexible citizenship laws/residence & visa requirements?

4. Please provide as many specific examples as applicable of the items you singled out above: How have legislation, policy frameworks, programmes or projects been effective in facilitating diaspora transfers? Include if possible already evaluated initiatives.

Operationalizing Mainstreaming and Coherence in Migration and Development Policies

5. Does Trinidad and Tobago apply any of the following strategies or tools for migration and development policy coherence?

a. Consultations and coordinating mechanismsb. Incorporating migration into national poverty-reduction or

development strategy plansc. Including migration in national development surveys

d. Incorporating migration issues in development cooperation with partner countries

e. Regularly monitoring development impacts of migration at national or sectorial level

6. Please provide as many specific examples as applicable of how Trinidad and Tobago has implemented or operationalized the strategies listed above: How have legislation, policy frameworks, programmes, or projects been effective for policy coherence and the

mainstreaming of migration in development policies? Include if possible already evaluated initiatives.

7. Effective consultation entails identifying key stakeholders; building trust between governments and relevant stakeholders; institutionalizing partnerships; devising incentives for stakeholders to participate in partnerships; encouraging ownership of partnerships; structuring capacity- building to include all relevant stakeholders; and enhancing information exchange among and between stakeholders. Does the Government consult with civil society

and private sector on migration issues? What could be improved, concretely, and how?

8. International migration is a multi-sector issue. Ministries responsible for policy and governance areas such as justice, national security, labour, health, trade, social development, socialwelfare, housing and education may include migration- and integration-related issues in their wider portfolios. Are all relevant Ministries involved in coordination efforts? Which ones aremissing?

9. At regional level, does Trinidad discuss the issue within CARICOM/CSME setting, and in other international or regional forum?

IV. Labour Mobility and its impact on development

Enhancing the Development Impacts of Labour Migration and Circular Mobility

1. Does Trinidad and Tobago facilitate labour migration with anyspecific strategy or tool (e.g. Legal framework and/or bilateralagreements addressing key labour-shortage/surplus sectors,Regulation and/or monitoring of recruitment service providers,Internet-websites for matching employer vacancies with migrant

applicants, Agreements with partner countries to better assess andvalidate foreign credentials, and Partnerships with employers)?

2. Does the labour force survey contemplate areas where migrants aremore represented? Are they complementing national labour force inoccupations that are not filled up (domestic work, etc.) or are theydisplacing nationals?

3. Are local skilled and semi-skilled workers being actively recruitedby private companies overseas? What skills are there more soughtafter?

4. Does the Trinidadian economy have the capacity to absorb the skillsof its diaspora?

5. What are the population projections for the coming years as itpertains to development (fertility rates)?

6. CSME will move to an online platform the application to skillscertification in the coming year, creating a Caribbean database,which shall make it more agile for Caribbean nationals to get a job(and work permit) in another Caribbean country.

Empowering Migrants, Households and Communities for Improved SocialDevelopment Outcomes

7. How does Trinidad and Tobago protect, support and inform emigrantsand immigrants (Access to welfare services for immigrants,protection and services to emigrants, Prevention and awareness-raising of the risks and costs of irregular migration, trafficking,human smuggling and employer abuse, Services for families leftbehind)?

8. Please provide as many specific examples as applicable of the itemsyou mentioned above: How have legislation, policy frameworks,programmes or projects been implemented and effective in protecting,

empowering and supporting both emigrants and immigrants? Include ifpossible already evaluated initiatives.

Migrant Asset Transfers and their Effects on Health and Education

9. How does Trinidad and Tobago ensure that the transfer of remittancesand other economic and social assets such as skills contribute topositive health and education outcomes?

10. Please provide as many specific examples as applicable of the itemsyou mentioned above: How have legislation, policy frameworks,programmes or projects been effective in facilitating migrant assettransfers to contribute to positive health and education outcomes?Include if possible already evaluated initiatives.

11. Please provide as many specific examples as applicable of the itemsyou mentioned above: How have legislation, policy frameworks,programmes or projects been effective in matching supply and demandof labour migration? Include if possible already evaluatedinitiatives.

ANNEX 2: ACTION OUTLINE -RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKEHOLDERS IN ROADMAP IMPLEMENTATION (see attached)

ANNEX 3: AGENDA-NATIONAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (28-29 AUGUST,2013)

TIME DAY 1 : AUGUST 28th 2013

8.00 – 8.30 Registration of Participants Distribution of orientation and training materials

8.30-10.15 Welcome (Ms. Jennifer Boucaud-Blake, PS, Ministry of National Security) Overview of UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development

and the Global Forum on Migration and Development (Amb. Dennis Francis, Head, Multilateral Relations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Labour Migration and Development Planning (Mr. Carl Francis, PS, Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro-Enterprise Development)

Panel on mainstreaming migration into development planning - Migration and Development: Challenges for institutional development in Trinidad and Tobago with perspectives on research and data management on migration and development (ACP Migration)

- Good practices in mainstreaming migration and development (Dr. Michele Reis)

-Presentation of Roadmap from Caribbean Forum on Population, Migration and Development (ACP Migration)

10.15 –10.30

10.30 – 12.35 Rotating Session 1 (10.30-11.30): A. Migration and Sustainable Development ((HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)B. Partnerships/Mechanisms for Cooperation in Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning ((HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)C. Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD Theme 2)

D. Labour Mobility, Voluntary Asset Transfers and Development (HLD Theme 4/GFMD Theme 3)

Rotating Session 2 (11.35-12.35): A. Migration and Sustainable Development ((HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)B. Partnerships/Mechanisms for Cooperation in Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning ((HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)C. Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD Theme 2)D. Labour Mobility, Voluntary Asset Transfers and Development (HLD Theme 4/GFMD

Theme 3)

12.35 -13.30

13.30-14.30

Rotating Session 3 (13.30-14.30): A. Migration and Sustainable Development ((HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)B. Partnerships/Mechanisms for Cooperation in Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning ((HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)C. Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD Theme 2)D. Labour Mobility, Voluntary Asset Transfers and Development (HLD Theme 4/GFMD Theme 3)

14.30-14.45

14.45-17:00Rotating Session 4 (14.45-15.45): A. Migration and Sustainable Development ((HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)B. Partnerships/Mechanisms for Cooperation in Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning ((HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)C. Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD Theme 2)D. Labour Mobility, Voluntary Asset Transfers and Development (HLD Theme 4/GFMD Theme 3)

Plenary Session (15.50-17.00):Presentations by group representatives (10 minutes each)Commentary by facilitators (5 minutes each)Outline of Next Steps (10 minutes with questions/clarifications)

TIME DAY 2 : AUGUST 29th 2013

8.30 – 9.00 Registration of Participants Distribution of materials and recap of Day 1 activities

9:00 – 10:30

Roundtable1: Migration and Sustainable Development (HLD Theme 1/GFMD Theme 1)

10:30 –10:45

10:45 – 12:00

Round-table 2: Partnerships and Mechanisms for ensuring Migration’s contribution to Development (HLD Theme 3/GFMD Theme 2)

12:00 -13 :00

13:00 – 16:00

Roundtable 3: Migration in a Human Rights Framework (HLD Theme 2)

Round-table 4: Labour Mobility and its impact on development (HLD Theme 4/GFMD Theme 3).

15:45 – 16:00(Working Break)16:00 – 17:00

Production of Draft Roadmap Document Migration and Sustainable Development Migration in a Human Rights Framework Partnerships and Mechanisms for ensuring Migration’s contribution to Development Labour Mobility and its impact on development

ANNEX 4: PRE-EVENT PRESS RELEASE Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – The ACP Migration Facility announcedtoday the convening of the first National Forum on Migration andDevelopment on August 28th and 29th 2013. Following on the recentCaribbean Forum on Population, Migration and Development (Georgetown, July9-10, 2013), some 70 representatives of government ministries includingthe Ministries of Planning and Sustainable Development, Foreign Affairs,Labour and Small and Micro-Enterprise Development and National Security,specialized government agencies and inter-sectorial committees as well as

labour and civil society will converge on the Hyatt Regency Trinidad todevelop Trinidad and Tobago’s national stance on migration’s role indevelopment.

The key issues to be addressed at the upcoming UN High Level Dialogue onInternational Migration and Development (New York, October 3-4, 2013) andthe annual Global Forum on Migration and Development (itself a product ofthe first UN High Level Dialogue on the issue, held in 2006) are:Migration and Sustainable Development; Partnerships for Mainstreaming

Migration into Development Planning; Migration in a Human Rights Frameworkand Labour Mobility, Remittances and Development.

Over the first decade of the 21st century, Trinidad and Tobago’s strategicfocus on knowledge-based economic diversification and people-centreddevelopment has brought into sharper focus the need for analysis of dataon the migration of professionals and students, worker mobility, deporteesand asylum-seekers and the local impact of these migration trends on bothcommunities and the economy. As the nation approaches its 51st

anniversary of independence, the development of a strategic approach thatembraces mobility as part of the history of the region, while charting acourse for integrating migration into plans for economic diversification,environmental stability and good governance in the next 50 years, is bothfitting and imperative.

More information is expected to be released following the conclusion ofthe Forum on August 29th.

About the Intra-ACP Migration

The Intra-ACP Migration Facility is a project of the African, Caribbeanand Pacific Group of States (ACP) implemented within the framework of theCotonou Agreement and financed by the European Development Fund (EDF).

Launched in 2009, its mandate is to support ACP member states and regionalinstitutions in better understanding and managing migratory flows in orderto increase their value for development.

Trinidad and Tobago and the Intra-ACP Migration Facility

In October 2010, Trinidad and Tobago was selected as one of twelve (12)pilot countries to participate in this ACP Migration Project. The Cabinet

at that time designated the Ministry of National Security as the leadMinistry for all matters pertaining to this Project; and established aNational Consultative Committee (NCC), as the intermediary with theFacility. The National Consultative Committee on Migration andDevelopment (NCC), consists of government partners (Ministries,specialized agencies), academic partners, and civil society, includingmigrant organizations, businesses, organizations representing workers andinternational organizations and acts as a steering committee reviewing theresearch-action agenda of the ACP Migration Facility and the activities of

its institutional and civil society sub-committees. The Committee ischaired by the Ministry of National Security.

ANNEX 5: ATTENDANCE 1. Attendance

Representatives from the following government institutions attended theForum:

Ministry of the Attorney-General Ministry of Education Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Health Ministry of Justice Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development Ministry of National Security Ministry of the People and Social Development Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development Ministry of Public Administration

Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training Ministry of Trade and Industry Tobago House of Assembly

Representatives from the following civil society groups attended theForum:

Herman Browne (Consultant- ACP Migration Facility) Living Waters Community

Leigh-Ann Waldropt-Bonair (Consultant-ACP Migration Facility)

Representatives from the following academic Institutions/InternationalOrganizations attended the Forum:

ACP Migration Facility, Project Management Unit ACP Migration Facility, ACP Observatory on Migration

University of the West Indies, Institute of International Relations,UWI

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