DEVELOPING, NEGOTIATING AND IMPLEMENTING BILATERAL LABOUR MIGRATION AGREEMENTS

This course aims to reinforce the negotiation skills and techniques of officials involved in the adoption and follow-up of bilateral and/or multilateral agreements increasing the potential of Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs) in improving the governance of labour migration, promoting and protecting the rights of migrant workers, and enhancing migration and development linkages. OBJECTIVES By the end of this course, participants are be able to: • Discuss potential challenges for effective development and implementation of Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs) / Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and the way forward • Appreciate the role, objectives, challenges and opportunities associated with adoption and negotiation of BLAs and MoUs • Become familiar with key policy priorities that justify the need to adopt BLAs and MoUs • Identify good practices in BLAs and MOUs based on specific criteria drawn from international norms, and highlight agreements which could lead to better outcomes in terms of migration governance and protection of migrant workers • Improve capacity for critical review of existing BLAs and MOUs and negotiate for their revisions • Understand the negotiation process and techniques of effective negotiation, including through the simulation of a negotiation agreement CONTENT Module 1: The case for Bilateral Labour Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding: Key Concepts Module 2: Getting it right on paper Module 3: Making BLAs work better in practice Module 4: Enhancing our negotiation skills ACHIEVEMENT Complete at least 60% of course activities Group Work Role Play - Negotiating an Agreement Final essay NUMBER OF HOURS: 60