Academy on Labour Migration

The SAMM LMA aimed at providing advanced knowledge and enhancing the capacity of key migration actors to better understand labour migration challenges and opportunities in a changing political, economic and social context. OBJECTIVES At the end of the Academy, participants are able to: 1. Understand and address key issues and policies regarding labour migration at the global and regional level, and also from a gender perspective; 2. Promote migration-development linkages and rights-based approaches to labour migration policies and programmes at national, regional and international levels; 3. Recognize the pivotal role of social dialogue and key world-of-work actors (representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations) in the development of labour migration policy, and in resolving critical issues relating to labour migration including the protection of migrant workers in times of crisis; 4. Analyse and use International Labour Standards and ILO and United Nations supervisory mechanisms and procedures for protecting migrant workers’ human rights, including labour rights; 5. Deepen and master the “Decent Work” approach for migrants and refugees 6. Promote strategies for the protection of migrant workers in times of crisis and facilitate access to decent work for refugees and forcibly displaced people. CONTENT 1. Fair and effective governance of labour migration 2. Protection of migrant workers and their families 3. Linkages between Migration and sustainable development 4. Protection of migrant workers and refugees in times of crisis ACHIEVEMENT Complete at least 60% of course activities Contribute to the Group Work Exercise Final essay NUMBER OF HOURS: 100