Labour Migration

The course explores the linkages between reintegration and development. It is providing rights-based guidelines to develop and implement social and economic reintegration programme and policies based on the ILO standards . OBJECTIVES Specifically, at the end of the course, participants were able to: • Access innovative and comparative data on returnees’ conditions back home • Combine a top down and a bottom-up approach to return migration and reintegration • Benefit from increased awareness of the need to develop adequate mechanisms sustaining the reintegration of returnees while redefining current policy priorities as applied to return • Understand the factors, public policies, as well as the pre- and post-return conditions shaping migrants’ patterns of reintegration in their country of origin • Explaining why return may or may not have a positive impact on the development of migrants’ country of origin • Acquire analytical tools and instruments (e.g. indicators) allowing adequate policies to be adopted with a view to supporting migrants’ reintegration • Promote the integration of return migration issues in national and regional development strategies • Appreciate the gender dimension of reintegration of return migrant workers CONTENT The course tackles the following topics: • Measuring return flows and stocks; • Heterogeneity of returnees’ profiles and patterns of reintegration; • Factors shaping returnees’ patterns of reintegration back home. • Why do some returnees contribute to development whereas others do not? • Returnees’ investment and skills portability in the labour; • Social protection mechanisms to cover returnees and their families; • Empowering returnees and access to services at local level; • The link between integration in host countries and reintegration in home countries; • Gender perspective to return of migrant workers and economic, social and cultural reintegration in return • Linkages between Fair Recruitment and Reintegration • Entrepreneurship of returnees and impact on development; • Coordination and coherence among public institutions (local and national) in the development of a reintegration policy. ACHIEVEMENT • Complete the 6 weekly assignments • Analyse in group specific case studies • Individual essay

The course explores the linkages between return migration and development while explaining why some return migrants succeed in reintegrating back home whereas others do not. OBJECTIVES Specifically, at the end of the course, participants were able to: • Access innovative and comparative data on returnees’ conditions back home • Combine a top down and a bottom-up approach to return migration and reintegration • Benefit from increased awareness of the need to develop adequate mechanisms sustaining the reintegration of returnees while redefining current policy priorities as applied to return • Understand the factors, public policies, as well as the pre- and post-return conditions shaping migrants’ patterns of reintegration in their country of origin • Explaining why return may or may not have a positive impact on the development of migrants’ country of origin • Acquire analytical tools and instruments (e.g. indicators) allowing adequate policies to be adopted with a view to supporting migrants’ reintegration • Promote the integration of return migration issues in national and regional development strategies • Appreciate the gender dimension of reintegration of return migrant workers CONTENT The course tackles the following topics: • Measuring return flows and stocks; • Heterogeneity of returnees’ profiles and patterns of reintegration; • Factors shaping returnees’ patterns of reintegration back home. • Why do some returnees contribute to development whereas others do not? • Returnees’ investment and skills portability in the labour; • Social protection mechanisms to cover returnees and their families; • Empowering returnees and access to services at local level; • The link between integration in host countries and reintegration in home countries; • Gender perspective to return of migrant workers and economic, social and cultural reintegration in return • Linkages between Fair Recruitment and Reintegration • Entrepreneurship of returnees and impact on development; • Coordination and coherence among public institutions (local and national) in the development of a reintegration policy.

The course was intended to empower communication professionals, media, policymakers, and practitioners with the knowledge, skills, and ethical understanding necessary to navigate the intricate landscape of labour migration and mobility communication. Participants dissected current dominant narratives, explored strategies to engage with their audiences, and drafted practical roadmaps to integrate the learnings from the activity in their communication efforts. OBJECTIVES At the end of the course, participants are able to: • Challenge Dominant Narratives: Participants will learn to critically analyse and deconstruct prevailing narratives, ensuring that public discourse is based on facts rather than misconceptions. • Communicate Ethically: Ensuring the voices of migrants are heard ethically and responsibly, fostering empathy and understanding among audiences. • Combat Misinformation: Equipping participants to combat misinformation and disinformation with accurate data and compelling storytelling. • Apply an Intersectional Approach: Participants will learn to communicate labour migration's intersection with other issues such as gender, economic and social inequality, leading to more comprehensive narratives. • Learn Strategic Communication: Developing communication strategies that foster inclusivity, challenge stereotypes, and promote a positive narrative on migration. • Learn how to build their network: Creating a network of professionals who share the goal of enhancing labour migration communication, facilitating continuous learning and collaboration. CONTENT • State of play of labour migration communication highlighting good practices, common mistakes, general constraints. • Ethical communication when working with vulnerable groups: consent, safety, mental health • Understanding and addressing mis-/dis-information • An intersectional approach to labour migration communication • Using images – photography, art, comics – to illustrate labour migration • Useful resources: data and statistics, specific expertise • Critical issues: labour exploitation, forced labour, human trafficking • Thinking strategically, defining specific steps and planning • Mapping partners and audiences • Considering a campaign • Working with others within and outside the national borders ACHIEVEMENT Complete the 6 Quizzes, Active participation, Group work, Achieve a minimum score of 60%, Final essay.