Migration Working Group Agendas

 

June 22, 2020

Agenda:

  • The main point on the agenda is the presentation (MOL/15min) and ensuing discussion (45min) on the revised plan of the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment on <Addressing the impact of Covid-19 on the labour market and migration in the Republic of Tajikistan>. Please see attached.
  • Update (IOM/10min) on the UN Network on Migration (UNNM).
  • WGM meetings Jun-Dec 2020 (IOM/10min): There is a need for closer and more regular communication under the WGM.
  • AOB

 

April 6, 2020

Agenda:

  • To discuss the MOL’s <Plan of Action to address the impact of the Covid-19 crisis at work, in migration and in labour relations>

 

January 23, 2020

Agenda:

Arrival and registration of participants

Opening remarks and tour de table

WHAT’S NEW
Ministry of Labour, Migration and Population Employment

  • Briefing on participation in recent regional events in Central Asia and CIS

GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR JOINT ACTION

Abdel Rahmane Diop, Liaison and Policy Officer, UN Network on Migration
Secretariat, IOM HQs Geneva

  • The UN Network on Migration (UNMN) and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) implementation:
    coordination and review
  • Civil society organizations (CSOs) in the implementation of the GCM
  • Q&A and discussion

Break

MIGRATION GOVERNANCE IN TAJIKISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
Zeynal Hajiev, IOM Coordinator for Central Asia, IOM Kazakhstan

  • A strategic vision for migration management in Central Asia
  • Key GCM elements and areas for joint action
  • Q&A and discussion

Summary and closing remarks

 

November 26, 2019

Agenda:

Arrival and registration of participants

Welcome and introductions (tour de table)

Announcements

  • Consultative meeting held on the National Action Plan 2020-2024 to implement recommendations of the UN Committee on the protection of the rights of migrant workers and their family members (IOM)
  • World Migration Report 2020 to be launched this week (IOM) https://www.iom.int/wmr/

Ministry of Labour, Migration and Population Employment

  • Outcomes from the Diaspora Conference, 7 November, Dushanbe
  • Update on the draft law on migration

IOM

  • Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and the UN Migration Network

United Nations Network on Migration Work Plan http://migrationnetwork.un.org/about/united-nations-network-migration-workplan

Break

All

  • United Nations Network on Migration Work Plan (continued)

Mercy Corps

  • Presentation of a new migration project in Tajikistan

Human Right Centre

  • Upcoming event: Migrant of the Year, an initiative in Tajikistan dedicated to International Migrants Day 18 December 2019

Closing remarks

Lunch

 

August 28, 2019

Agenda:

Arrival and registration of participants

Welcome and introductions (tour de table)

Ministry of Labour, Migration and Population Employment

  • Outcomes from the 19 July 2019 migration conference
  • Outcomes from the 3rd Almaty Process meeting, 26-27 August, Dushanbe
  • Updates on migration law and national strategy 2020-2025 on migration of Tajik citizens abroad

Femida

  • Practical aspects of reintegration practices and recommendations

Helvetas

  • Migration project in Sughd

Founder of Debate Club and debate participants

  • Findings from the July debates on trafficking in persons

Break

IOM

  • Findings from grant effectiveness evaluation in Khatlon

Upcoming events in Tajikistan and Central Asia

  • Human Rights Centre: Migrant of the Year
  • OSCE: Linking research and policy-making on migration governance in Central Asia, Tashkent, 16-17 September 2019

Closing remarks

 

February 20, 2019

Agenda:

Arrival and registration of participants

Welcome and introductions (tour de table)

Labour migration agreements

Presentation by MLMPE, Agency for Employment Abroad

Almaty Process experts meeting in Dushanbe, 12-13 February 2019

Briefing by IOM

Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)

Briefing by IOM

New migration projects. Promoting inclusive economic growth through Matching Grants Project

Presentation by  FAO

Priorities and focus in 2019

Moderated discussion

Break

Priorities and focus in 2019 (continued)

Moderated discussion and conclusions

Creation of a sub-working group on business startup support for migrants, returnees and remittances-receivers

Upcoming migration-themed events in Tajikistan and Central Asia

Brief announcements (tour de table)

Conclusions of the 2nd WGM meeting and closing

 

November 29, 2018

Agenda: SESSION 1 

·       Welcome & introductions (tour de table) 

·       Current projects and priorities in 2019

·       Presentations and discussion

·       Ministry of Labour, Migration and Population Employment

·       IOM Tajikistan

·       Mercy Corps

SESSION 2

·       The Almaty Process

·       Migration events calendar: upcoming events and 2019 – tour de table

·       Working together in the WGM in 2019: frequency of meetings; contents and agenda; communication in between meetings

·       Conclusions and closing

January 30, 2018

Agenda:

·       Opening and introduction of participants

·       Updates on migration issues by the Ministry of Labour and new priorities in 2018

·       Information sharing among participants about on-going projects and future programing on migration

·       Any other issues

August 29, 2017

Agenda:

·       Opening and introduction of participants

·       Updates on migration issues by the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Population Employment of RT

·       Information sharing among participants about on-going projects and future programing on migration

·       Any other issues

March 9, 2017

Agenda: 

·       Introduction of DCC Structure

·       Updates on labour migration issues by the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Population Employment of RT

·       Sharing information about on-going projects on migration related issues by participants

·       Any other issues