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• Civil Society Action Committee, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), NGO Committee on Migration and International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC).
  Describes the origins, membership, and work of the Civil Society Action Committee since it was established to support the development of the Global Compact for Migration.
• IOM, World Migration Report. Migrants and Cities: New Partnerships to Manage Mobility, 2015.
• Dijkzeul, D. and M. Fauser (eds.), Diaspora Organizations in International Affairs, 2020.

• Draw on the knowledge and experience of international NGOs to inform policymaking processes.
• Facilitate the participation of international NGOs in regional and international consultations.
• Consult and cooperate with international NGOs in the development, implementation and evaluation of migration policies at the national level.

Many Nepalese migrants move to Jordan for work. The bilateral labour agreement between Nepal and Jordan signed in 2017 includes language in the standard labour contract for Nepalese migrant workers that enables migrant workers to affiliate with trade unions of their sector in Jordan, in addition to other provisions that have been praised for the protection of migrant workers’ rights. This step can help address the vulnerable positions in which migrant workers often find themselves, for instance because they are not always fully aware of their rights.

• International Labour Organization (ILO) Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Model Bilateral Agreement for Trade Unions in Countries of Origin and Destination to Protect Migrant Workers, n.d.

• Where appropriate, involve national/regional trade union formations in policymaking processes.
•  Include trade union representatives in negotiations of bilateral labour migration agreements (BLMAs).
• Consult trade unions on the inclusion of appropriate text in BLMAs to ensure the protection of migrant workers.

Note: Further approaches in Policy development for labour migration and mobility.

The Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration (CARIM) Observatories was one of the initiatives the European Commission funded to improve the knowledge base on migration and to better inform European Union external policy. Established in 2004, the consortium worked through specific projects to improve the understanding of migration patterns to the European Union from origin and transit countries to its east (CARIM-East Observatory, 2011–2013) and south (CARIM-South Observatory, 2004–2013). These observatories brought together experts from the various countries involved and played a key role in filling knowledge gaps. They developed a successful model of cross-country and research-policy collaboration by prompting the production of data in areas where they did not exist, and the linguistic, conceptual and methodological translation of analysis that was otherwise hard to access and compare. Further, they fostered the co-production of research that served the interests of origin and transit countries as well as the European Union. CARIM researchers actively participated in research-policy dialogues by contributing with briefs on migration topics and taking part in working groups on migration. This collaborative experience enabled a more comprehensive understanding of migration patterns in the regions involved and, subsequently, of the European Union’s position in them. This better informed European Union policy while enriching the evidence base on migration for partner countries.

• Draw on existing research and/or commission research on migration topics when formulating, implementing and evaluating policies at the national and regional level.
• Invite research institutions to present their findings in appropriate forums and to advise on policy responses.
• Facilitate and support multi-country/comparative research in collaboration with research institutions and academia, including supporting partnership models that acknowledge and effectively work with the relevant diversity aspects (for instance, linguistic, research cultures, institutional settings).
• Draw on the experience and expertise of academic and research institutions to develop in-house research capacity.

• Privilege consultations that address issues of direct interest to the private sector such as:
  • Skills needs/shortages that could be addressed through migration;
  • Generating accurate information on migration;
  • Addressing drivers and root causes of migration;
  • Innovative financing solutions and risk financing;
  • Systemic innovation (reducing management costs, improving transparency, harmonizing reporting and so on);
  • Creating conditions for balanced, sustainable and inclusive economic growth and employment;
  • Strengthening the capacity of educational institutions;
  • Enhancing employment opportunities;
  • Reducing the costs of labour migration;
  • Promoting faster, cheaper and safer transfers of migrant remittances.
• Involve private sector companies in the design and implementation of a regional labour market information system (LMIS).
• Consider engaging a wider range of private sector actors than those typically consulted, including companies without a direct business interest in migration that may still benefit from it (for example, through a diverse workforce).

The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) facilitates dialogue among governments in consultation with other relevant stakeholders in migration and development fields. The private sector has long been recognized as a crucial player in this field. At the Istanbul Summit Meeting in 2015 a “GFMD Business Mechanism” was endorsed with the following objectives, as put forth by the GFMD:

• Mobilize business federations from around the world to engage on migration issues;
• Raise awareness among business federations on the work of the GFMD;
• Carry out surveys and studies on best practices on business and migration issues;
• Organize a mid-year GFMD thematic business meeting;
• Provide a space for the private sector to actively participate in and contribute to the GFMD summit meetings, common space and civil society days;
• Advocate for businesses to promote sound migration policies that take into account economic perspectives.

The Mechanism provides a business perspective on migration policy to the GFMD and the GCM. This perspective is coordinated by the Business Advisory Group, which is housed by the International Organization of Employers (IOE). This group leads substantial work on a range of topics, particularly the need for international skills mobility, fair recruitment and decent work, skills matching and certification recognition, the role of entrepreneurship and circular migration for development.

• Bisong, A., and A. Knoll, Mapping Private Sector Engagement Along the Migration Cycle, 2020.
  Both the full report and a summary are available at this page.