An enlightening panel dialogue, “Conversations on Migration within the Caribbean – Partaking the Non-public Sector” is scheduled to happen on Wednesday, Oct. 11, in a digital format.
The occasion might be moderated by Stephanie Dei, Head of Non-public Sector Partnerships on the Worldwide Group for Migration (IOM). It would characteristic three distinguished panelists representing the CARICOM Single Market and Economic system (CSME) Unit, a non-public international enterprise (Europe/Caribbean) Olive Strachan Consultancy, and the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce CARICHAM. Every panelist will contribute their distinctive views to discussions centered round labour migration, freedom of motion and interesting the personal sector within the Caribbean and diaspora within the growth of the area.
Migration is a subject of paramount significance within the Caribbean, with numerous components equivalent to local weather change, political and social instability, and inequalities in labour markets influencing the motion of individuals and the financial growth of the area.
In a current CSME Knowledge workshop supported by IOM, CSME Director Leo Titus Preville emphasised the essential significance of monitoring and evaluating the efficiency of insurance policies designed to assist the wants of the labour sector within the single market and financial system. He remarked, “Having made the selections to increase the accepted listing of ability classes, given how essential entry to the fitting ability set is for manufacturing functions, it’s of utmost significance that there’s a strong technique of capturing, analyzing, and deciphering the efficiency of the free motion of expertise and short-term service suppliers regimes, specifically inside the CSME.”
Throughout the current Concordia summit held in New York in September, IOM’s Director Basic Amy Pope referenced the gaps within the labour market within the Caribbean. She acknowledged, “All internationally and, specifically, within the Caribbean, nations are grappling with important labour shortages, and we acknowledge that demographic adjustments haven’t aligned individuals with alternatives.” The choice of CARICOM Heads of Authorities to pursue full Freedom of Motion supplies the right alternative to make the most of well- managed migration as a strategic instrument to take care of this problem.
This episode of Conversations on Migration within the Caribbean, a brand new initiative launched in July 2023 as a part of the implementation of IOM’s Technique on Migration for the Caribbean (https://bit.ly/3Ycqz84), goals to make clear these essential points and supply a platform for significant conversations, together with collaboration with personal sector stakeholders who play a pivotal function in shaping migration-related insurance policies and practices. Panelists can even discover methods for participating the personal sector in addressing migration challenges, selling inclusive financial progress, and supporting the well-being of migrants.
