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Annual Report
Inter-American Program for the Promotion and Protection of the
Human Rights of Migrants, Including Migrant Workers and Their
Families
Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs - CAJP
Special Committee on Migration Issues - CEAM
February 16, 2012
Background
• The principal aim is to promote the development of government policies,
legislation, and best practices for protecting the human rights of migrants.
• The Program also promotes cooperation and best practices by integrating
specific measures into the work of the organs, agencies, and entities of
the OAS, and by linking these activities with advances made by member
states, multilateral organizations, and civil society organizations.
• The Program establishes a number of activities, guidelines, and best
practices for execution by the OAS, member states, international
organizations, and civil society in general.
• The Program provides that, as a means of following up on its
implementation, a report on its activities in the course of a year is to be
presented by the Program’s actors.
Annual report on OAS activities
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Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Their Families. IACHR
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Preparation of the report on inter-American standards for the human rights of migrants:
standards and jurisprudence of the inter-American human rights system;
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Preparation of the report on the situation of migrants and their families in Mexico;
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Executive Secretariat for Integral Development:
I.
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Office of Education and Culture
In May, officials and experts from Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico,
along with a representative from the International Organization for Migration, met at OAS
headquarters to discuss the educational situation of migrant children and youth;
Publication of the report on education for immigrant children and youth of the Americas
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II.
Department of Social Development and Employment
Work concerning the labor rights of migrant workers and migrant labor force management
policies in the context of the Inter-American Network for Labor Administration.
Annual report on OAS activities
III. Migration and Development Program of the Department of Social Development and
Employment
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Release of the first report of the Continuous Reporting System on International Migration for
the Americas (SICREMI), the aim of which is to develop a system for gathering statistics on
migration flows, which is to generate continuous, up-to-date reports on migration in the
Hemisphere; and beginning of the second phase, involving 18 countries in the project.
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Development and presentation of the Database of Migration Legislation in the Americas
(MILEX) and incorporation of the 17 remaining countries into the database.
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Workshop of the Special Committee on Migration Issues (CEAM) “Learning from Experience:
Bilateral Cooperation in Migration Management” in April 2011, and publication of the
minutes from that workshop.
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Construction of the Continuous Reporting System on International Migration for the
Americas (SICREMI) and publication of the first report.
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As for promoting and raising awareness of human rights, the monthly bulletin containing the
most important news on migration in the Hemisphere continues to be published (Migration
en l@s Americas).
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Support of, follow-up on, and participation in the project to strengthen the Statistical
Information System on Migration of the Andean Community (CAN).
Annual report on OAS activities
IV. Trust for the Americas
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Participation in activities of the project to promote a culture of respecting the labor
rights of migrants: building awareness, developing capacity, and technical assistance
for Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and El Salvador, of the TRUST for the Americas
V. Secretariat for Multidimensional Security
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Establishment of awareness and training programs for migration personnel and other
authorities to strengthen the fight against human trafficking;
VI. Summit of the Americas
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The migration issue cuts across all the themes of the Sixth Summit (natural disasters,
poverty and inequality, access to technology, citizen security, and infrastructure) and
is a special focus of the citizen security topic (smuggling of migrants as an aspect of
transnational organized crime).
Information tools
Database of Migration Legislation in the
Americas – MILEX
Interactive Map of Temporary Employment
Programs for Migrant Workers (MINPET)
Release of the first report and beginning of the second
phase of the SICREMI (Continuous Reporting System
on International Migration for the Americas) project
Reports and publications
Reports and publications
Education for immigrant children
and youth in the Americas
Forums, workshops, and seminars:
In the CEAM framework
• Temporary Employment Programs for
Migrant Workers
• Migration Law
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Workshop “Learning from Experience: Bilateral Cooperation in Migration
Management”
• “Education for Migrant Children and Youth”
• “Development of the Inter-American Cooperation Network for Migration
(RICOMI)”
Participation in projects and technical support
for policy development and
institution-building
• Participation in activities of the project to promote a culture of respecting
the labor rights of migrants: building awareness, developing capacity, and
technical assistance for Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and El
Salvador, of the TRUST for the Americas
• Participation in the project to Promote Gender-Sensitive Labor Migration
Policies in Costa Rica, Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican
Republic, led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and executed
in conjunction with Spain’s Trade Union Institute for Development
Cooperation (ISCOD).
• Technical support in developing the Statistical Information System on
Migration of the Andean Community (CAN).
Participation in projects and technical
support for policy development and
institution-building
INTER-AMERICAN NETWORK FOR LABOR ADMINISTRATION
Topic: Labor rights of migrant workers / labor-force migration management policies
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The RIAL workshop “Decentralized Public Employment Services and Their Linkage with the
Business World” was held in Mexico City from March 16 to 18, 2011. It brought together
PES directors of the Americas and Europe to discuss experiences in decentralizing these
services and strategies for achieving closer ties with the business world. The document
containing the workshop’s conclusions tells of the fertile exchange and points to various
lessons learned that will help to improve PES administration in the region.
– During 2011, six direct cooperation and technical assistance activities among ministries
took place, involving the following countries: Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the
United States, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, and The Bahamas. Four activities
were focused on workplace inspection and occupation health and safety conditions, one on
labor statistics, and one on programs for employment abroad (between Saint Lucia and
Jamaica).
Participation in projects and technical support
for policy development and
institution-building
TOPIC: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SMUGGLING OF MIGRANTS
Program N ° 1
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Strengthening the capacity of police, prosecutors, and judges to prevent and fight human trafficking
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Promoting information exchange among participating countries
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Increased cooperation between the Caribbean and Central America and law enforcement agencies
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Inclusion of OAS training materials in instructional programs of police academies and other education centers
Countries : Saint Kitts and Nevis, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, and the Dominican Republic
Program N ° 2
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Building awareness of the vulnerability of certain populations to becoming victims of human trafficking
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Consular training of diplomatic and government personnel on preventing human trafficking and identifying its
victims'
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Promoting the inclusion of OAS material on human trafficking in the study plans of institutes of diplomacy
Countries : Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Program N ° 3
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Training of immigrations and customs personnel and police on illicit trafficking in drugs and persons and acts
of terrorism
Countries: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, and Saint Lucia
The migration issue cuts across all the themes
of the Sixth Summit (natural disasters,
poverty and inequality, access to
technology, citizen security, and
infrastructure) and is a special
focus of the citizen security topic
(smuggling of migrants as an aspect of
transnational organized crime).