About the Migration Governance Indicators
About the Migration Governance Indicators
Migrants' rights
Migrants' rights
Indicators in this domain assess the extent to which migrants have the same status as citizens in terms of access to basic social services such as health, education, and social security. It also describes the rights of migrants to family reunification, to work, and to residency and citizenship. The ratification of the main international conventions is also included within this domain.
Indicators in this category look at the extent to which migrants have access to certain social services such as health, education and social security. They also examine measures to ensure integration and access to work.
Whole of government approach
Whole of government approach
Indicators in this domain assess countries’ institutional, legal, and regulatory frameworks related to migration policies. Domain 2 also reviews the existence of national migration strategies that are in-line with development, as well as institutional transparency and coherence in relation to migration management. This domain also investigates the extent to which governments collect and use migration data.
Indicators in this category assess the institutional frameworks of cities for migration. This area also examines the existence of migration strategies consistent with development objectives, as well as institutional transparency and coherence in migration management.
Partnerships
Partnerships
This domain focuses on countries’ efforts to cooperate on migration-related issues with other states and with relevant non-governmental actors, including civil society organizations and the private sector. Cooperation can lead to improvements in governance by aligning and raising standards, increasing dialogue and providing structures to overcome challenges.
Indicators in this category focus on cities’ efforts to cooperate on migration issues with the national government as well as other cities and relevant non-governmental actors, including civil society organizations and the private sector.
Well-being of migrants
Well-being of migrants
This domain includes indicators on countries’ policies for managing the socioeconomic well-being of migrants, through aspects such as the recognition of migrants’ educational and professional qualifications, provisions regulating student migration and the existence of bilateral labour agreements between countries. Indicators equally focus on policies and strategies related to diaspora engagement and migrant remittances.
Indicators in this category assess cities’ initiatives in terms of international student mobility, access to the labour market and decent working conditions for migrant workers. Aspects related to diaspora engagement and migrant remittances are also included in this domain.
Mobility dimensions of crises
Mobility dimensions of crises
This domain studies the type and level of preparedness of countries when they are faced with mobility dimensions of crises, linked to either disasters, the environment and/or conflict. The questions are used to identify the processes in place for nationals and non-nationals both during and after disasters, including whether humanitarian assistance is equally available to migrants as it is to citizens.
Indicators in this category examine the type and level of readiness of cities to deal with aspects of mobility crises. The questions focus on the processes in place for citizens and non-citizens both during and after disasters, especially if humanitarian assistance is available for migrants and citizens.
Safe, orderly and regular migration
Safe, orderly and regular migration
This domain analyses countries’ approach to migration management in terms of border control and enforcement policies, admission criteria for migrants, preparedness and resilience in the case of significant and unexpected migration flows, as well as the fight against trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants. It also assesses efforts and incentives to help integrate returning citizens.
Indicators in this category look at the cities’ approaches to migrant safety as well as return and reintegration policies and the fight against trafficking in persons.
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INTRODUCTION
This profile describes the strengths and aspects to be developed of the migration governance structures of the Administrative Region of N'Zérékoré, based on the six domains of the Migration Governance Indicators (MGIs). These include migrants' rights, a whole-of-government approach, partnerships, the socio-economic well-being of migrants, the mobility aspects of a crisis, and safe and orderly migration.
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The Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) is a migration governance policy analysis programme undertaken by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with research and analysis from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Funding is provided by IOM Member States.
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MIGRANTS’ RIGHTS
Migration governance: examples of well-developed aspects:
- The services offered by the health centres in the N'Zérékoré region are accessible to the entire population, regardless of their migration status.
- In the N'Zérékoré region, access to education is a guaranteed for all, including migrants, regardless of their migration status.
- The Regional Technical Unit of N'Zérékoré provides information to returning migrants who have recently arrived in the region.
Areas that could be strengthened:
- Establishing specific mechanisms to provide legal services to migrants is an aspect that could be strengthened.
- Providing information on regular migration options and formal assistance to those who wish to migrate is another aspect that needs to be strengthened in the region.
- Establishing a strategy at local level to prevent hate crime, violence and discrimination against migrants is another aspect that needs to be strengthened.
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WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT APPROACH
Migration governance: examples of well-developed aspects:
- The Regional Inspectorate for the Advancement of Women, Protection of Children and Vulnerable Persons defends the rights of women regardless of migration status and participates in setting the agenda and implementing migration-related issues.
- The local radio station in the city of N'Zérékoré is used by local authorities, partners as well as NGOs to inform and raise awareness about migration, the prevention of human trafficking and discrimination.
Areas that could be strengthened:
- The N'Zérékoré region does not yet have a migration strategy defined in an explicit document.
- Establishing a directorate responsible for implementing migration policy at the local level.
- There is no structure at the local level to coordinate dialogue with the diaspora.
- Expanding the collection and publication of migration data at the local level, disaggregated by sex, is another aspect that needs to be strengthened.
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PARTNERSHIPS
Migration governance: examples of well-developed aspects:
- Through its office in N'Zérékoré, IOM is involved in the management of migration issues in the region, including the reintegration of migrants, the fight against trafficking and related practices, as well as integrated border management.
- The N'Zérékoré region collaborates with the Guinean Organization for the Fight against Irregular Migration (OGLMI) to implement actions in the areas of awareness-raising, education, training, and the fight against irregular migration.
Areas that could be strengthened:
- At the national level, as well as at the local level, the country collaborates with the private sector on migration issues only on an ad hoc basis.
- The local authorities do not formally involve members of the diaspora in the implementation of the migration policy, although the latter provides occasional support at times of emergency.
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WELL-BEING OF MIGRANTS
Migration governance: examples of well-developed aspects:
- Local authorities are implementing the national programmes of the Guinean Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Entrepreneurship (AGPEE) to promote and facilitate the integration of migrants into the labour force. The agency does not make distinctions between Guineans and foreign nationals, provided that the latter meets the conditions set out in the Labour Code (2014).
Areas that could be strengthened:
- The N'Zérékoré region does not have a local evaluation system to monitor the demand for immigrant labour in the labour market, nor to analyse the national labour supply and the effects of emigrants on the local labour market.
- Establishing a strategy to reduce and control the costs of remittances at the local level is an aspect that could be strengthened.
- The region has not yet developed programs to support entrepreneurship by foreigners.
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MOBILITY DIMENSION OF CRISES
Migration governance: examples of well-developed aspects:
- The Regional Disaster Management Committee will be responsible for risk management in N'Zérékoré. Provided for in the National Disaster Management Plan of the Republic of Guinea (1996), this committee is awaiting creation in 2024.
- The regional office of the National Agency for Emergency and Humanitarian Disaster Management (ANGUCH) in N'Zérékoré coordinates with key actors the management of large-scale population movements in times of crisis.
Areas that could be strengthened:
- Local authorities have a disaster risk management strategy, but it does not mention displacement.
- Integrating mobility considerations into relevant environmental policies at local level is another aspect that could be strengthened.
- Ensuring that emergency response strategies at the local level are gender-responsive and respond to the specific needs and vulnerabilities of migrant women is another aspect that could be strengthened.
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SAFE, ORDERLY AND DIGNIFIED MIGRATION
Migration governance: examples of well-developed aspects:
- The N'Zérékoré region has civil servants, NGOs and civil society who are trained on the prevention of human trafficking and implement the national legal and regulatory framework to combat this phenomenon.
Areas that could be strengthened:
- Training local police specifically and regularly on issues related to migrant populations is an aspect that could be strengthened.
- The Regional Technical Unit in N'Zérékoré and the Reception, Orientation and Monitoring Office provide information to returning and newly arrived migrants in the region, but N'Zérékoré does not yet have a formal programme on this aspect.
- Local authorities do not regularly publish statistics on trafficking in human beings.
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