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Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
IOM International Organization for Migration
Intergovernmental Organization founded in 1951Geneva based worldwide organization with its 125 Members states and almost 40 observers
In the Czech Republic from 1998Head of Office: Lucie Sládková
Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
Core activities of IOM:
Voluntary Return Programs Fight against Trafficking in Persons Technical assistance to our Member States Migrants Health Programs Research and Assessments Migration and Development Assistance in Migration flows Facilitation of Labor Migration
Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
Integration and its design and implementation is a domain of national policy makers and states against a background of International and EU framework
Triangle model
The process of strengthening of relations within the social system and introducing new actors and groups into the system and institutions
Acquire of Rights Method Key Players – states, regions, municipalities, non-
governmental organizations, employers, civic society and migrants
Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
Integration pays off- for the states: set the legal and
political conditions and remove obstacles for equal opportunities for all
- for the migrants: contributions and investment to the new country of residence
- for the society: no conflicting interests and sharing the same values
Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
Migrant Integration Policy Index MIPEX is a tool to measure achievements in integration to introduce best practices in integration implementation and to discuss individual measures of integration.
Published by Migration Policy Group and British Council
www.integrationindex.eu
Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
Policy areas:- Labor market access- Family reunion- Long-term residence- Political participation- Access to nationality- Access to education- Access to healthcare- Access to housing- Anti-discrimination
No “one-size-fits- all” approach available
Integration of Migrants and Access to Services
Present-day Situation 1. Rights of migrants and protection from discrimination &
xenophobia
2. Keep open regular migration channels
3. Assistance for repatriation/ reintegration
4. Migration and Development Remittances International cooperation
5. Factor migration into economic recovery
Integration of Migrants and Access to Service
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