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Workshop "Contributions of international migration to sustainable development" - Jamaica

Population et développement
1 Juin 2023|Évènement
CEPAL - Caribe

This workshop is part of the activities of the United Nations Development Account project "Harnessing the contribution of intra-regional migration to socio-economic development in Latin American and Caribbean countries" (12th tranche), which focuses on five countries (Costa Rica, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico and Peru).

Objective: To reflect and discuss on the migration reality of both Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, promoting a multi-stakeholder dialogue among public and private sectors, in order to inform decision-makers and contribute to public policymaking. Presentations and round-table discussions will contribute to characterizing contemporary migration in Jamaica and the Caribbean subregion. There will be opportunities for participants to share their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities arising from migration and the importance of building well-informed discourses on this issue to inform public policy.

  • Day 1 - Contributions of international migration to sustainable development in Jamaica

Chair: Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Opening remarks
- Wayne Henry, Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica
- Simone Cecchini, Director of CELADE – Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- Dr. Richard Amenyah, UN Resident Coordinator a.i. Jamaica, The Bahamas, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands
- Stacey Clarke, Head of Office, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Jamaica

Presentation of the project “Harnessing the contribution of intra-regional migration to socio-economic development in Latin American and Caribbean countries”
- Pamela Villalobos, CELADE – Population Division of ECLAC

Video presentation of the study on the contribution of international migration to sustainable development in selected countries
- María Verónica Cano, Senior Research Assistant, CELADE – Population Division of ECLAC

The contemporary migration scenario in the Caribbean with emphasis on the contributions of international migration in Jamaica
- Francis Jones, Population Affairs Officer, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

Perspectives and strategies for enhancing social and labour integration of Caribbean migrants
- Francesco Carella, ILO

Progress in the implementation of the National Policy on International Migration and Development in Jamaica and challenges in harnessing the contributions of migration
- Antonette Richards, Programme Director for the Civil Registration and Migration Policy Project Unit, PIOJ

  • Day 2 - Contributions of international migration to sustainable development in the Caribbean

Chair: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Opening Remarks
- Diane Quarless

Presentation of Study: Trends in international migration in the Caribbean and the status of statistical capacity in the collection, dissemination, and use of international migration data in the Caribbean
- Daniel Leon, Associate Social Affairs Officer, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean

Panel Discussion: International Migration in the Caribbean: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development
- Katrina Yearwood, Chief Immigration Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade & Immigration, Antigua and Barbuda
- Dylan Williams, Director, Policy and Planning Unit, Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples' Affairs, Belize
- Rochelle Nakhid, Coordinator, Living Water Community, Trinidad and Tobago

Closing of workshop
- Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Caribbean

Practical information

Organized by: Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE), Population Division of the ECLAC and ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean with the collaboration of the International Labour Organization (ILO)