Posts tagged Migrants
VNG: WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MIGRATION CONTEXTS - A call for a localisation agenda in urban migration
VNG: WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MIGRATION CONTEXTS - A call for a localisation agenda in urban migration

August 2025

Migration management cannot happen without local governments (LGs), given their proximity to migrants and their mandate to provide service delivery and safe environments to their constituents. LGs understand local socio-spatial dynamics and are best placed to identify needs and solutions, implement policies and coordinate service delivery. Yet, they are not fully integrated into international organisations’ development and migration responses.

So what would it take to bring LGs to the centre of this agenda?

This position paper is built on a research project that sheds light on the role of local governments in migration contexts, to inform local and international stakeholders of the migration, humanitarian and development sectors.

The research was conducted in Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon and Uganda as well as at global level. The research team reviewed 54 documents written by academics and practitioners, and collected primary data in the form of 35 key informant interviews (KIIs), one focus group discussion (FGD) gathering 15 participants, 4 country-level validation workshops with VNG International’s teams, a stakeholder workshop gathering 17 participants from civil society, academia and the humanitarian sector, and an online survey with 25 responses, providing anecdotal evidence referenced in the research. Together, these tools took stock of existing forms of engagement between LGs and other stakeholders to identify gaps and good practices.

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Samuel HallVNG, Local government, Migrants, migration systems, iraq, kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Research
JLMP: Access To Justice and Gender-Responsive Reporting Mechanisms for Migrant Workers- A practical Guide for State Authorities
JLMP: Access To Justice and Gender-Responsive Reporting Mechanisms for Migrant Workers- A practical Guide for State Authorities

The Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP) is a long-term joint initiative of the African Union, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in coordination with relevant partners operating on the African continent, development cooperation actors, private sector organisations and civil society organisations (CSOs).

This Practical Guide offers instructions and a step-by-step process to develop a State-led accessible, rights-based and gender-responsive reporting mechanism for women and men migrant workers. It provides clear instructions for concerned State authorities to understand how to set up and run a State-led reporting mechanism that is gender-responsive and maximises safety and effectiveness. 

Moreover, this guide has been informed by and aligned with the main standard setting documents and frameworks on the subject, such as the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, AU Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers and the AU Guidelines on Developing Bilateral Labour Agreements (BLAs), as well as the African Union’s Migration Policy Framework for Africa (AU MPFA 2018-2030) and the United Nations Guiding principles on business and human rights. 

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Samuel HallMigrants, Africa, Refugees, Malawi, Morocco, Cote D'Ivoire, ILO, IOM, UNECA, CSOs, GENDER
JLMP: Access to justice and reporting mechanisms for migrant workers: Assessment of Challenges and Opportunities across five JLMP Action Member States
JLMP: Access to justice and reporting mechanisms for migrant workers: Assessment of Challenges and Opportunities across five JLMP Action Member States

Over 80 per cent of the labour migration flows of African nationals have been intraregional and occurred within the African continent. When it is well-governed, labour migration can provide many benefits to countries of origin and destination via economic growth, social and financial remittances, market development, and skills exchange. In the context of a surge of cross-country labour mobility, however, the risks for migrant workers to suffer discrimination and abuse also increase. 

Against this backdrop, and under the Catalytic Actions for the Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP Action), the African Union Commission (AUC), working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), is providing technical support to its Member States on improving access to justice and strengthening institutional mechanisms for migrant workers. 

The objective of this research was to map and identify the challenges that both migrant workers and national authorities may face when managing complaints to develop a sustainable, gender-responsive, and accessible reporting mechanism for both men and women migrant workers, in the five JLMP Action target Member States, namely Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Morocco, employing a human rights-based approach and gender lens.

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Samuel HallJLMP, Africa, Cameroon, Malawi, Morocco, Cote D'Ivoire, Migrants, Gender
IOM : Mapping and research to strengthen protection and assistance measures for migrants with diverse SOGIESC
IOM : Mapping and research to strengthen protection and assistance measures for migrants with diverse SOGIESC

August 2023

The study was commissioned by IOM under the Cooperation on Migration and Partnerships to Achieve Sustainable Solutions initiative (COMPASS) to Samuel Hall who conducted a study in the Asia & Pacific region, European Economic Area, MENA, South America and West & Central Africa to support the development of inclusive measures for migrants with diverse SOGIESC to benefit from protection programming across their migration journey, as well as in return and reintegration. 

The results are clear: Migrants with diverse SOGIESC have unique protection needs. Unfortunately, there is a lack of knowledge, services, and appropriate responses for these migrants, partly due to stereotyped expectations about their lifestyles and behaviours. The study also indicates that transgenders are the most vulnerable across different stages of the migration cycle.

Urgent action is needed! Through our report, we are pushing for inclusive shelters, accessible healthcare, and protection procedures to ensure NO ONE gets left behind. We are also encouraging good practices like partnerships between international organisations, local municipalities and civil society groups should be scaled up to ensure support and care for the community.

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Samuel HallSouth america, Central africa, Migrants, Migrations, Community focused