Migration and Development
The strategic objective of the migration and development initiative aims to advance socio-economic well-being of the migrants, families and societies by implementing effective migration management services and ensuring humane and orderly migration.
Country Priorities
Þ Skills development and upgradation
Þ Mainstreaming migration in different development sectors (Health, Education, Environment)
Þ Remittances and financial literacy
Strategy
Þ Enhancing development impact of remittance through evidence based programming on remittance management
including financial literacy and debt mediation
Þ Ensure skills for migration components are implemented effectively
Þ Development and implementation of a comprehensive migrant centred sustainable reintegration interventions
Þ Mainstreaming migration in different socio-economic sectors and different levels of government structures in
Bangladesh using a ‘whole of government approach’
Þ Forge effective partnership with Government of Bangladesh and private sector to promote ethical recruitment of
migrant workers
Þ Promotion of safe migration through information and awareness raising for potential migrants
Performance Measurement
Þ Proportion of returning migrants who are sustainably reintegrated after accessing reintegration services
Þ Proportion of prospective migrants, their families and community members with correct knowledge, attitude and
practices towards safe migration
Active Projects:
- Building Resilience of Returning Migrants
- Technical Assistance to BMET on Overseas Market Information and RPL
- Sustainable Appraoches For New Welfare Services and Labour Market Information System
- Digital Island Moheshkhali: Enhancing Access to Public Services through ICT
- Digital Island Moheshkhali: Poverty Reduction Through E-Commerce