Announcement:

Regional Thematic Workshop

Access of migrant workers to protection mechanisms

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Astana – 30.05.16 – On the 6^th and 7^th June 2016 the International Organization for Migration Sub-regional coordination office for Central Asia, will organize a Regional Thematic Workshop on  “Access of migrant workers to protection mechanisms” in Almaty, Kazakhstan.  

Participating at the meeting are government stakeholders and civil society from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as international and national experts and international organizations. The purpose of the Regional Thematic workshop is to strengthen the capacities of participating government and non-government stakeholders in granting the access of migrant workers to protection mechanisms in Kazakhstan and the broader region. This will be achieved through familiarizing participants with International Law, sharing of good practices and existing initiatives in providing assistance, identifying gaps and providing recommendations. Access to protection mechanisms from the perspective of migrant workers includes the access of migrant workers to social services, access to services and information on legal and safe opportunities for employment and access to rights protection mechanisms for both prospective and current migrants.

The event is organized within the framework of the IOM program “Addressing Mixed Migration flows in Central Asia through capacity building” Phase II (2015-2016) funded by the Government of the United States (BPRM-PIM).