Restricted mobility due to COVID-19 only partially halted migration in the region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, says a new World Bank report that urged countries to build more resilient migration systems to cope with future shocks.
Titled Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19, the report encouraged better coordination between countries that send and receive migrants throughout the migration cycle. It also highlighted the need for new mechanisms to automatically simplify procedures to recruit essential foreign workers in response to shocks such as the pandemic, and to grant migrants improved access to key employment and social services during crises.
At this seminar, Mauro Testaverde, Senior Economist, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank, and Jacquelyn Pavilon, Deputy Director, Center for Migration Studies of New York, presented the main findings of the report.
Date/Time:
8am-9am, Friday, October 14, 2022 (Japan Standard Time)
Speakers:
Mauro Testaverde
Senior Economist, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank
Jacquelyn Pavilon
Deputy Director, Center for Migration Studies of New York
Presentation material:
Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19
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