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Enhancing the Development Impact of Migration: Developing an Overseas Employment and Diaspora Mobilisation Strategy in Mauritius
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Start Date
2007
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End Date
2007
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Project Status
Completed
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Project Type
Labour Migration
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Budget Amount (USD)
72468.00
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Coverage
National
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Year
2006
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IDF Region
Africa
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Projects ID
L76-805
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Benefiting Member States
Mauritius
Within the context of current trade liberalisation measures being taken in Mauritius, this project will enhance the capacity of the Government of Mauritius to mobilise the Mauritian diaspora to contribute to the development of Mauritius, and to utilise the development benefits of overseas labour migration.
The project will be divided into three components, with the first component scoping the internal labour market in Mauritius to improve human resource planning. Under the second component, activities will include; mapping of the location and profile of the diaspora and the development of a preliminary road map to enhance the involvement and contribution of the diaspora in Mauritius development strategies. Under the third component labour migration opportunities abroad for Mauritian nationals will be identified and complemented with a strategy designed for placing workers in other countries. Within this project, developing an Overseas Employment Strategy for Mauritian nationals will be made a priority in order to unlock the employment opportunity for the unemployed. The results of this project will be a preliminary road map of how to mobilize the Mauritian diaspora and a strategy document outlining interventions required for improving/increasing opportunities for migration of Mauritian labour. Both papers will be presented in a national workshop in the presence of Government representatives, the private sector and other stakeholders, where individual action plans for implementation, and recommendations for follow up will be further elaborated.