Supporting the Development of a Labour Mobility Reintegration Strategy in Tuvalu

  • Start Date
    2021
  • End Date
    2022
  • Project Status
    Completed
  • Project Type
    Labour Migration
  • Budget Amount (USD)
    100000.00
  • Coverage
    National
  • Year
    2020
  • IDF Region
    Asia and Oceania
  • Prima ID
    TV10P0501
  • Projects ID
    LM.0430
  • Benefiting Member States
    Tuvalu
Given the high youth unemployment rate as well as limited employment opportunities within the country, the Government of Tuvalu (GoT) recognizes labour mobility and reintegration of returning men and women migrant workers as key factors for national development. In response to the request of the GoT, the project will contribute to increasing development impacts of labour mobility programmes and providing improved reintegration services in Tuvalu. The project will conduct a gender-sensitive needs assessment specifically on returning labour migrants' experiences, challenges and opportunities through key informant interviews and focus group discussions, which will be followed by a validation workshop. Interviews will be held with a range of stakeholders including returning labour migrants as well as aspirant labour migrants, families of labour migrants, communities, NGOs/CSOs, private sector, and various government ministries. The assessment will inform the development of a draft labour mobility reintegration strategy which will be aligned with the goals laid out in the National Labour Migration Policy and will pave the way forward for the GoT, service providers and communities.