A user-friendly Guide to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (ICRMW) is now available. Seeking to better protect migrants’ human rights and dignity, the new publication encourages governments worldwide to ratify and implement the Convention.
The Guide, launched 30 April in Geneva, was prepared by a Steering Committee of concerned intergovernmental agencies and international civil society groups chaired by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Joining OHCHR staff in the drafting of the new guide were members of the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), December 18, and the World Council of Churches along with experts from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration, NGOs

An immigration study (pdf) released by the Transatlantic Academy reveals the collapse of the economic financial system will have repercussions for the immigration of highly skilled workers for years to come.

A collaborative report by American and European fellows of the Transatlantic Academy on the selection and integration process of highly-skilled workers, shows that point-based immigration systems in developed countries have been largely inefficient. The report also shows high-skilled migrants are just as vulnerable to the problems of adaptability as low-skilled migrants.

The 1st meeting of the International Advisory Committee took place in Athens on April 24, 2009. From the total of 21 IAC members 17 attended the meeting in Athens, together with the Greek Organizing Committee, and another 3 members listened in by conference call. The full-day meeting was opened by Marianna Moschou, secretary of the board of the Onassis Foundation; the president of the Foundation Antonis Papadimitriou and ambassador Anastasios Skopelitis, representing the Greek chair of the GFMD, addressed the members. The meeting agenda covered academic and procedural themes. All conclusions were presented at the end of the day plenary session.