IOM and its partners support efforts for improving labor migration management in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
During the month of September, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its partners in different countries of the region met with various actors with the goal of discussing labor migration management for the benefit of all sectors.
In conjunction with the Central American Federation of Agricultural and Agro-industrial Chambers (FECAGRO), IOM has begun developing a proposal to create a regional coordination mechanism for labor migration management in the agricultural sector in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
IOM builds capacities of state and consular personnel in Mexico for migration governance and crisis management
Mexico. This September, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) provided support for two workshops in Mexico, with the objective of training personnel to better address the needs of the migrant population.
One was a workshop on migration governance in conjunction with the Coordination of State Migrant Assistance Offices (CONOFAM), which had the objective of strengthening its offices, known as OFAM. Forty representatives of CONOFAM participated from various states and public institutions at the federal level.
IOM Belize improves access to migration information at key locations in the country
Belize City. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting government efforts to improve access to information about migration. Additionally, it is continuing its activities in Belize to prevent irregular migration and the risks associated with it, such as human trafficking.
The Darien improves its tools for managing extra-regional migration flows
Panama. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a capacity-building workshop for officials in the Darien border zone. The activity took place on September 10-12 and participants included the National Border Service (SENAFRONT), the National Migration Service (SNM), the Directorate of Judicial Investigation, the Human Trafficking Division of the National Police, and the Ministry of Health.
IOM promotes campaign on development opportunities for young people in El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador. – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in coordination with over 25 local partners, launched the Communication for Development campaign Conectá con tu futuro [Connect with your future], which has the primary goal of providing trustworthy information on regular migration and local opportunities to young people in the municipality of Ahuachapán.
IOM Conducts Migration Training in Roatan
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in conjunction with the Inter-institutional Commission against Sexual and Commercial Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons in Honduras (CICEST) conducted a training session in Roatan.
Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica presents Protocol for the restoration of the educational rights of victims of human trafficking
As of Thursday August 29, educational centers in Costa Rica have an “Action protocol for the restoration of rights and access to the Costa Rican education system for victims and survivors of the crime of human trafficking and their dependents.”
IOM organizes the V exchange of the technical network of cross-border articulation on migration between Guatemala and Honduras
Puerto Cortés (Honduras). The International Organization for Migration (IOM) facilitated the Fifth Exchange of the Guatemalan-Honduras Cross-Border Coordination Network, which seeks to guarantee an adequate response to the migration processes between the two Central American countries.
Number of migrant children in Mexico increased by 131% in 2019, IOM builds government capacities for comprehensive assistance
According to the National Migration Institute of Mexico, there was a 131% increase in number of migrant children and adolescents in the country in the first half of 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. Between January and June of 2019, 33 thousand of the people who appeared before the Mexican migration authority were minors, and 26% (8,500) were unaccompanied by an adult. Additionally, 21,900 adolescents were deported or returned to their countries through assisted return from Mexico during the same period.
With technical and financial assistance from IOM, CICESCT carries out actions aimed at reducing irregular migratory flows
Honduras. The Inter-institutional Commission against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons (CICESCT), decentralized from the Ministry of Human Rights (SEDH), in synergy with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), promotes actions aimed at providing comprehensive care for victims and combating the crime of trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.