Southern African Development Community (SADC)
The main objectives of Southern African Development Community (SADC) are to:
Official Name
Republic of Mauritius
ISO2 Code
MU
ISO3 Code
MUS
Longitude
20 17 S
Latitude
57 33 E
Geolocation
POINT (57.33 -20.17)
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No Financial Contribution
RT Participation
- Co-Chair in RT 1.4 "How can circular migration and sustainable return serve as development tools?"
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- Team Member in RT 2.1. "Fostering more opportunities for regular migration"
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- Team Member in RT 1.1 "Mainstreaming migration into development planning - key actors, key strategies, key actions"
- Team Member in RT 2.2 "Reintegration and circular migration - effective for development?"
- Team Member in RT 3.1. "Policy and Institutional Coherence - Latest Data and Research Findings"
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- Team Member in Cluster I "Labour Mobility and Development"
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- Mauritius hosted the GFMD 2012 Summit
- Co-Chair in RT 1.1. "Beyond-the-Border skills and jobs for human development"
- Team Member in RT 2.1. "Supporting National Development through Migration Mainstreaming Processes, Extended Migration Profiles and Poverty Reduction Strategies"
- Team Member in RT 2.2 "Addressing South-South Migration and Development Policies"
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No Participation
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Thematic Meetings
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda" on 22 May 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland
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No Financial Contribution
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- Team Member in RT 1.2 "Reducing the human and financial costs of international migration, particularly labor migration: Cooperative approaches to fair recruitment practices and lower remittance fees"
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Thematic Meetings
- Attended Thematic Meeting on "Recognizing the contributions of women migrants to economic and social development in countries of origin and destination and addressing their specific needs, particularly concerning respect for their human rights" on 8 September 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Team Member in RT 1.2. "Connectivity and migration"
- Team Member in RT 2.1. "Migration, diversity and harmonious societies"
- Team Member in RT 3.2. "Principles, institutions and processes for safe, orderly and regular migration"
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Thematic Meetings
- Attended the Thematic Workshop on "Migration, Connectivity and Business" on 29 March 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies" on 18 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth" on 19 July 2016 in New York, United States.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Harmonious Societies" on 18 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Attended the GFMD Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Peace, Stability and Growth" on 19 July 2016 in New York, United States.
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No Financial Contribution
RT Participation
- Team Member in RT 1.1. "Tools and safeguards for policy coherence - Finding the right policy mix to balance different interests and objectives"
- Team Member in RT 1.2. "From Global Agenda to Implementation - National Action Plans for migration-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"
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Government Team Member in RT 1.1 "Harnessing the capital of migrants to realise their potential", RT 1.2 "Migrants' engagement with public services: from basic access to co-production", RT 2.1 "South-South mobility: trends, patterns and transferable learning", RT 2.2 "Regional mobility and policy coherence to support development", RT 3.1 "Aligning governance with contemporary drivers of migration", and RT 3.2 "Beyond Remittances: leveraging the development impact and promoting the transnational engagement of diaspora and migrants"
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Thematic Meetings
Participated on the Thematic Workshop on "Migration for Development: a roadmap to achieving the SDGs" and "Labour Migration and Skills"
Empowerment Programme, Mauritius
The Government of Mauritius has established a multi-agency "Empowerment Programme", in order to, among other objectives, mount training and re-skilling programmes for the unemployed and to enhance Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development. Established in 2006, the Programme has become today an important tool in efforts to reskill those who have lost jobs in declining sectors, to reintegrate those who are left behind and to prevent those on the periphery from sliding into poverty.
Mauritius Occupation Permit
The Occupation Permit (OP) is a combined work and residence permit which allows foreign nationals to work and reside in Mauritius under the following 3 specific categories(Investor, Professional & Self-Employed).
With this facility, if private sector needs are not met, the Government can issue Occupation Permits allowing a company to meet their needs abroad. This facility also covers foreign investors.
Dual Training and University Placement Program
The Dual Training and University Program is based on the active cooperation of the Private Sector and the universities in Mauritius. In this collaboration, the university and private sector representatives sit together and assess the future job needs. This close collaboration allows for gradutes to have higher possibilities of finding a job after finishing university.
Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of African Diaspora Ministries (SEDIMA)African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC)
The African Diaspora Policy Centre (ADPC) programme Strengthening Policy Making Capacities of African Diaspora Ministries (SEDIMA), which ran from July 2012 to July 2015, aims to contribute to strengthening policy making capacities and practical operations of African government officials serving at the newly-formed Diaspora Ministries and related institutions tasked with overseeing Diaspora and development-related matters.
Partnership Agreements between France and Mauritius Regard to the Circular Migration of Professionals
The Mauritius-France agreement on circular labour mobility includes a subsidy for skills training.
Mauritius
Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has enjoyed a strong pluralistic democratic system and a sound human rights record. It is now leading an open and constructive dialogue with stakeholders on governance issues, including civil society and its main development partners. The Government remains committed to further improvements in governance as reflected in the broad governance commitments made in the context of the 2008-2013 European Commission – Republic of Mauritius Country Strategy Paper (CSP).
Mauritius' Circular Migration Case
As part of its reform program and human resource development (HRD) strategy, Mauritius has been active in promoting circular migration. Since 2006, Mauritians have embarked on Circular Migration Programmes and some 300 workers have taken employment in Canada. In April 2010, a Bilateral Agreement with France was ratified; its implementation will start soon.