Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting 2023 (Vanuatu)
Angelica Neville International Labour Organisation Antoine Ravo Vanuatu Department of Agriculture Ashmita Singh International Organisation for Migration Chris Miller World Bank Christian Viegelahn International Labour Organisation Daniel Urai Pacific Island Council of Trade Unions Overview Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Accom / Travel Advisory Speakers Info Booklet PLMAM 2023 Blogs Halo olgeta! Welcome to the Pacific Labour Mobility Annual Meeting (PLMAM) 2023. The 2023 PLMAM is hosted by the Government of Vanuatu and will take place from 20-24 November at the Warwick Le-Lagon Resort & Spa in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The PLMAM is provided in the PACER Plus Arrangement on Labour Mobility as a mechanism to advance regional labour mobility cooperation. The theme for PLMAM 2023 is “Harnessing the Development Benefits of Labour Mobility”. It aims to bring together key labour mobility stakeholders in the Pacific, including workers, employers, officials from labour sending and labour receiving countries, unions and regional organisations to collaboratively determine measures to enhance the development benefits of labour mobility for the Pacific. A highlight of PLMAM 2023 is the first ever regional workshop on sustainable reintegration which will be held on 20-21 November. IMPORTANT: You are welcome to view the 2023 PLMAM proceedings live by clicking on the ‘Register Now’ button highlighted in orange below. Once your registration is successful, you will be able to view Days 1, 2, and 4 only of the 2023 PLMAM. Registration closes on 21 October 2023. Registration is now CLOSED We look forward to seeing you at PLMAM 2023! Monday, 20 November 2023 Regional Workshop on Sustainable Reintegration A regional workshop to discuss sustainable reintegration and to determine a regional way forward for the Pacific Day 1 Chair: Soonhwa Yi, Senior Economist, World Bank 8:00 am – 8:30 am Registrations 8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening CeremonyHosted by Government of Vanuatu 9:00 am – 9:30 am Morning Tea 9:30 am – 10:00 am Introduction of the Regional Workshop on Sustainable Reintegration Workshop and the World Development Report 2023Chair: Soonhwa Yi, Senior Economist, World Bank 10:00 am – 10:30 am Session 1: Migration – Development NexusReintegration and Development in Labour Sending CountriesPiyasiri WickramasekaraVice PresidentGlobal Migration Policy Association Q & A 10:30 am – 11:00 am Session 2: Defining Sustainable ReintegrationIntegrated approach to Sustainable ReintegrationJacqueline WeekersChief of Mission Australia and Coordinator for New Zealand and the PacificInternational Organisation for Migration (IOM) Q & A 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Session 3: Skills Development generating net-skills gains for labour sending countries The Role of National Employment PoliciesChristian ViegelahnOfficer in Charge and Employment SpecialistILO Office for Pacific Island Countries Opportunities for the Pacific and Timor LesteTim HarbisonSkills for Employment & Training DirectorAustralia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) Q & A 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Session 4: Entrepreneurship and small business investments by workers, their households, and local communities Entrepreneurship and small business development to generate sustainable livelihoods and economic growth in labour sending countriesHelen KirschTechnical OfficerILO Opportunities for the Pacific and Timor LesteHoward PolitiniBoard ChairPacific Island Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO) Howard AruGeneral ManagerVanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Q & A 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Session 5: Employment and labour market integration of returning workers Labour market integration of returning workers and skills transfers for local developmentNilim BaruahRegional Senior Specialist on Labour MigrationILO Asia Pacific Opportunities for the Pacific & Timor LesteAntoine RavoDirectorVanuatu Department of Agriculture Q & A 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Afternoon Tea 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm Session 6: Savings by workers, their households, and local communities Financial inclusion and benefits of saving in local financial institutionsChris MillerWorld Bank Financial inclusion and benefits of saving in local financial institutions – Vanuatu experienceAndrew JohnManager, Financial Inclusion Reserve Bank of Vanuatu Opportunities and benefits of saving in Pacific national provident fundsRichard EdwinActing General ManagerVanuatu National Provident Fund (VNPF) Q & A 4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Final words from Chair Closing Prayer 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Welcome ReceptionHosted by the Government of Vanuatu Tuesday, 21 November 2023 Regional Workshop on Sustainable Reintegration A regional workshop to discuss sustainable reintegration and to determine a regional way forward for the Pacific Day 2 Chair: Ashmita Singh, Project Coordinator, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) 8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening PrayerWelcome and introduction of Day 2 programme 9:00 am – 10:30 am Session 1: Social and Psychosocial Reintegration Social inclusion and social/psychosocial services for returning workers and their householdsNissara SpenceProgramme ManagerIOM Opportunities for the Pacific & Timor LesteMatt WithersAustralian National University (ANU) Kirstie PetrouGriffith University Jeanette TanghwaPacific Labour Facility (PLF) Q & A 10:30 am – 10:45 am Morning Tea 10:45 am – 11:45 am Session 2: Regional Reintegration Initiatives V-Lab in VanuatuTorika KalmanProgramme CoordinatorV-Lab Association Solomon Islands Economic Reintegration StrategyJenny BarileDeputy DirectorSolomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade Q & A 11:45 am – 12:30 pm Session 3: Regional Way Forward – Lessons from ASEAN ASEAN Guidelines on Effective Return and Reintegration of Migrant WorkersNilim BaruahRegional Senior Specialist on Labour MigrationILO Asia Pacific Q & A 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Session 4: Regional Way Forward for the Pacific and Timor Leste Options available to the Pacific and Timor LesteAshmita SinghProject CoordinatorIOM Q & A 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Session 5: Regional Way Forward on Sustainable ReintegrationGroup activity to determine regional way forward Alisi Kautoke HolaniLabour Mobility SpecialistPACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Afternoon Tea 3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Session 6: Rapid Assessment of Labor Mobility Policy’s Implementation Arrangements in VanuatuEstablishing a conducive national policy contextPhilip Martin (joining virtually)Professor of Agricultural and Resources EconomicsUC DavisSenior World Bank Consultant 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Finalisation of Regional Way Forward on Sustainable Reintegration Word of Thanks Closing Prayer 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm Fun health and fitness activity Wednesday, 22 November 2023 Forum Island Country Caucus A Closed Meeting for Forum Island Countries which are Signatories of the PACER Plus Arrangement on Labour MobilityPALM and RSE Employers will also be