1. Key trends and relevance of MNP

• What is MNP and its significance to services trade?
• Key trends and challenges
• Why labour mobility is not covered in the GATS
• GATS Annex on movement of natural persons

Richard Braddock
Lexbridge Lawyers

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Morning Tea

2. Relationship between MNP, Trade in Services, Investment and LM

• Opportunities for MNP, Trade in Services, Investment to add value to the ALM

Richard Braddock
Lexbridge Lawyers

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Lunch

3. PACER Plus MNP Chapter

• Structure, definitions, and scope
• High level review of obligations
• Best practices in other FTAs

Richard Braddock
Lexbridge Lawyers

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Afternoon Tea

4. PACER Plus MNP Schedules

• Commitments made by PACER Plus Parties
• Implications and opportunities

Richard Braddock
Lexbridge Lawyers

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Recap

Closing Prayer

PPIU

1. Chapter 8: Movement of Natural Persons (Click here)
2. Annex 8: A Schedules of Commitments on Movement of Natural Persons (Click here)
3. Arrangement on Labour Mobility (Click here)
4. Mode 4 and Labour Mobility Visa Mapping (Click here)

1. Arrangement on Labour Mobility

• Definition, Scope, Objectives
• Unpacking ALM provisions
• Why is it not legally binding? Opportunities and challenges entailed

Alisi Holani
PPIU

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Morning Tea

2. Relationship between the ALM and Bilateral Labour Arrangements

• Overview
• RSE and the ALM
• PALM and the ALM

Alisi Holani
PPIU

Holly Warren
MFAT
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Anna McNicol
DFAT
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Lunch

3. Opportunities outside of the RSE and the PALM

• PPIU Mode 4 and semi-skilled/skilled labour mobility visa mapping
• Intra-Pacific labour mobility to Cook Islands and Niue
• Q&A

Nicky Thatcher
Sustineo
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Cook Islands
Niue

Afternoon Tea

4. PPIU Labour Mobility Work Programme

• Role of the PPIU
• Overview of the PPIU LM Work Programme
• Labour Mobility in the MELA Framework

Alisi Holani
PPIU

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Recap
Closing Prayer

PPIU

1. Group Activity - Improving the ALM

Group discussions on potential improvements to the ALM

Lunch

2. ALM Review Consultations

• Kiribati
• Nauru
• Solomon Islands
• Tuvalu

3. ALM Review Consultations

• Cook Islands
• Niue

Dinner Reception

1. ALM Review Consultations

• Samoa
• Tonga
• Vanuatu

2. ALM Review Consultations

• Australia
• New Zealand

Session 1: Introduction

Participant introductions, objectives, pre-workshop survey results, energiser

Session 2: Governance for impact

Delivering impact: developing SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timeline - activity proposals in line with national priorities and PACER Plus obligations

Morning Tea

Session 3: Best practices in proposal development

Aligning global, regional, and national development objectives

Session 4: Developing proposals

Prioritising, sequencing, and formulating proposals. Selecting thematic proposals for the afternoon group work

Sven Callebaut
TradeWorthy

Lunch

Introduction to group work

Session 5: Group work on proposals development

In two groups, officials are to identify list of priorities and possible cross-country themes for development

Sven Callebaut
TradeWorthy

PPIU

Afternoon tea

Session 6: Presentation of thematic proposals

Practical tips on preparing written project proposals and development of budgets

Participants

Session 7: Takeaways, way forward

From the workshop to submitting proposals: roles, tools, support, deadlines

Sven Callebaut
TradeWorthy

Closing Session
Closing Prayer

1. PACER Plus Proposals Clinic for Trade in Services (Click here)
2. Project Proposal Template - Phase 1: Eligibility (Click here)
3. Sven Callebaut's Presentation (Click here)