Objective:

The objective of this study is to identify the main means for regularization in the region, as well as their implementation state, good practices and challenges. The study aims to create recommendations for developing or strengthening the existing regularization programmes and processes in the region.

Objectives:

• Strengthen the capacities of civil officials in the RCM Member Countries with regards to the application of the principles of non-discrimination and equality, with special emphasis on the identification and assistance to people with special protection needs in the context of migration, for continuous improvement in the assistance to populations in the context of migration.
• Disseminate the legal framework that governs the use of force as a last and exceptional alternative for public officials in protection tasks for the population in the context of migration. Also, to raise awareness about the importance of protecting the access and full exercise of the rights of people in the context of migration, as part of the responsibilities of the front-line personnel of RCM Member Countries.
• Promote in the RCM Member Countries the strengthening of assisted, safe, and orderly return mechanisms, as well as training in the matter; provide information on good practices, especially in crisis situations, in which unrestricted respect for the human rights of people in migration contexts is sought.

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Objective:

The Programs objective is to promote in the member countries of the RCM, the training of the first line personnel in migrants` protection and assistance to identify vulnerability situations linked to violence, exploitation, and abuse, as well as the implementation of best practices for the identification of profiles and reference mechanisms regarding vulnerable migrant populations through the review of tools such as the IOM Determinants of Migrant Vulnerability Model4 and the Regional Guidelines for the preliminary identification of profiles and referral mechanisms for migrant populations in vulnerable situations.

General Objective

To promote the exchange of experiences at the regional level among the governments of the RCM Member Countries and diaspora organizations in terms of engagement strategies, with the aim of leveraging the role of the latter as agents for economic and social development.

Specific Objectives

1. To identify regional challenges and opportunities for governments and diaspora organizations relating to the adoption of effective linkage strategies.
2. To share best practices in the identification of/linkage with and integration of diasporas into development plans in their communities of origin.
3. To discuss actions that can be implemented at the regional level to facilitate the expedited, safe and cost-effective transfer of remittances.

Objectives:

• Exchange information and good practices on the assistance and governance of extra-regional migrant flows.
• Provide elements for the regional approach to the phenomenon, based on the principles of shared responsibility, respect for the rule of law, human rights and international cooperation.
• Generate regional inputs to strengthen the dialogue during the meeting with the South American Conference on Migration (SACM).

General Objective of the Exchange 

Offer input to build governmental capacities of the RCM Member Countries for designing, implementing, and monitoring mechanisms for safe, orderly, and regular labor migration, as a means to guarantee the fair hiring of migrant workers and the protection of their rights. 

Specific Objectives 

1. Socialize the current status of existing mechanisms in the Region for facilitating safe, orderly, and regular labor migration, as well as their effects on migratory dynamics, based on the principal findings and recommendations of the IOM study Labor Migration Mechanisms in Mesoamerica (2021). 

2. Identify areas for improving existing governmental capacities of the RCM Member Countries specifically related to Bilateral Labor Migration Agreements (BLMA).  To that end, the BLMA Toolkit jointly developed by the IOM and the ILO is available to be used at the national level to strengthen the areas identified during the Regional Exchange. 

3. Exchange information regarding good practices and lessons learned in the RCM Member Countries regarding the negotiation and implementation of labor migration mechanisms in countries with transit, destination, and return migration, as initiatives that promote the hiring of labor migrants and the protection of their rights, including groups in situations of vulnerability such as returnees and people with international protection to promote integration into the societies of destination and origin. 

General Objective

To promote dialogue and cooperation between countries of origin and destination in the design of labor migration policies that respond to the needs of the labor market and protect the rights of domestic and care workers.

Specific Objectives

1. To encourage the exchange of experiences between countries and/or regional mechanisms in recognizing skills and training of domestic workers, as well as in migration regularization and labor formalization of domestic workers.
2. To identify regional initiatives that can be promoted from the RCM to improve the protection of domestic and care workers, in the current context of crisis generated by the pandemic.
3. To promote, among the countries that have ratified ILO Convention No. 189, coordination channels for the effective implementation of the standards referring to migrant domestic workers.
4. To generate recommendations on the matter for Member Countries and serve as input for the Third Congress on Women.

The event seeks to present to the Member Countries, the Operational guide to apply the Best Interest of the Child Principle in contexts of human mobility.

Objective: 

Promote technical dialogue among the RCM Member Countries, in order to strengthen knowledge of the massive intra-regional movements of people, from a comprehensive and coordinated perspective, which generates a rapid response and standardized criteria to respond to the phenomenon.

General objective

To strengthen the cognitive and affective capacities of the participants appointed by the member States, the members of the RROCM and observer organizations, in regards to sexual misconduct; as well as sensitize and strengthen the psychomotor skills to guide their reaction and response for victims of sexual harassment within the work field or during the migratory cycle.

Specific objectives

1. To generate synergies with key stakeholders through learning and teaching spaces on respectful, inclusive, and safe virtual environments.
2. To promote that migrant persons trapped amidst a situation of crisis access to protection and assistance without fear of being subject to exploitation and abuse.
3. To facilitate a technical emotional accompaniment space that enriches continuous education of humanitarian workers, through a learning program that generates a live experience by learning.