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tarian crisis. Resettlement is not a requirement of the 1951 Geneva
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and as such it is a voluntary
activity of States to design resettlement programmes on humanitarian
grounds. It can be used as either a protection tool or a durable solution tool.
A number of countries have also operated successful protection programmes
taking potential refugees directly out of their countries of persecution.
Effective practices with regard to humanitarian resettlement:
Regular consultation among States, UNHCR and other relevant stakeholders,
to identify humanitarian resettlement needs in a balanced and
comprehensive manner, and to develop coordinated approaches to
addressing them.
Clarification of relevant roles and responsibilities of resettlement partners,
with a view to facilitating the planned, orderly, and safe resettlement
of identified humanitarian cases.
Preparation of persons for resettlement, through language training, cultural
orientation, and appropriate medical and mental health care, as
well as post-arrival assistance such as vocational training and employment
assistance, to facilitate social, cultural and economic integration
into the new society and early independence.
5. Labour Migration 10
Domestic economies throughout the world are dependent on migrant workers,
whether in countries of destination to fill skills or workforce gaps, or in
countries of origin as sources of skills acquisition, training, investment and
foreign exchange earnings through remittances. The demands of an increasingly
global economy and workforce coupled with persistent disparities in
demographic trends, development, wealth, political stability and wages,
result in persons seeking work outside their own country on a scale that
exceeds the capacity of existing and officially sanctioned labour opportunities
abroad. The result has been a growing dependency of many employers and
economies on the work of migrants in an irregular situation, as a cheap and
10 Labour or economic migration can be temporary or permanent, and consequently is
addressed here as a separate section in addition to being treated under the temporary
migration section.
Effective Practices