new directions to old destinations: unpacking recent trends and policy developments on cross border...
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The Green Paper on International Migration
17 August 2016 Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg
New directions to old destinations?: unpacking recent trends and policy developments on cross border labour migration to South
Africa Zaheera Jinnah
African Centre for Migration & Society. www.migration.org.za
A)Context: 1) Control
Context: 2. Mixed migration
Non nationals by occupation 2012: QLFS
Context
B) Green paper : June 2016
• Underlying principles• Evidence• Managed migration
1) Underlying principles
security development
AND/OR
2. Evidence
• Smugglers, traffickers terrorists
• Costs of provisions (asylum detention centres)
• Integration policy: Social security for refugees p71; basic services
3. Managing migration
Two provisions: skilled and general• Progressive on the one hand Long- term visa (family oriented) (p44)Strategic use of visa and permitting to retain international students post-graduation (p44)• But… Administrative challenges would remain
and major gap: skilled refugees
3. Managing migration
SADC economic migrants• Recognition of historical and contemporary
realities • Recognition of policy shortcomings and its impact • Introduction of strategic initiatives (SDP) but no
mention of their limitations• 3 policy options:– On what basis will the options be evaluated?– How do they link to already existing mechanisms?
3. Managing migration: where to from here?
Regional policies• SADC LM policy framework
Clear principles and institutional structures
Inter-ministerial and broad based partnerships• needs effort and
leadership
