{"id":2908,"date":"2021-02-10T12:56:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T11:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?page_id=2908"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:38:37","slug":"13th-gfmd-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/13th-gfmd-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"13th GFMD SUMMIT"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfmd.org\/13th-gfmd-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;GFMD Summit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>was&nbsp;held&nbsp;online&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">from 18 \u2013 26&nbsp;January&nbsp;2021<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;under the&nbsp;Chairmanship&nbsp;of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The Summit&nbsp;marked&nbsp;the end of a&nbsp;year-long process, which encompassed five online regional consultations, three Friends of the Forum, two Migration Labs, alongside numerous webinars and meetings of the GFMD Working Groups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">For the first time in 2020,<strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">all&nbsp;GFMD sessions&nbsp;were&nbsp;open to civil society delegates&nbsp;to&nbsp;attend<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>(with the exception of the Future of the Forum and the Business and Mayors Mechanisms networking sessions). Prior to the Summit, all civil society delegates met to discuss their own priorities<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>during the<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/2020-gfmd-civil-society-preparatory-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">GFMD Civil Society Preparatory Meeting (CSPM)<\/span><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key events for civil society participants&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;13th&nbsp;Summit:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/civil-society-presents-advocacy-priorities-gfmd-summit-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Opening&nbsp;Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Civil Society Statement by Stella Opoku-Owusu, Deputy Director, African Foundation for Development&nbsp;(AFFORD)&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GFMD-Opening-Plenary-CS-statement-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Written statement<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FQjkJkGc-sk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/13th-gfmd-summit-closing-plenary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Closing&nbsp;Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Civil Society Statement by Helena Olea,&nbsp;Associate Director, Programs,&nbsp;Alianza&nbsp;Americas<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Concluding-Remarks-from-Civil-Society.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Written statement<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Summit Roundtables<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#3b3b3b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&nbsp;organized around the six 2020 themes selected by the Chair<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-on-labor-migration-governance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme&nbsp;1<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;The Governance of Labour Migration in the Context of Changing Employment Landscapes<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JHC-Thematic-Area-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Julius&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Cainglet, Vice President, Federation of Free Workers (FFW)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-skilling-migrants-for-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 2<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Skilling Migrants for Employment<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/RT2-Skilling-presentation-210121.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Stella Opoku Owusu, Deputy Director, African Foundation for Development&nbsp;(AFFORD)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Roundtable on theme 3<\/strong>,&nbsp;Leveraging New Technologies to Empower Migrants&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/RT-3-AFFORD-presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by Onyekachi Wambu, Director, African Foundation for Development (AFFORD)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/human-rights-culture-needed-to-close-protection-gaps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 4<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Addressing Gaps in Migrant Protection<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brechas-en-la-Proteccion-de-los-Migrantes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Helena Olea, Associate Director, Programs, Alianza Americas (Spanish)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-preventing-irregular-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 5<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Discussing Approaches to Address Irregular Migration \u2013 What Works? What Doesn\u2019t?<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GFMD-Irregular-Migration-session-Michele-LeVoy-20.1.2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Michele&nbsp;LeVoy, Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 6<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Fostering Partnerships to Realise Migration-Related Goals in the Sustainable Development Agenda and Managing the Future of Human Mobility<\/td><td>Civil Society intervention by William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-civil-society-networking-build-back-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Civil&nbsp;Society &amp; Governments Networking Sessions<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2910 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">On&nbsp;January&nbsp;20,&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;the&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society networking sessions represented an opportunity for <strong>open, informal and thought-provoking discussions between civil society and governments on<\/strong> the impact of COVID-19 on migrants, migration and development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>&#8220;Building Back Better after COVID-19: Regular Pathways and Solutions for Recovery&#8221; <\/strong>event looked at gaps the pandemic underscored and focused on solutions to Build Back Better for and with migrants. In this regard, regular migration pathways were discussed as an important path towards recovery, including how they could contribute to the economic and social recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Civil&nbsp;society side events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the 13th GFMD Summit,<strong>&nbsp;2 side events were organized by civil society representatives&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;January&nbsp;18, 2021.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-side-event-highlights-wage-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Non-Payment of Wages and Benefits: Impacts on the Life of Migrants and their Families Post-COVID-19<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2911 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-2.png 895w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-2-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-2-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.global-unions.org\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Council of Global Unions (CGU)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>focused in their side event on the enormous <strong>challenges that migrants faced in 2020 due to the closure of businesses amid lockdowns.<\/strong><br>Many migrant workers faced termination,&nbsp;with employers unable or unwilling to provide earned wages&nbsp;and end-of-service benefits, and workers sometimes&nbsp;repatriated without the means&nbsp;to seek redress for grievances related to non-payment of wages.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The&nbsp;event&nbsp;provided&nbsp;an&nbsp;avenue for an interactive exchange and touched&nbsp;upon what had&nbsp;been done, and what remained&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;done.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant Workers Workers in the Middle East \u2013 a&nbsp;Discussion&nbsp;on the&nbsp;Gained&nbsp;Experience&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2912 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-1.png 903w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-1-768x437.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Organised by the&nbsp;<strong>Swedish Embassy with the support of the&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwint.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (BWI)<\/strong><\/a>, this side event aimed&nbsp;to give an <strong>insight<\/strong> <strong>into the devastating impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on a global scale, affecting millions of persons around the world,&nbsp;especially the most vulnerable in society.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Migrant workers had&nbsp;been particularly susceptible to job losses, salary cuts and various health and safety concerns.&nbsp;The event&nbsp;looked&nbsp;at these challenges in the context of the Middle East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-side-event-narratives-on-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>It Takes a Community: Building a Global Movement to Balance the Narrative on Migration<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/it-takes-a-comm.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2916 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/it-takes-a-comm.png 903w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/it-takes-a-comm-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/it-takes-a-comm-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">This event showcased <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ittakesacommunity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cIt Takes a Community\u201d<\/a>, a collaborative campaign developed by the GFMD Working Group on Public Narratives on Migration that aims to shift the narrative on migration by sharing stories about the positive impact migration can have on communities worldwide. <\/strong>Building on the campaign&#8217;s soft launch that took place on 18 December 2020, speakers shared a call to action for members of the GFMD community to participate in the campaign&#8217;s implementation throughout 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;13th&nbsp;GFMD Summit&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;online&nbsp;from 18 \u2013 26&nbsp;January&nbsp;2021&nbsp;under the&nbsp;Chairmanship&nbsp;of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Summit&nbsp;marked&nbsp;the end of a&nbsp;year-long process, which encompassed five online regional consultations, three Friends of the Forum, two Migration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfmd.org\/13th-gfmd-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;GFMD Summit<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>was&nbsp;held&nbsp;online&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">from 18 \u2013 26&nbsp;January&nbsp;2021<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;under the&nbsp;Chairmanship&nbsp;of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The Summit&nbsp;marked&nbsp;the end of a&nbsp;year-long process, which encompassed five online regional consultations, three Friends of the Forum, two Migration Labs, alongside numerous webinars and meetings of the GFMD Working Groups. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"textColor\":\"black\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">For the first time in 2020,<strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">all&nbsp;GFMD sessions&nbsp;were&nbsp;open to civil society delegates&nbsp;to&nbsp;attend<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>(with the exception of the Future of the Forum and the Business and Mayors Mechanisms networking sessions). Prior to the Summit, all civil society delegates met to discuss their own priorities<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>during the<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/2020-gfmd-civil-society-preparatory-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">GFMD Civil Society Preparatory Meeting (CSPM)<\/span><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Key events for civil society participants&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;13th&nbsp;Summit:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/civil-society-presents-advocacy-priorities-gfmd-summit-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Opening&nbsp;Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:table {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Civil Society Statement by Stella Opoku-Owusu, Deputy Director, African Foundation for Development&nbsp;(AFFORD)&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GFMD-Opening-Plenary-CS-statement-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Written statement<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FQjkJkGc-sk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Video<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/13th-gfmd-summit-closing-plenary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Closing&nbsp;Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:table {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Civil Society Statement by Helena Olea,&nbsp;Associate Director, Programs,&nbsp;Alianza&nbsp;Americas<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Concluding-Remarks-from-Civil-Society.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Written statement<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Summit Roundtables<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#3b3b3b\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&nbsp;organized around the six 2020 themes selected by the Chair<\/span><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:table {\"className\":\"is-style-stripes\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-on-labor-migration-governance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme&nbsp;1<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;The Governance of Labour Migration in the Context of Changing Employment Landscapes<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JHC-Thematic-Area-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Julius&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Cainglet, Vice President, Federation of Free Workers (FFW)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-skilling-migrants-for-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 2<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Skilling Migrants for Employment<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/RT2-Skilling-presentation-210121.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Stella Opoku Owusu, Deputy Director, African Foundation for Development&nbsp;(AFFORD)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Roundtable on theme 3<\/strong>,&nbsp;Leveraging New Technologies to Empower Migrants&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/RT-3-AFFORD-presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by Onyekachi Wambu, Director, African Foundation for Development (AFFORD)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/human-rights-culture-needed-to-close-protection-gaps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 4<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Addressing Gaps in Migrant Protection<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Brechas-en-la-Proteccion-de-los-Migrantes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Helena Olea, Associate Director, Programs, Alianza Americas (Spanish)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-preventing-irregular-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 5<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Discussing Approaches to Address Irregular Migration \u2013 What Works? What Doesn\u2019t?<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GFMD-Irregular-Migration-session-Michele-LeVoy-20.1.2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Society intervention <\/a>by&nbsp;Michele&nbsp;LeVoy, Director, Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-roundtable-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roundtable on theme 6<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;Fostering Partnerships to Realise Migration-Related Goals in the Sustainable Development Agenda and Managing the Future of Human Mobility<\/td><td>Civil Society intervention by William Gois, Regional Coordinator, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-civil-society-networking-build-back-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Civil&nbsp;Society &amp; Governments Networking Sessions<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":2910,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?attachment_id=2910\",\"mediaType\":\"image\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Networking-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2910 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":14}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">On&nbsp;January&nbsp;20,&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;the&nbsp;civil&nbsp;society networking sessions represented an opportunity for <strong>open, informal and thought-provoking discussions between civil society and governments on<\/strong> the impact of COVID-19 on migrants, migration and development. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":14}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">The <strong>\"Building Back Better after COVID-19: Regular Pathways and Solutions for Recovery\" <\/strong>event looked at gaps the pandemic underscored and focused on solutions to Build Back Better for and with migrants. In this regard, regular migration pathways were discussed as an important path towards recovery, including how they could contribute to the economic and social recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Civil&nbsp;society side events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For the 13th GFMD Summit,<strong>&nbsp;2 side events were organized by civil society representatives&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;January&nbsp;18, 2021.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-side-event-highlights-wage-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Non-Payment of Wages and Benefits: Impacts on the Life of Migrants and their Families Post-COVID-19<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":2911,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?attachment_id=2911\",\"mediaType\":\"image\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2911 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":14}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>and the<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.global-unions.org\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Council of Global Unions (CGU)<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>focused in their side event on the enormous <strong>challenges that migrants faced in 2020 due to the closure of businesses amid lockdowns.<\/strong><br>Many migrant workers faced termination,&nbsp;with employers unable or unwilling to provide earned wages&nbsp;and end-of-service benefits, and workers sometimes&nbsp;repatriated without the means&nbsp;to seek redress for grievances related to non-payment of wages.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The&nbsp;event&nbsp;provided&nbsp;an&nbsp;avenue for an interactive exchange and touched&nbsp;upon what had&nbsp;been done, and what remained&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;done.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4><strong>The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant Workers Workers in the Middle East \u2013 a&nbsp;Discussion&nbsp;on the&nbsp;Gained&nbsp;Experience&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaPosition\":\"right\",\"mediaId\":2912,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?attachment_id=2912\",\"mediaType\":\"image\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/side-event-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2912 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><!-- wp:paragraph {\"placeholder\":\"Content\u2026\",\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":14}}} -->\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Organised by the&nbsp;<strong>Swedish Embassy with the support of the&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bwint.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>International Federation of Building and Wood Workers (BWI)<\/strong><\/a>, this side event aimed&nbsp;to give an <strong>insight<\/strong> <strong>into the devastating impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on a global scale, affecting millions of persons around the world,&nbsp;especially the most vulnerable in society.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>Migrant workers had&nbsp;been particularly susceptible to job losses, salary cuts and various health and safety concerns.&nbsp;The event&nbsp;looked&nbsp;at these challenges in the context of the Middle East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:media-text -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/gfmd-summit-side-event-narratives-on-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>It Takes a Community: Building a Global Movement to Balance the Narrative on Migration<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:media-text {\"mediaId\":2916,\"mediaLink\":\"https:\/\/gfmdcivilsociety.org\/staging\/9981\/?attachment_id=2916\",\"mediaType\":\"image\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide 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