workshops "Contributions of international migration to sustainable development" – Jamaica

Contributions of international migration to sustainable development in Jamaica
Chair: Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Opening remarks
– Wayne Henry, Managing Director, Planning Institute of Jamaica
– Simone Cecchini, Director of CELADE – Population Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
– Dr. Richard Amenyah, UN Resident Coordinator ai Jamaica, The Bahamas, Bermuda, The Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands
– Stacey Clarke, Head of Office, International Organization for Migration (IOM), Jamaica
Presentation of the project “Harnessing the contribution of intra-regional migration to socio-economic development in Latin American and Caribbean countries”
– Pamela Villalobos CELADE – Population Division of the ECLAC
Video presentation of the study on the contribution of international migration to sustainable development in selected countries
– María Verónica Cano, Senior Research Assistant, CELADE – Population Division of the ECLAC
The contemporary migration scenario in the Caribbean with emphasis on the contributions of international migration in Jamaica
– Francis Jones, Population Affairs Officer, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Perspectives and strategies for enhancing social and labor integration of Caribbean migrants
-Francesco Carella, ILO
Progress in the implementation of the National Policy on International Migration and Development in Jamaica and challenges in harnessing the contributions of migration
– Antonette Richards, Program Director for the Civil Registration and Migration Policy Project Unit, PIOJ
Contributions of international migration to sustainable development in the Caribbean
Chair: Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Opening Remarks
-Diane Quarless
Presentation of Study: Trends in international migration in the Caribbean and the status of statistical capacity in the collection, dissemination, and use of international migration data in the Caribbean
– Daniel Leon, Associate Social Affairs Officer, ECLAC Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
Panel Discussion: International Migration in the Caribbean: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development
– Katrina Yearwood, Chief Immigration Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade & Immigration, Antigua and Barbuda
– Dylan Williams, Director, Policy and Planning Unit, Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Belize
– Rochelle Nakhid, Coordinator, Living Water Community, Trinidad and Tobago
Closing of workshop
– Diane Quarless, Director, ECLAC Caribbean