LINKS:
Lead Organisations of The Business and Migration Initiative: The Institute of Human Rights and Business www.institutehrb.org
Human Rights focused organisation promoting and facilitating better business engagement with Human Rights issues around the world.
The International Business Leaders Forum www.iblf.org
An independent, not for profit organisation working with business, governments and civil society to enhance the contribution that companies can make to sustainable development
Key Supporting Companies
Manpower Inc www.manpower.com
International recruitment and employment company.
Pentland www.pentland.com
Privately held international brand management company owning a number of sportswear and fashion brands.
International Trade Bodies
CIETT - International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies www.ciett.org
Ciett is a confederation of 42 national federations of private employment agencies and 6 of the largest staffing companies worldwide: Adecco, Hudson, Kelly Services, Manpower, Randstad and USG People.
Its stated objective is to help its members conduct their businesses in a legal and regulatory environment that is positive and supportive worldwide.
Equality And Human Rights Commission (UK) www.equalityhumanrights.com
UK commission that raises awareness of rights and promotes effective legislation regarding equality issues.
Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) (UK) www.gla.gov.uk
Regulates those who supply labour or use workers to provide services in agriculture, forestry, horticulture, shellfish gathering and food processing and packaging in the UK. Note:Offers a unique model of regulation brought about by multi-stakeholder collaboration.
UN -Population / Migration www.un.org/esa/population/migration/index.html
Migration portal - Key Statistics, and global migration trends. Reports and Initiatives
Global Forum On Migration and Development (GFMD) www.gfmd.org
UN orchestrated international forum on migration and development. Includes civil society days as an entry point for wider civil society participation by business and NGO's
International Labour Organisation (ILO) www.ilo.org
UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized labour and human rights.
The Hague Process www.thehagueprocess.org
The 2002 Declaration of The Hague on the Future of Refugee and Migration Policy is based on the vision of a just world where refugees and migrants contribute to economic and social development, cultural richness and diversity without suffering discrimination and human rights violations. The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration (Foundation THP) has as its mission to support the implementation of this Declaration.
International Organisation for
Migration IOM www.iom.int The Global Compact - Human Rights Dilemmas Forum - Migrant Workers The UN Global Compact
Forum, designed to stimulate discussion about the dilemmas responsible
multi-national companies may face in their efforts to respect and
support human rights when operating in emerging economies.
IOM
is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of
migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and
non-governmental partners.
NGO’s and Stakeholder Groups
Business
For Social Responsibility (BSR) www.bsr.org/
BSR member companies
work together to develop sustainable business strategies and solutions
through consultation, research and cross sector collaboration. The ILM
focus group examines the role for business around migration issues.
Business Human Rights Resource Centre www.business-humanrights.org
The world’s leading independent resource on the subject. Their website is updated hourly with news and reports about companies’ human rights impacts worldwide – positive and negative.
Ethical Trading Initiative www.ethicaltrade.org/
Alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations. Focus on improving the working conditions and lives of those who manufacture, grow or process consumer goods.
Fair Labor Association www.fairlabor.org/
A non-profit organisation dedicated to ending sweatshop conditions in factories worldwide.
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) www.ituc-csi.org
International confederation of trade unions seeking to improve co-operation and collaboration amongst unions. Seeks also to provide a united international focus to campaigning and lobbying for workers rights.
Migration Policy Group www.migpolgroup.com
Independent non-profit European organisation committed to contributing to lasting and positive change resulting in open and inclusive societies. MPG stimulates well-informed European policy debate, cooperation and action on migration and related issues.
Research, Academic Institutions and Think Tanks
Asia Pacific Migration Research Network www.apmrn.usp.ac.fi
The APMRN was established
in 1995 as a research project of the Management of Social
Transformations (MOST) Programme of UNESCO. The APMRN is a collaborative organisation of
researchers and scholars interested in all aspects of migration.
Centre On Migration Policy And Society -
COMPAS www.compas.ox.ac.uk
Based at University of Oxford -Conducts high quality research, to
develop theory, inform public opinion and evaluate policy.
European
Migration Network www.emn.saranet.es
The APMRN was established in 1995 as a research project of the Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme of UNESCO. The APMRN is a collaborative organisation of researchers and scholars interested in all aspects of migration.
Centre On Migration Policy And Society - COMPAS www.compas.ox.ac.uk
The overall objective of the EMN is to improve
the availability of, and access to, information concerning migration
and asylum at European and Member State level in order to support
policy- and decision-making in the EU.
Graduate Institute Geneva www.graduateinstitute.ch
An academic institution with a worldwide reputation within the fields of international development, migration and human rights.
International Migration Institute www.imi.ox.ac.uk Based at University of Oxford - Seeks to
contribute to the development of new theoretical and methodological
approaches to migration research. Strengthen global capacity for ongoing
research in order to keep up with the continually changing process and
patterns of human mobility across the world
The Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) is an interdisciplinary research institute that focuses on issues related to migration and integration from an international and comparative perspective. The institute works closely with other national and international academic institutes and organisations in the field of migration. The Network Office of the Network of Excellence IMISCOE and the European Secretariat of Metropolis International are both located at IMES.
Migration Policy
Institute www.migrationpolicy.org
Independent, non-profit, non-partisan
think-tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide. Comprehensive statistics, analysis and reports.
Sussex Centre for Migration Research www.sussex.ac.uk/migration
KNOWMIG www.migration-networks.org
The KNOWMIG Migration Research project is based at the School of Social and Political Studies (SSPS), University of Edinburgh. Its members are active participants of the Migration and Citizenship Research Group, and are individual members of IMISCOE.