The Business And Migration Initiative

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.

Government Linked Bodies and International Agencies

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

IOM is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. 

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.

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 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

Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES)    www.imes.uva.nl

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

Based at Sussex University -Co-ordinate DFID-funded centre on Migration,Globalisation and Poverty and other externally-funded research projects. Provide doctoral and masters-level training in Migration Studies, and also publish the internationally-recognised Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

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.