This virtual meeting is organized in the context of south-south knowledge sharing, learning and exchange on extending social protection to migrant workers. It will bring together a community of practice on social protection to share Inter-RECs and country level good practices. The good practices will explore COVID-19 response measures that extend social protection to migrant workers, including returnees. The event aims to enhance south-south cooperation towards improving implementation of continental, sub-regional and national frameworks (e.g. bilateral and multilateral agreements) that seek to extend access to social protection and portability of social security benefits to migrant workers and their families, including in times of crisis.
Specific objectives are:
- To discuss the challenges faced by migrant workers and their families in accessing social protection as well as the opportunities linked to the extension of social protection to migrant workers;
- To present various country/RECs strategies and practices in extending social protection to migrant workers in Africa;
- To present different COVID-19 response measures that include support to migrant workers and their families
- Examine experiences from the global south
- Discussion on methods of financing the extension of social protection to migrant workers and their families, including measures taken amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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Timestamps for each session:
0:00 Start
0:02 Opening and overview of meeting
47:56 High Level Panel 1
2:12:43 High Level Panel 2
