WATCH: Workers on the Move: Addressing Global Workforce Challenges Through Labour Mobility Partnerships

On June 26, 2020 Senator Ratna Omidvar participated in the Center for Global Development’s webinar, moderated by Michael Clemens, Director of Migration, Displacement, and Humanitarian Policy and Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development. Fellow panelists included Gonzalo Fanjul, Co-founder and Head of Research at PorCausa, and Julia Onslow-Cole, Global Government Strategies and Compliance Partner at Fragomen. 

Between 2050 and 2080, OECD countries will need at least 400 million new workers to maintain current pension and health schemes, resulting from a shrinking working-age population and a growing elderly population. Meanwhile, working-age populations in developing countries are growing faster than job creation, meaning large numbers will need to find jobs elsewhere. This creates an opportunity; however, the question looms of how labor market needs of this scale can be met. 

During the webinar, the panelists discussed constraints to coordinated action on labour mobility, and how external support could help address constraints. In response to existing gaps in this support, they discussed the design of a new organization, Labour Mobility Partnerships (LaMP) which will work to increase rights-respecting labour mobility, ensuring workers can access employment opportunities abroad.

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