Increasing the Policy Making Capacity of Directorate General of International Labour Force in the Field of Labour Migration (MIGRATION)

TREESP1.3.MIGRATION

01.04.2021 – 30.09.2023

Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Directorate General of International Labour Force (DGILF)

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The overall objective of the Operation, which has been implemented by a technical assistance component, is supporting policy-making as regards labour migration management and contributing to an inclusive and well-functioning labour market with specific emphasis on decent work.

The specific objective of the Operation is to improve the policy-making, implementation, monitoring and evaluation capacity of the DGILF and relevant stakeholders in order to enhance labour migration and national employment policies.

Implementation duration: 30 months

Implementation Provinces: Base of Operation is Ankara while some interventions will be implemented, indicatively, in İstanbul, İzmir, Bursa, Antalya, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Denizli, Mersin, Adana, Gaziantep, and Konya.

Target groups:

• Staff of DGILF, DG Labour and Guidance and Inspection Board of MoLSS, SSI and İŞKUR
• Staff of Presidency of Migration Management(PMM)
• Social partners, employers, and NGOs

Interventions:

Intervention 1.1: Trainings Regarding Labour Migration Policies of EU/EU Member States

Intervention 1.2: Training on policy-making, monitoring and evaluation

Intervention 1.3: Participation by DGILF and social partners in standard training programmes (such as those delivered by ITC-ILO, College of Europe, International Organization for Migration or other international trainings/programmes) regarding labour migration

Intervention 1.4: Full-time consultancy for DGILF regarding policy-making and implementation in the field of labour migration including qualified labour force on a daily basis in order to increase the institutional capacity and to improve policy-making and evaluation capacity

Intervention 2: Awareness-Raising Activities

Intervention 3.1: Assessment of national legislation regarding employment of foreign workers in Türkiye in order to revise current legislation and develop policy options

Intervention 3.2: Impact assessment of practices in the field of international labour force (social security premium support, entrepreneurship support, VET and apprenticeship, etc.)

Intervention 3.3: Impact assessment of labour migration on economic development (Turkish labour market, poverty, etc.)

Intervention 3.4: 7 sectoral studies regarding labour supply and demand for foreign workers and proposals for managing foreign labour force on the basis of sectoral findings

Intervention 3.5: Study on best practices in countries, which have similar migration problems, and on labour migration and integration in EU including on the spot observation by the staff of DGILF in at least two countries

Intervention 3.6: Preparing a glossary on terminology of migration and employment to harmonize use among relevant actors

Intervention 3.7: Preparing a road map including a needs assessment for the establishment of a monitoring system for foreign workers

Intervention 3.8: Projection study regarding possible migration and labour mobility towards and from Türkiye until 2040 with a view to ensure policy responses in advance

Intervention 4.1: Support to Directorate General for International Labour Force for policy-making

Intervention 4.2: International Conference 1

Intervention 4.3: International Conference 2 (also serving as a Closure Conference)


Expected Results:

Result 1: Capacity of the staff of MoLSS and other relevant actors including social partners, NGOs will be increased through trainings and full-time consultancy.

Result 2: Awareness regarding legislation and policies among relevant stakeholders will be raised through campaigns/events

Result 3: Researches/Field Studies/Reports/Impact Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation Studies, Comparison/ Compliance Tables Regarding EU Acquis/policies will be conducted

Result 4: Cooperation with stakeholders will be increased through workshops, conferences, seminars, twinning/IO agreements, etc. with participation of relevant actors.

In general, the following activities have been realised by the end of July 2023:

• Trainings of EU/EU Member States’ Policies on Brain Drain (Module 5) were held on 15-16 February 2022.

• Trainings of EU/EU Member States’ Policies on Qualified Foreign Workers and Entrepreneurs (Module 2) were conducted on 23-25 & 28-30 March 2022.

• 1st Working Group Meeting under Intervention 4.1 (Providing the DGILF with support on policy-making) was held on 3-4 February 2022 as online.

• Working group meetings on qualified foreign labour and foreign direct investments were held with 33 participants on 25-26 May 2022.

• Trainings on labour market integration (Module-1), including gender dimension of immigrants and vulnerable groups (work permit processes, legislation and practices) in EU/EU Member States were held with 77 participants on 25 May-3 June 2022.

• Trainings on the EU/EU Member States' social security programs for foreign workers and measures against unregistered employment, including the European Social Security Convention and bilateral social security agreements (Module-6) were held on 25-29 July 2022.

• The social media accounts of the project were made ready for use and the first posts were published as of July 2022. Regular posts are being shared on social media accounts throughout the Operation.

• The survey has been finalized, Communication Strategy of the project has been drafted. Communication Strategy developed within the scope of the Operation has been updated. It will be finalized in August 2023. Designing and production phases of promotion materials are almost completed under the Intervention 2.

• Preparation of Intervention 3.1. – 3.2. – 3.3. – 3.4. – 3.5. and 3.6. have started. Concept notes have been drafted, meetings were held on the basis of the concept notes, desktop studies and field studies have begun.

• 3rd Working Group Meeting was held on the topic of “Brain Drain and Diaspora Engagement” on 04-05 August 2022 in Istanbul with stakeholders under the Intervention 4.1.

• Module-4 training under Intervention 1.1 was held about “Acquis Communitaire Regarding the Right of Establishment an Freedom of Services Provision, including Recognition of Skills and Qualifications” between 17-21 October 2022.

• Supplementary training under Module-4 within the context of Intervention 1.1 was held on “EU's Free Trade Regime regarding Trade in Services and Labour Migration” between 11-14-15 November 2022.

• Under Intervention 1.1, Repetition Training of Module-5 was held for Group 2 and Group 3 on “EU’s/ EU Member States’ Policies on Brain Drain” between 28-29 November 2022.

• Under Intervention 4.1, 4th and 5th Working Group Meetings were held on “Work Permit Exemptions” with the participation of stakeholders between 22-23 December 2022.

• Module-7 training under Intervention 1.1 was held on “Policies of EU Member States for Foreign Students, Interns, Exceptions and Exemptions” between 9-13 January 2023.

• Under Intervention 1.1, Module-9 training about “Using Statistical Tools for Policy-Making” was held between 23-26 January 2023.

• Under Intervention 4.1, 6th Working Group Meeting was held about “Foreign Students and Working Life” with the participation of stakeholders on 30 January 2023.

• Under Intervention 1.2, Module-8 training about “Policy-Making in the Field of Labour Migration” was held between 6-10 March 2023.

• Under Intervention 4.1, 7th Working Group Meeting was held on 15 March 2023 and 8th Working Group Meeting was held on 17 March 2023 about the topic of “Coordination and Harmonization of Labour Migration Data and Information”.

• Under Intervention 1.1, Module-3 training about “EU/EU Member State Policies on Labour Migration including Sectoral Labour Market Policy” was held on 5-6 April / 10-11 April and 24-25 April and 8-9 May 2023. Upon completion of this training module, Intervention 1.1 has been finalised.

• Under Intervention 3.4 Sectoral Studies, the 1st workshop focusing on the Information Technologies sector was held on April 7, 2023.

• Under Intervention 3.6 Glossary Study, the 1st Workshop was held on 4 May 2023 with the participation of stakeholder institution representatives and academicians.

• Under Intervention 4.1, the 9th Working Group Meeting on "Mega Trends in Labour Migration Management: Financial Technologies and New Employment Models" was held on 15 May 2023.

• Under Intervention 4.1, the 10th Working Group Meeting on "Mega Trends in Labour Migration Management: Demographic Trends and Climate Change" was held on 16 May 2023.

• Under Intervention 1.2 Module-11 training on "Monitoring and Evaluation of Labour Migration Policies" was held on 15-16 May / 17-18 May 2023.

• Under Intervention 3.1 Legislation Assessment, the 1st workshop was held on 16 May 2023 in Ankara.

• Under Intervention 3.3 Impact Assessment of Labour Migration on Economic Development, the 1st workshop was held on 17 May 2023 in Ankara.

• Under Intervention 2.5, the 1st Information and Experience Sharing Day titled “Work Permit Processes and Work Permit Exemption” was held on 18 May 2023 in Ankara with the participation of representatives of stakeholder institutions.

• Under Intervention 3.3, the 2nd workshop on Impact Assessment of Labour Migration on Economic Development was held in Mersin on 26 May 2023.

• Under Intervention 3.1, the 2nd workshop on Legislation Assessment was held in Istanbul on 30 May 2023.

• Under Intervention 3.3, the 3rd workshop on the Impact Assessment of Labour Migration on Economic Development was held in Istanbul on 31 May 2023.

• Under Intervention 3.6 Glossary Study, 2nd workshop was held on 1 June 2023 in Ankara.

• Under Intervention 3.2, the 1st workshop on Impact Assessment of Practices in the Field of Labour Migration was held on 9 June 2023 in Ankara.

• Under Intervention 3.2, the 2nd workshop on Impact Assessment of Practices in the Field of Labour Migration was held in Istanbul on 20 June 2023.

• Under Intervention 3.2, the 3rd workshop on Impact Assessment of Practices in the Field of Labour Migration was held on 4 July 2023 in Izmir.

• Under Intervention 1.2 Module-10 training on "Training on the preparation of political/strategic documents and technical methods" was held on 5-6-7 July and 10-11-12 July 2023. Intervention 1.2 was completed with the finalisation of this training module.

• Under Intervention 2.5, the 2nd Information and Experience Sharing Day on "Work Permit Processes" was held on 13 July 2023 in Izmir with the participation of representatives of local stakeholder institutions.

• Under Intervention 2.5, the 3rd Information and Experience Sharing Day titled "Work Permit Exemption Information Meeting" was held on 14 July 2023 in Izmir with the participation of representatives of local stakeholder institutions.

• Under Intervention 4.1, the 1st 5-day workshop, where the results of the previous 10 Working Group Meetings were evaluated, was held in Bursa on 24-28 July.

• Under Intervention 2.5, the 4th Information and Experience Sharing Day on "Work Permit Processes" was held on 25 July 2023 in Bursa with the participation of representatives of local stakeholder institutions.

• Under Intervention 2.5, the 5th Information and Experience Sharing Day titled "Work Permit Exemption Information Meeting" was held on 28 July 2023 in Bursa with the participation of representatives of local stakeholder institutions from Bursa and Istanbul.

• Under Intervention 3.8 the 1st Workshop about projection study on possible migration and labour mobility to and from Turkey until 2040 was held on 31 July 2023 in Ankara. The 2nd workshop was organised on 1 August 2023.

• Preparations under Intervention 3 - "Scientific and Technical Studies" have continued. Under Intervention 3.1, 3.2 3.3 and 3.4, the Desk Study and Field Study phases have been completed to a large extent and the final reports of these interventions are being written by the expert teams involved in the studies.

• The Glossary on Labour Migration Terminology prepared within the scope of "Intervention 3.6 Preparation of a glossary on migration and employment terminology to harmonise usage among relevant actors" under Intervention 3 - "Scientific and Technical Studies" has been completed and the print design is in progress.