For this reason, cde hosted a workshop where south african policymakers could discuss the effects of our migration and border management policies with. Intraregional emigration in subsaharan africa is the largest south south movement of people in the world. Usccb migration and refugee services embarked on a factfinding delegation trip to three southern african countries that are the subject of this report. Nearly a month and a half into the ongoing lockdown. Migration initiatives 2020 south america iom online. A major aim of the first nationwide immigration legislation. This paper arises from a fourcountry study that sought to better understand the drivers of skilled health worker migration, its consequences, and the strategies countries have employed to mitigate negative impacts. Even before the apartheid era, immigration policy in south africa was based on racial discrimination. International migration and good governance in the southern african region. Press release iom facilitates assistance to zimbabweans in south africa stranded by covid19 related national lockdown. In west africa, the large majority of people move in the region. The migration policy framework document therefore identifies 9 key thematic migration issues with subthemes and makes policy recommendations for consideration by au. Zimbabwe and south africa mission trip september 2009. Proposed changes to south african migration policy.
Emergent migration policy in a democratic south africa. The global environment, the policy agenda and conceptual and data issues 9 1. Director of migration policy and public affairs for mrsusccb united states conference of catholic bishops migration and refugee services 3211 fourth street ne washington, d. From august 28 september, 20, the delegation traveled to zambia, malawi, and south africa to examine the situation of protracted refugee groups. Pretoria, 6 may 2020 following the first case of covid19 reported in south africa on 5 march 2020, the government declared a state of national disaster, followed by a nationwide lockdown announcement on 26 march 2020.
In south africa, migration policy must be considered in the context of the national imperative of growth, employment and skills. Safeguarding protection and durable solutions for asylum. Since the colonial era, countries, which now form the south african development community sadc, have been linked through a system of labour migration. South africa is struggling to define a postapartheid migration policy that is responsive to its changing role in africa, the relationship between migration and development, and the countrys rampant xenophobia, seen most graphically in may 2008. In 2014, more than 15 million arrivals of foreign visitors were recorded by the department of home affairs of which 90 percent involved southern african development community sadc nationals. Migration initiatives 2020 is structured around the migration governance framework, which outlines the six essential principles and objectives for. The flag of republic of south africa was adopted on 27 april 1994. It furthermore tackles the lack of an adequate south african policy on migration for the socioeconomic migrants. While there have been longstanding tensions between foreign and south african informal sector operators, an. Migration initiatives 2020 illustrates to member states, governments, partners, the private sector and readers the planned interventions and global funding requirements of the international organization for migration iom for 2020.
Study on migration routes in the east and horn of africa. The changing structure of labour demand common explanations about african migration focus on factors such as poverty and conflict in origin countries obscure the crucial role of. Immigration to south africa is far from being a product of the 1990s. Sa shaped by male contract labour migration decrease. Migration policy framework for africa and plan of action 2018. Migration reveal the scale of international migration. The securitymigration nexus ii which was dedicated to forced migration within the global south.
Africa with the aim of abolishing visa requirements for all african citizens in all african countries by 2018, improving intraafrican trade and to ease the movement of domestic goods between member states. Jonathan crush of the southern african migration project reports on the latest developments. South africa has several migration policy instruments. The asylum transit visa prescreeningprocess increase punitive measures for defaulting on immigration laws. The national information and communication project the project began in 1995 as a threeyear effort to reinforce south africas capacity to make. It replaced the flag that had been used since 1928, and was chosen to represent multiculturalism and ethnic diversity in the countrys new, postapartheid democratic society.
View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. The racist orientation of south african immigration policy became very evident when the government welcomed whites from neighbouring states in southern africa. South migration to africa has increased, primarily through flows of. Please click on the link below insa201603 research intern 2. In 2006, the african union au adopted the migration policy framework for africa mpfa, duly. Aligning south africa s migration policies with its. South africa is not just a source country for shws, but it is also a destination country. America, 23% and asia, 28%, africa had just 9% and latin america and the caribbean, 4%. A survey on migration policies in west africa 107 107 110 120 122 124 125 125 129 7 9. Mining 60% in 2003 to 23% in 20 resulting in more other irregular, women and youth work permits go to nonafrican nationals 7 out of top 10 nonafrican lack of unlow skilled pathways causes irregular migration extremely strong. International organization for migration south africa.
Prepared by the international centre for migration policy development, vienna austria and the interna. South africas new policy on international migration. South africas migration policy and legislation has also being developed in the context of a process that has been in motion since 1993 to draft a developmentoriented protocol on the. The immigration policy in the apartheid period was highly controlled and somewhat in favour of immigration of foreign labour within the southern africa region.
Historical context the migration of workers from other parts of africa to south africa has a long history davies and head, 1995. It is also experiencing large shortages of skilled workers in most economic sectors. Broadcast digital migration policy in south africa. Evaluation of the african union migration policy framework. Protectionism and national migration policy in south africa. Request pdf broadcast digital migration policy in south africa all countries in the world, are compelled to migrate their analogue terrestrial television systems to digital by the year 2015 as. Migration policy towards restrictions in 2010 sa received 185 918 asylum applications shift in paradigm from 2010 closure of urban rros zimbabwean dispensation project zdp 250 000 regularized 2011 immigration amendment act farreaching changes to existing norms. Pdf the immigration issues in the postapartheid south africa. This brief references national and international frameworks that impact migration in south africa, but focuses its analysis on recent and ongoing legislation authored andor. Policy frameworks for regional labour migration towards south africa christopher changwe nshimbi and lorenzo fioramonti centre for the study of governance innovation govinn, university of pretoria christopher. Now this southsouth migration is seven times greater than migration flows from west african countries to other parts of the world. By 1900, the vast majority more than three quarters of mineworkers in south africa were of foreign origin united nations, 1998. In an era of rapid globalization, human migration has evolved into a dynamic phenomenon with respect to the multitude of factors contributing to the migration of unparalleled numbers of migrants across immense geographical trajectories. The challenge of immigration policy in the new south africa.
Protectionism and national migration policy in south africa elspeth boynton bynels001. Aligning south africas migration policies with its african vision aws. Almost a quarter of physicians in south africa are foreigntrained, the majority of whom 78% work in rural and remote areas. This paper provides a perspective on patterns and trends of migration in africa by focusing on who is likely to migrate where and why and establish stylized facts that may be useful for policy making. Africa were then independent states, though south africa was a british dominion and ethiopia was later invaded by italy in 1935. Framework for a policy on migration in africa for consideration by the african heads of states. Migration to south africa world bank documents world bank group. The event was held in bonn from 14 february 2009 and was supported by the german federal ministry for economic cooperation. This southsouth migration is seven times greater than migration flows from west african countries to other parts of the world. White paper on international migration home affairs. Dqg sodfhv sduwlfxodu focus on regional specific concerns such as migration and pastoralism, migration and human. The challenge of immigration policy in the new south africa kevin tessier south africas immigration policy is in a state of flux.
The paper relied on a number of crosscountry and household surveys to capture the pattern and trend of migration in africa. An overview on health outcomes for poor people is felt not only through migration of health personnel to northern countries, but also through regional migration flows e. Policy frameworks for regional labour migration towards. The focus here is on the struggle to define a postapartheid migration policy that is responsive to south africas changing role in africa, the complicated relationship between migration and development, and the problem of rampant xenophobia, seen most graphically in the shameful events of may 2008. Background to the au migration policy framework for africa. Maghreb, coastal west africa, south africa etc also tend to have the highest intensity of extracontinental migration1. Foreword this information policy handbook for southern africa is the last activity supported by the canadian international development research centres idrc national information and communication project nicp. Since the late 1990s, the centre for development and enterprise cde has developed practical recommendations for linking skilled immigration to growth. Africa lacks coherence or a systematic regional approach to migration disconnect between the aus vision vs reality in member states. Pdf emergent migration policy in a democratic south.
Migration trends in southern africa saiia the south. This article sets recent debates on migration policy in south africa against broader historical realities that have shaped patterns of population movement on the subcontinent since the end of the nineteenth century. South africas borders, once heavily guarded by government troops fighting african national congress guerillas, have proven to be an ineffective barrier to the recent surge. Progressive forwardlooking recognises the nexus between migration and development. Migration patterns, trends and policy issues in africa. South africa has several migration policy instruments and there are ongoing policy developments. A major aim of the first nationwide immigration legislation passed in south.
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