TSPC launches a new project on migration

January 30, 2014

Donor: Foundation to Promote Open Society

Duration: Stage II. November 1, 2013 – October 31, 2014

Goal: Enhanced migration policy framework targeted at effective protection of Kyrgyz labor migrants’ rights and based on strengthened capacity of the relevant Government bodies and civil society organizations to initiate and develop coherent policies on migration using participatory approaches.

Short Description: The TSPC Project aims to assist in targeted capacity development of migration state bodies and bring its expertise and experience into formulation of the effective migration policy document. Assuming that better protection of Kyrgyz labor migrants’ rights could be achieved through a series of comprehensive and coordinated activities, the project will operate in the following spheres: (1) capacity building of government officials and relevant stakeholders in developing effective migration policy in Kyrgyzstan; (2) policy analysis with the focus on the impact of entering the Customs Union on migration processes in Kyrgyzstan; and (3) development of a labor migration strategy with a focus on labor migrants’ rights protection.