Published January 15, 2021, 3:36 PM
Being a major labor exporting country, the Philippines will seek to sustain its contributions in the international movement on migration and development and push for further protection of all Filipino migrant workers in the 13th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates from January 18-26, 2021.
(MANILA BULLETIN)
Under this year’s theme, “The Future of Human Mobility: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development”, the Team Philippines to be led by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will chair the roundtable discussions on new technologies to empower migrants as well as on skilling migrants for employment.
The 13th Summit of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 18 to 26, titled “The Future of Human Mobility: Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Development.”
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola, will chair the roundtable discussions on leveraging new technologies to empower migrants. The Office of the President, through Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert E.A. Borje, will also lead the discussions of the roundtable on skilling migrants for employment.
The Philippine team will composed by participants from the Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE), Department of Health (DOH), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA),
THE Philippines will be joining the 13
th Global Forum on Migration and Development, which will tackle new technologies and upskilling of migrant workers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Lou Y. Arriola and Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert E.A. Borje will each chair roundtable discussions on leveraging new technology to empower migrants and upskilling migrants to make them more competitive, respectively.
The virtual summit, hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will be held between Jan. 18 and 26 and will center on topics related to the future of human mobility.