Abstract:
This Migration Profile is part of a two-year project (2016–2018)
implemented by the International Organization for Migration at the request of
and in partnership with Maldives Immigration, under the purview of the Ministry
of Economic Development. A Project Advisory Committee, chaired by Maldives
Immigration and comprising representatives from the Ministry of Economic
Development, Ministry of Tourism, Labour Relations Authority, National Bureau
of Statistics and The Maldives National University, has provided important
guidance and direction throughout the project, encompassing research and
related capacity-building, as well as awareness-raising initiatives. This report
brings together all available relevant data and information on migration and
provides policy directives and recommendations to enhance evidence-based
policymaking and implementation. It is not intended to be a snapshot of the
migration situation in Maldives; instead, it has been released to spark a dynamic
process towards long-term multi-stakeholder collaboration on migration data
and governance, if complemented by regularly updated information, as well as
awareness-raising and capacity-building activities in line with the identified key
gaps and recommendations, as a way to ensure national stakeholders’ ownership
of the Migration Profile process in the future and its long-term sustainability.
