About the Migration Governance Indicators
About the Migration Governance Indicators
Migrants' rights
Migrants' rights

Indicators in this domain assess the extent to which migrants have the same status as citizens in terms of access to basic social services such as health, education, and social security. It also describes the rights of migrants to family reunification, to work, and to residency and citizenship. The ratification of the main international conventions is also included within this domain.

Indicators in this category look at the extent to which migrants have access to certain social services such as health, education and social security. They also examine measures to ensure integration and access to work.

Whole of government approach
Whole of government approach

Indicators in this domain assess countries’ institutional, legal, and regulatory frameworks related to migration policies. Domain 2 also reviews the existence of national migration strategies that are in-line with development, as well as institutional transparency and coherence in relation to migration management. This domain also investigates the extent to which governments collect and use migration data.

Indicators in this category assess the institutional frameworks of cities for migration. This area also examines the existence of migration strategies consistent with development objectives, as well as institutional transparency and coherence in migration management.

Partnerships
Partnerships

This domain focuses on countries’ efforts to cooperate on migration-related issues with other states and with relevant non-governmental actors, including civil society organizations and the private sector. Cooperation can lead to improvements in governance by aligning and raising standards, increasing dialogue and providing structures to overcome challenges.

Indicators in this category focus on cities’ efforts to cooperate on migration issues with the national government as well as other cities and relevant non-governmental actors, including civil society organizations and the private sector.

Well-being of migrants
Well-being of migrants

This domain includes indicators on countries’ policies for managing the socioeconomic well-being of migrants, through aspects such as the recognition of migrants’ educational and professional qualifications, provisions regulating student migration and the existence of bilateral labour agreements between countries. Indicators equally focus on policies and strategies related to diaspora engagement and migrant remittances.

Indicators in this category assess cities’ initiatives in terms of international student mobility, access to the labour market and decent working conditions for migrant workers. Aspects related to diaspora engagement and migrant remittances are also included in this domain.

Mobility dimensions of crises
Mobility dimensions of crises

This domain studies the type and level of preparedness of countries when they are faced with mobility dimensions of crises, linked to either disasters, the environment and/or conflict. The questions are used to identify the processes in place for nationals and non-nationals both during and after disasters, including whether humanitarian assistance is equally available to migrants as it is to citizens.

Indicators in this category examine the type and level of readiness of cities to deal with aspects of mobility crises. The questions focus on the processes in place for citizens and non-citizens both during and after disasters, especially if humanitarian assistance is available for migrants and citizens.

Safe, orderly and regular migration
Safe, orderly and regular migration

This domain analyses countries’ approach to migration management in terms of border control and enforcement policies, admission criteria for migrants, preparedness and resilience in the case of significant and unexpected migration flows, as well as the fight against trafficking in human beings and smuggling of migrants. It also assesses efforts and incentives to help integrate returning citizens.

Indicators in this category look at the cities’ approaches to migrant safety as well as return and reintegration policies and the fight against trafficking in persons.

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Key findings
Introduction

This local Profile describes examples of well-developed areas of the City of Makeni (Sierra Leone) migration governance structures and areas with potential for further development, as evaluated through the six domains of the Migration Governance Indicators (MGI). These address migrants’ rights, a “whole-of-government” approach, partnerships, socioeconomic well-being of migrants, the mobility dimensions of crises, and safe and orderly migration.

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The Migration Governance Indicators (MGI) initiative is a policy-benchmarking programme led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and implemented with research and analysis from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Funding is provided by IOM Member States.

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Key findings
Migrants' rights

Migration Governance: examples of well-developed areas

  • All migrants can access social services, including healthcare, under the same conditions as nationals.
  • Migrants, regardless of their migratory status, can access all municipal services on the same basis as nationals.
  • The National Task Force on Human Trafficking in collaboration with Makeni City Council (MCC) and the Bombali District Council organizes sensitization campaigns on the risks associated with irregular migration.

Areas with potential for further development

  • MCC does not have specific measures to ensure that migrants can access primary and secondary public education.
  • MCC does not have a mechanism in place to provide migrants with legal advice and services.
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Whole of government approach

Migration Governance: examples of well-developed areas

  • The Makeni City Council participated in consultations aimed at ensuring vertical policy coherence on migration-related issues.

Areas with potential for further development

  • There is no agency or department in Makeni city responsible for designing or implementing migration policies and strategic plans.
  • The city of Makeni does not have a dedicated coordination mechanism for local migration issues.
  • Municipal-level public servants in Makeni do not receive training on cultural sensitivity, gender or human rights.
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Partnerships

Areas with potential for further development

  • The Makeni City Council does not engage civil society organizations, migrant associations, the private sector, members of the diaspora, or academia in agenda setting and implementation of migration-related policies and programmes.
  • MCC is not part of any international network or bilateral programme for city-to-city international cooperation on migration-related issues.
  • The MCC cooperates with IOM and other United Nations agencies on migration issues only on an ad hoc basis.
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Well-being of migrants

Migration Governance: examples of well-developed areas

  • The Makeni Urban Development Plan (2021–2023) has measures to promote gender equality at the local level that also apply to migrants.

Areas with potential for further development

  • The Makeni City Council (MCC) does not monitor local labour market demand for immigrants or the effects of emigration on the local labour supply.
  • MCC does not implement programmes to promote or facilitate the inclusion of migrant workers in the workforce.
  • There are no programmes put in place by MCC to reduce or monitor the costs of sending and receiving remittances.
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Mobility dimensions of crises

Migration Governance: examples of well-developed areas

  • The communication systems deployed during emergencies consider the specific vulnerabilities of migrants.

Areas with potential for further development

  • There is no local strategy in place for emergency management that accounts for human mobility and the specific needs of migrants and displaced persons.
  • The Makeni City Council (MCC) does not have coordination agreements or referral systems with key actors to assist migrants during local emergencies.
  • MCC does not have a disaster risk reduction strategy with specific provisions for preventing and addressing the displacement impacts of disasters.
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Safe, orderly and regular migration

Migration Governance: examples of well-developed areas

  • All national police personnel, including those posted in Makeni city, receive training on migrant-related issues at the Sierra Leone Police Training School.
  • The Legal Aid Board’s office in Makeni addresses legal issues relating to migrants residing in the city.

Areas with potential for further development

  • There are no programmes at the local level to train public servants in Makeni city on migration rules.
  • There is no local government programme that focuses on facilitating migrants’ reintegration in Makeni city.
  • The Makeni City Council has not taken steps to facilitate the arrival of refugee populations under its jurisdiction.

2021 November

Migration Governance Profile: City of Makeni