Debora Revoltella’s Post

The National Administrative Department of Statistics - DANE Colombia presented the results of the 7th round of the Migration Pulse Survey funded by the Inter-American Development Bank. Some findings from the survey: About 2.8 Venezuelan migrants settled in Colombia, 80% want to remain in Colombia, 41% migrated irregularly, 25% struggle to engage in the labor market, and 60% face multiple hurdles to accessing health care due to the lack of proper ID and documentation; 30% of Venezuelan migrants have felt discriminated against, most of them in public spaces. These findings underscore the urgent need for policy changes to address these issues.

👞🎒📈Millions of migrants from all over the world pass through 🇲🇽Mexico and go on to play a significant role in first world economies. Mexico needs to do more to take advantage of these flows, especially as global supply chains position Mexico as the 🏭👨🏭👩🏭manufacturing hub of North America. Regardless of what certain 🗣️ politicians tell the media, migrants are a huge plus to economies and in fact are often necessary for economic growth. First world nations readily exploit migrant economics, but few developing countries fully take advantage of migratory flows. With millions of migrants passing through 🇲🇽Mexico, much more can be done to provide economic incentives to stay and contribute to the national economy. Even if it is only for a few years (en route to the 🇺🇸US or elsewhere), failing to take advantage of these flows is, frankly, Mexico's loss. The IFC - International Finance Corporation is working on a report in Mexico on the economic opportunity for the financial inclusion of migrants - focused on access to formal financial services and employment. The goal is to highlight the gap between the demand for workers and the migrant need of employment. Together with IOM - UN Migration and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, IFC intends to clarify the economic opportunity being lost and the steps necessary for Mexico to become the next best option for migrants on their journey to stronger economic futures. #migrants #mexico #IOM #UNHCR #FDP #refugees #financialservices #nearshoring #IFC Laura C. Belén E. Llaguno

Important webinar for all Spaniards!

How can we support subnational governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to better respond to the needs and demands of their populations, be accountable, and contribute to promoting territorial development? This is the central question the Inter-American Development Bank seeks to answer with their new sectoral framework that guides the work of the Inter-American Development Bank with subnational governments.   The new document updates the diagnosis and evidence of international good practices around two central axes:   ➡️ The incentives with which subnational governments operate, given by the characteristics of the relationships between levels of government; and ➡️ the institutional capacities of subnational governments, to efficiently and transparently fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to them.   In light of the lessons of the COVID-19 crisis and recent developments in subnational governments, it proposes the following emphases:   ✅Strengthening of governing bodies and associations of subnational governments, as responsible for addressing the subnational agenda and improving intergovernmental coordination. ✅Focus on the contribution of subnational governments to territorial development, seeking to attract private investment to reduce the high inequalities existing in the region. ✅Attention to subnational heterogeneity, especially at the municipal level, including the development of digital solutions to improve transparency and subnational service provision. ✅Enhance the contribution of subnational governments to addressing the challenges of climate change and reducing gender and diversity gaps in territories.    👉 You can find the document here: Spanish: https://lnkd.in/eQj89G8a English: https://lnkd.in/ez4KaKqq

Our research, in ample collaboration with colleagues across the IDB sectors, has documented that Venezuelan migrants face barriers to their economic integration in labor and housing markets. Often, unequal access of migrants to these markets is not rooted in pure prejudices but results from social norms that drive stereotyping behaviors. Countries across Latin America are making huge efforts to integrate Venezuelan migrants with initiatives to lower the transaction costs that preclude their access to markets. Yet, the effectiveness of such interventions is often challenged by discrimination. We show that, however, challenging negative stereotypes held by market intermediaries (HR recruiters, real estate agents, credit officers, etc.) about Venezuelan migrants is not impossible. Since discriminatory behaviors are often rooted in wrong beliefs (and not entirely in prejudice), cheap and easy-to-implement behavioral interventions appear to work well to drive behaviors that give equal treatment to migrants. Discrimination aside, migrants are as equally productive workers, pay-worthy borrowers, and good tenants as locals. If you are interested in economic inclusion, I invite you to review our work on discrimination! It is a growing research agenda generating knowledge to understand better the phenomenon across markets and prejudiced attributes (race, disability, gender, LGTBI+, migrants, afro-descendants, and being a slum dweller) in Latin America. More importantly, we are working to build a bulk of evidence on effective interventions to tackle the phenomenon. Below are links to some of our published work on the matter. Additionally, we are currently studying the inclusion of women and migrants in credit markets in Colombia and Ecuador. Furthermore, we are documenting the magnitude and testing interventions to tackle labor market discrimination toward migrants, women, people with physical disabilities, Afro-descendants, and transgender individuals in the labor markets of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. Correspondence Study – Labor Market – Buenos Aires https://lnkd.in/g2f3tNk Field Experiment – Labor Market – Buenos Aires https://lnkd.in/d2NhT468 Field Experiment – Rental Market – Colombia https://lnkd.in/g3Y_-xzw Field Experiment – Labor Market – Ecuador https://lnkd.in/enRyk5ai Field Experiment – Rental Market – Ecuador https://lnkd.in/gzTkQftS

Uruguay is an interesting country! -Silver Economy in Uruguay: Uruguay has over 700,000 people aged 60 and above who significantly contribute to the economy. The country has institutionalized policies to support the elderly, making it a favorable place for older adults. -Future Projections: By 2030, the population over 60 in several Latin American countries will surpass the number of minors. The Silver Economy in Latin America already generates billions of dollars annually. 👨🏭👩🏭👷 #SilverEconomy https://lnkd.in/g9BSCSHX

I fully support the calls and demands of Civil Society Organizations such as CONCORD urging the European Commission to make immediate commitments to realign its international cooperation efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Undermining international cooperation is not the way forward, especially in a context where Human rights are continuously violated and peace, security and democratic principles are at risk. #SustainableDevelopment #InternationalCooperation #EuropeanCommission #SDGs #CivilSociety #Peace #Security #Equality #Democracy #HumanRights

👋 Today we want to share a paradigmatical example of how #SocialEconomy contributes to major #EU #challenges and objectives: #housing.  #CooperativeHousing, together with other Social Economy initiatives, such as #CommunityLandTrust (CTL) or #socialhousing, are just a few examples of how Social Economy contributes with efficient and practical solutions to EU challenges and Europeans’ concerns. Cooperative Housing has the capacity to provide affordable housing, of caping cost of housing while avoiding public and private investment from fostering speculation.  💪 Here is an example of coordination between administrations of different levels (local, regional, European) and social economy actors: 👀 👀 A few weeks ago, SostreCivic received the greatest ever credit given to a Catalan or Spanish cooperative. The CEB - Council of Europe Development Bank gave financial support of 31 million euros for the development of Coopertive Houses. Together with the EU’s #NextGenerations funds Sostre Cívic will be able to build more than 350 Cooperative Houses. 🔥 🔥   This also possible in other crucial sectors for the EU, like #energy, #industrial sovereignty, #skills and #education, #care and #healthcare, and #socialrights... That is why both coordinated policies and adapted financial instruments for Social Economy solutions are necessary. 💪 🤝