THAMM Nicolle Disc Paper Final Draft 02072021 Cleared.docx

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND .......................................................................... 5

MOBILITY DYNAMICS IN NORTH AFRICA .......................................................... 6 Socioeconomic and migration dynamics in North Africa – country analyses........................................................................... 6 Socioeconomic and migration dynamics in North Africa – comparative analysis .................................................................. 11

LABOUR MIGRATION DYNAMICS FROM NORTH AFRICA ............................... 16 Understanding historical dynamics: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt............................................................................ 16 Contemporaneous perspective: Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia ............................................................................................ 18 Seasonal labour migration from North Africa to EU countries: a case study ......................................................................... 19 International students and highly skilled migrants from North Africa ................................................................................... 22

LEARNING FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS ......................................................... 27 Migrant workers contribution to the European COVID-19 response..................................................................................... 27 Impact of COVID on migrant workers..................................................................................................................................... 28

QUESTIONS TO… IOM & ILO ON THE THAMM CONFERENCE ........................ 33

KEY POLICY TRADEOFFS.................................................................................. 36 Existing labour migration frameworks: questioning the strategy and narratives .................................................................. 36 A new deal for countries of origin, destination and migrant workers ................................................................................... 37 Protection mechanisms and decent work .............................................................................................................................. 39

GLOSSARY ....................................................................................................... 41

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................ 42