The issue of regional social integration and free movement of people in Southern Africa is highly contested as there are varying opinions on how the regions in this part of the world could become more integrated. This document is a breakdown of the arguments presented by a group of government officials, international experts and civil society groups on the importance of regionalism, why we are failing to adequately deal with the issue of migration and what can be done going forward to promote free movement of people and social protection in the region. The main objective of this discussion was to identify the problems that Southern Africa countries are facing regarding immigration and develop concrete ideas that could be used to develop a form of cross border migrant management scheme that recognises the social rights of migrants.
Publisher: UNESCO-UNU Chair
More info: http://www.ucrm.org/uploads/media/Policy_Brief_6-2012.pdf