The document summarizes Trinidad and Tobago's institutional framework for managing intra-ACP migration under the ACP Migration Facility. The Ministry of National Security acts as the focal point and has established a National Consultative Committee involving various government ministries and civil society partners. Main implementing partners include the ministries of National Security, Foreign Affairs, Labour, and Planning. Capacity building efforts have focused on supporting national policy development, strengthening coordination between institutions, and improving civil society representation. Key activities moving forward include further developing diaspora and labour migration policies and establishing migration information points. Challenges include sharing information across countries and prioritizing migration within population and economic policies.

1. Intra-ACP Migration Facility
CARICOM
Trinidad and Tobago

2. Institutional Framework
 Focal Point: Ministry of National Security
 ACP Migration Facility in Trinidad and Tobago is based
on interface with national lead institution on migration
matters, the Ministry of National Security.
 The Ministry of National Security has spearheaded the
development of a National Consultative Committee and
facilitated its institutional and civil society working
groups.
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3. Implementing partners of the Facility
 Main institutional partners
 Ministry of National Security (IAU, various agencies)
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bilateral/ CSME Unit/ Diaspora
FPs)
 Ministry of Labour and SME Development (IAU, Research)
 Ministry of Planning (S-EPP/TCU-Pop&Manpower)
 Main NSA partners
 Living Waters Community (Refugees/Asylum Seekers)
 CURB/VOM (Human Trafficking/Reintegration)
 UWI Institute of International Relations
 UWI Institute of Gender and Development Studies
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4. Project Implementation
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Title Year
Baseline Report/ Stakeholder mapping June-September 2011
Reworking of NCC Terms of Reference July-September 2011
Mixed Working Group Strategic Planning Workshop Sept-October 2011
Definition and validation of national work-plan November 2011
Initial capacity-building requests Oct 2011- January 2012
Development of Action Plan Pillars (MMU-Diaspora Policy-
Training Curriculum)
December 2011-June 2012
Support to CSO short-term financing proposals and TOR December 2011- October
2012
PMU-Observatory collaboration & joint workplan : data
management, training workshops
May-September 2012
Separate Working Groups (TOR validation/Short-term
funding applications/Activity survey)
June 2012- October 2012
Labour Migration Policy additional pillar August 2012- November
2013
Training Workshops and STE in support of action plan January-May 2013

5. National migration policy
 Key strategy and policy documents
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Title Year
Medium-Term Policy Framework (MTPF) 2011
Social Sector Investment Programme 2011
Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Act 2012
Immigration Policy (in development)
Population Policy (in development)
MTPF 2014-2017 (in development)
Labour Migration/Diaspora Policy (conceptual stages)

6. Main results achieved
 Institutional Capacity Building
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Result Activity
Mandate/Consultative Process Development of ad hoc working
groups and support to mixed
consultative committee
Identification of missing data/training
needs/Establishment of priorities
Baseline/Action Plan Workshop
Collaboration with UWI/ACP
Observatory on data and training; UN
Post-2015 Consultation; Inclusion in
TOR; Inclusion of THA/Tobago
Specific capacity strengthening Training Workshops (M&D/PCM for
MPSD)
Support to MFA policy drafting
Short-term consultancies
Links with ACP Observatory Contribution to Obs. National
Workshop; Information-sharing

7. Main results achieved
 Civil Society Capacity Building
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Result Activity
Identification/Organisation Baseline; Development of ad hoc
working group (CSWG)
Representation/Advocacy CSO presence on NCC
maintained/creation of CSWG
Support to CSWG initiative for
Migration and Human Right Week
Specific capacity strengthening Training Workshops (M&D workshop
as recruitment, sensitisation of groups
in labour, gender, health)
Technical support to proposals
Distribution of reliable information on
migration
Review of CMDA proposal; Migration
Information Points

8. Knowledge developed
 Baseline data/Level of information and needs
 Strategic / policy framework and gaps
 Institutional capacities and needs
 Civil society capacities and needs
 Migrants’ experiences and needs
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9. Capacities reinforced
 National / regional consultation
 National / regional dialogue
 Needs identification
 Formulation of policy / strategy

10. Lessons learned
 Training and Sensitization as first steps
 Human Rights and the Role of Non-State Actors
 Representatives vs Reporting Officers
 Use of media and public consultation: social marketing
 Greater visibility through partnering with key institutions
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11. Priority activities 2013 - 2014
 Proposed or planned activities
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Activity Desired Result Status
Migration Management Unit Feasibility Study ;
Identification of data
and training needs
Mid-term methodological
presentation to NCC;
Completion late August 2013
Diaspora Policy Policy Development Delayed: June-August 2013
Labour Migration Policy
(integration of Observatory
studies)
Framework and
Policy Document
Launch July 2013
Information Points Reliable information
to migrants/media
Launch September 2013
Training Programmes Support to pillars Ongoing
Centre for Migration and
Diaspora Affairs (CSO)
Updated Proposal Ongoing/Identification of
funding avenues

12. Specific intra-ACP migration challenges
 Sharing of information across pilot countries and regions
 - CARICOM Forum on Population, Migration &
Development (CFMD)
 - Pacific-Caribbean exchange on M&D (UWI/USP)
 Priorities and perspective
 - M&D link to population policy, economic diversification
 - Information-sharing among ministries (NCC)
 - Public awareness; Labour movement mobilisation
 - Uptake of ACP Observatory studies on M&D
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