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20 states sign pact for migrants’ rights

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Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista has led 53 governors, mayors and local government officials from over 20 countries in signing a commitment to promote and advance the rights, protection and empowerment of migrants and their families.

The two-day 3rd Global Mayoral Forum from Sept. 29 to Sept. 30 paved the way for the signing of the document called the “Quezon City Commitment.”

According to Bautista, the commitment of action is a guiding principle for the adoption of developmental policies necessary to enable migrants to become productive members of the society.

The signatories vowed to collaborate for the creation of an enabling and conducive environment for migrants and their families, including the implementation of initiatives and actions to ensure that migration is experienced as a positive development phenomenon.

“What we are doing is start forming our own working group focusing on Asean migration concerns. Then we can be part of the larger working group that will involve all the mayors here present and others who are also selected to come up with guidelines for universal application,” Bautista said.

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Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal proposed the creation of an informal working group among the mayors for the purpose of developing a blueprint for local governments on migrants in countries in crisis.

The creation of working groups is needed to help discuss and thresh out problems, challenges and solutions more extensively and see what parallels can be drawn from each relative to their respective experiences, perspectives and good practices, Bautista said.

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