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Comparative Study on Best Practices to Interlink Pre-Departure Reintegration Measures Carried out in Member States with Short- and Long-Term Reintegration Measures in the Countries of Return

Document number
2876
Date
2012
Title
Comparative Study on Best Practices to Interlink Pre-Departure Reintegration Measures Carried out in Member States with Short- and Long-Term Reintegration Measures in the Countries of Return
Author/publisher
Directorate-General Home Affairs, European Commission, European Union (EU), Matrix Insight Ltd, ICMPD, ECRE
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Victims (of trafficking), Trafficked persons, Criminal proceedings; Legal assistance, Civil Law Suit, Human trafficking cases, Compensation, National Referral Mechanisms; Victim support services; Restitution; Remuneration; Individual complaint mechanisms; Assistance, Residence permit, Reintegration, Social assistance, Rehabilitation, Reflection period, Repatriation; Return; Redress, Protection, Social inclusion; Residence permit;
Summary
The overall purpose of the study was to provide practical guidance to Member States1 with regards to the development and implementation of a coherent reintegration policy and sustainable return. Specifically, the focus has been on ‘interlinking' pre-departure reintegration measures with post-arrival reintegration measures. A reintegration policy is coherent when the strategies and actions to achieve reintegration do not conflict with the objectives of reintegration. That is to say, if reintegration objectives are to promote sustainable return then a coherent reintegration policy should implement activities that favour and promote a sustainable return. Sustainable return can have several definitions, but it generally implies the absence of re-migration after return because the returnee is fully integrated socially and economically in the home community. The study adopted a largely qualitative approach - gathering documentation and feedback from key stakeholders and other sources around current reintegration practices. The information provided in this study draws on 31 comparative country profiles and 17 case studies.
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