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    "id": 1625352,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1625352/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Kamar",
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    "content": "The draft model law has been in development for the past two years. Its core objective is to provide a uniform legal tool to guide Member States in enacting or aligning national labour migration laws to promote the protection of the migrant workers' rights, encourage fair recruitment practices, support gender-responsive policies and align national systems with international labour standards. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya was ably represented during the consultations. We had a delegation led by our own leader of delegation to Pan-African Parliament (PAP), Sen. Danson Mungatana and myself. In his remarks, Hon. Mungatana underscored the urgent need for legal frameworks that protect the dignity of migrant workers, while positioning labour migration as a driver of socio-economic development. The consultations featured contributions from various stakeholders such as ILO and the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), the AU representatives, regional economic communities, our Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and civil society organisations. I will just raise a few issues that were noted. The representative of IOM, Mr. Sitome, emphasised the value of developing an Afrocentric and inclusive framework that leverages Africa's youthful population. The representative of the AU, Ambassador Harris Henry, stressed on the effective labour migration governance to be aligned to the AU Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals. We had also a representative from ILO, Mr. Ndaba, who called for the urgent ratification of the international labour instruments and effective policy implementation across the continent for the protection of a laborers who wants to move across. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the updated model law now includes enhanced provisions on fair and ethical recruitment, recognition of skills and qualifications, integration of migrant workers in the host countries and non-discrimination and equal access to social protection for the migrant workers as it is in the host country. I wish to take this opportunity to also commend our colleague, Sen. Tabitha---"
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