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Indicators
(a)
Decreased number and proportion of migrants who are victims of xenophobic
crime, including bias-driven violence;
(b)
Inclusive institutions, policies and practices are in place at all levels of
government, including the municipal level, to promote diversity, pluralism and
multiculturalism as essential features of contemporary societies;
(c)
Increased number of migrants who are granted remedies in compensation for
discrimination, hate speech or violence;
(d)
Significant investment is made in mechanisms for providing information and
education on a culture of diversity, the focus of which is to create awareness of the cultural,
social and economic contributions of migrants, support the reintegration of migrants and
their families into their countries of origin, empower marginalized groups, including
migrants, in the social, political and economic fields, and empower migrants to combat all
forms of discrimination, labour exploitation, abuse, xenophobia, violence and related
intolerance.
Goal 8.
Increase the collection and analysis of disaggregated data on migration and mobility
Rationale
74.
States must increase the harmonization and coordination of the collection and
analysis of migration data sources in order to develop a systemic picture. They must
provide for inclusive processes that allow for a robust public debate, including through
national consultations, and that promote a better understanding of the needs of migrants in
terms of human and labour rights protection. This will allow States to develop more
targeted programmes and more suitable mobility options and to measure effective progress
for migrants, especially those who are socially marginalized, economically excluded and
politically invisible. Such processes and data collection will constitute an important
contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
75.
In order for meaningful national plans, policies and programmes to be developed
and implemented, States must focus on collecting and assessing data on the human rights
situation of migrants, from sources such as censuses, population, labour force and
household surveys, administrative records, public services, the justice system, national
human rights institutions, trade unions and civil society organizations. The participation of
hard-to-count migrant populations, such as short-term, circular, undocumented and child
migrants and trafficked persons, in the design of surveys and other data collection
instruments and in the dissemination and analysis of data will improve the relevance and
quality of data.
76.
Data collection should be focused on the human rights aspects of migration and
preferably be disaggregated by all prohibited grounds of discrimination, including by
income, urban or rural area, sex, age, disability, nationality, sector of employment and legal
status. Disaggregation by itself, however, does not automatically result in the reduction of
inequalities. It is the action of policymakers in response to the information revealed by
disaggregation that can result in the required change, which must then be reflected when
setting targets and indicators.
77.
Migration governance institutions should be able to ensure that the data, including
the identities of those who participated in the production thereof, are protected and kept
confidential. The right of migrants to privacy needs as much protection as that of citizens.
Targets
8.1.
Collect disaggregated data and indicators in all areas relevant to migration, while
ensuring data protection and respect for the right of migrants to privacy, in particular
by establishing firewalls in order to enable societies to conduct better-informed
public debates and States to make evidence-based policy decisions
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