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Labor Mobility Partnerships @labor_mobility

We believe in the power of movement. LaMP exists to create better job opportunities for half a billion workers from low-income countries by 2050.

Joined March 2020
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Labor mobility transforms lives and economies! Watch, share, and connect with us about our work. youtube.com/watch?v=o2rL8u0G…

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We believe in the power of movement! Labor Mobility Partnerships (L...

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LaMP is proud to highlight GuateHospitality - our hospitality programs in Guatemala to support youth through: ✨ Training programs with local partners 📈 Professional upskilling opportunities 🌎 Connections with international employers Discover more: youtube.com/watch?v=Kf3LAUex…
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🌎 From Displaced… to Well-Placed LaMP recently launched an initiative to design labor mobility pathways from Latin America to Spain. 📌 Stay tuned as we design 3–5 ready-to-implement pilot programs and financial solutions to support labor mobility. rb.gy/ve554e
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💫On June 24, DOL Sec. Chavez-DeRemer spoke about the U.S.’ H2-A farmworker visa program, stating that “food security is national security.” 🌟LaMP program officer Caitlyn Yates & Amb. Antonio Garza recently made a similar point in the op-ed below. ow.ly/r5uk50WiIQM
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🌟 LaMP's GuateCooks pilot program officially closes after training more than 30 Guatemalan cooks in collaboration with three local partners. This is just one example of LaMP's larger efforts to create scalable and sustainable labor mobility pathways. #GuateHospitality
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🌍 Buscamos un/a consultor/a cualitativo/a para ayudarnos a explorar las actitudes, motivaciones y aspiraciones de poblaciones migrantes y refugiadas en América Latina mediante grupos focales. 🔗 Para obtener más información o aplicar, haga clic aquí: rb.gy/645a6z
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🚨 LaMP is hiring a Financial Solutions Consultant We're looking for a bilingual (Spanish/English) financial consultant who can develop financial solutions to facilitate labor migration pathways from Latin America to Spain. 🔗 Learn more and apply here: rb.gy/9m9rrk
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🚨 Your vote matters. Millions of youth face unemployment in developing countries, while labor shortages grow elsewhere. Support our #SOCAP2025 session on how cross-border jobs can drive dignity & shared prosperity. ✅ Vote: shorturl.at/U93tr #FutureOfWork #LaborMobility
🤝 Our proposed session at SOCAP Global 2025—“Cross-Border Jobs, Shared Prosperity: Tackling Global Inequality & Workforce Gaps”—dives into how responsible, scalable solutions to labor migration models can create win-win solutions for businesses, workers, and economies. Join us in mainstreaming labor migration within the social impact community, and unlocking one of the most powerful, yet underfunded, levers for global economic opportunity. ✅ If you believe in expanding opportunity, addressing workforce challenges, and making global labor mobility work for everyone, please vote for our session!

ALT 🤝 Our proposed session at SOCAP Global 2025—“Cross-Border Jobs, Shared Prosperity: Tackling Global Inequality & Workforce Gaps”—dives into how responsible, scalable solutions to labor migration models can create win-win solutions for businesses, workers, and economies. Join us in mainstreaming labor migration within the social impact community, and unlocking one of the most powerful, yet underfunded, levers for global economic opportunity. ✅ If you believe in expanding opportunity, addressing workforce challenges, and making global labor mobility work for everyone, please vote for our session!

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🥗With an estimated 40% of U.S. farmworkers being undocumented, President Trump’s immigration policy priorities could have a direct impact on American food security. ⭐Read the latest op-ed from LaMP program officer Caitlyn Yates and Amb. Tony Garza. 👇dallasnews.com/opinion/comme…

How deportations can threaten America's food security

An expansion of H2A visas would help recruit agricultural workers in a sector already facing labor shortages.

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⏰ Help us bring win-win migration models to SOCAP's impact investment community! ✅ Our session explores how responsible, scalable labor migration solutions can support businesses, workers, and economies alike. ⭐ Vote for our #SOCAP25 workshop, here: rb.gy/fcyqfx
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⭐Webinar: Expanding Responsible Recruitment from Guatemala Join us to learn about Latin America’s first responsible recruitment association, GAREX. 🗓️Thursday, 10 April 2025 | ⌚2:00pm ET (New York) | ☑️To register, please use the QR code.
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Labor Mobility Partnerships' executive director, Rebekah Smith, will speak at the Global Philanthropy Forum where she will demonstrate how labor mobility is the among the most transformative opportunities to alleviate global poverty.
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In 14 only months, LaMP's GuateCruises program trained 124 participants, placing almost 70%. This pilot program is only one pillar of LaMP's larger efforts to create sustainable labor mobility pathways for Guatemalans in the hospitality industry. We invite you to join us.
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LaMP is thrilled to introduce the Worker Voice Survey. The WVS is a survey tool that analyzes the recruitment experiences of H2 workers to help employers & agents detect recruitment issues & respond appropriately. To learn more, click here: rb.gy/off79p
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Lant Pritchett ⁦⁩es una de las voces lúcidas en el campo de la reforma migratoria, como demuestra esta entrevista de ⁦@Lola_Hierro⁩ ⁦@el_pais⁩. Desde ⁦@porCausaorg⁩ estamos orgullosas de trabajar con su organización, @labor_mobility elpais.com/internacional/202…

Lant Pritchett, economista: “La negatividad sobre la migración es el último suspiro de un sistema...

El experto en desarrollo y movilidad humana defiende la inmigración como una herramienta de crecimiento y como la única vía para que los europeos mantengan su estilo de vida en un continente cada vez...

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Join LaMP and The Global Ageing Network next Thursday for a live webinar! REGISTER HERE: lnkd.in/evFt7YNP
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Following LaMP’s report on worker #migration opportunities in the #IberoAmerica region, we are now designing projects & seeking to collaborate w/ stakeholders so that the impacts benefit communities & companies seeking workers alike. Read more & connect! t.ly/6VU5r
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In an op-ed by LaMP and @SchmidtFutures published by @thehill titled “The US is facing a labor shortage – #immigration is the solution,” we discuss critical steps the US can take now. Read more: thehill.com/opinion/immigrat…

The US is facing a labor shortage — immigration is the solution

If there is an insufficient number of native-born workers to fill existing jobs, immigration from abroad is the best way to ensure the U.S. economy continues to grow.

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Amid the #German government's enactment of the Skilled Immigration Act, LaMP's new blog stresses the benefits of quality mobility pathways for sending countries, arguing policymakers can view #migration as having positive impacts on workers & #development rb.gy/5zil0

Why Germany Can Stop Worrying About Perceived Downsides of Labor Mobility - Labor Mobility Partne...

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#LaMPFlights Revisa las reflexiones de nuestro equipo en torno a los últimos viajes a #Colombia y #España para explorar el diseño de un programa de formación y #migraciónlaboral para el sector de #cuidados tinyurl.com/3zvwdeb9
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This #WorldRefugeesDay, take a look at research finds from our friends at @CGDev on ways to improve the lives of #refugees! cgdev.org/blog/world-refugee…

World Refugee Day: Five New CGD Findings To Know

Last year, we highlighted five areas to watch in the world of refugee policy; they remain just as important today. This year, we’ll highlight some of our recent work on these areas. Our findings...

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