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Civil society and public institutions discuss better referrals for migrant workers

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Civil society partners discuss their work at an ECMI Kosovo session on 28 October 2025.

When a civil society organisation hears about a workplace problem, it needs to know which public body can help and how to direct the worker there. In the final months of the migration project, ECMI Kosovo convened organisations and institutions to discuss how those referrals could work.

In January 2026, grant recipients reviewed how they documented their work and what they learned through supporting and speaking with migrant workers. In a separate technical session, institutions and civil society organisations discussed using the Handbook for Foreign Workers for outreach, referrals and guidance.

In February, officials and civil society representatives discussed which institutions could address issues raised through the grants and what information each side needed to follow up. In March, civil society organisations explored ways to keep sharing information and coordinating advocacy, including an informal network and a possible non-binding memorandum of understanding. The project concluded on 31 March 2026.

ECMI Kosovo implemented Strengthening Migration Governance and Civil Society Capacities in Kosovo with support from GIZ Kosovo on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).