DEMOCRATIZATION Migration and Freedom of Movement Freedom of movement within state borders and the ability to travel or live abroad are often pre-requisites for the exercise of many fundamental rights, such as the right to education, the right to work and the right to family life. Essentially, the right to freely move within state borders and the ability to visit foreign states is a pre-condition for equality of opportunity, which allows people to pursue their personal and professional goals. a lack of national policies that address the specific needs of both men and women. In 2014, ODIHR continued to promote the inclusion of gender aspects in national labour migration policies of participating States, in line with OSCE commitments and international standards. On 15 and 16 May in Riga, ODIHR organized a regional training on gender-sensitive labour migration policies for 28 government and civil society representatives from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ODIHR supports OSCE participating States in developing policies that protect the right to freedom of movement and facilitate freer cross-border mobility. ODIHR assists participating States by raising awareness of migration and freedom of movement commitments, promoting the exchange of good practices and building the capacity of key national stakeholders in implementing comprehensive migration policies that take into account gender aspects of migration and facilitate better integration of migrants in line with OSCE commitments. Migrant Integration The Office, in co-operation with the NGO the Migration Policy Group, continued to support OSCE participating States by conducting country assessments on migrant integration measures, in accordance with the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) methodology. A MIPEX Assessment Report for Turkey was published on 30 April, including findings and recommendations on how to improve migrant integration. ODIHR continued to build the capacity of national authorities and civil society actors in meeting international standards on migrant integration by conducting training on best practices in migrant integration in line with OSCE commitments at the request of OSCE participating States and Field Operations. More than 225 participants attended nine training events in Tirana, Yerevan, Riga, Chisinau, and Odessa, Lviv, Kharkiv and Kyiv, in Ukraine. Gender Mainstreaming Migration Policies Women of working age make up almost half of the migrant population in OSCE participating States. During labour migration, many male and female migrant workers may encounter gender-specific obstacles and challenges, such as gender-stereotyped labour roles, resulting in employment that does not match their skills, wage discrimination or 38 ODIHR Annual Report 2014 Cross-Border Mobility The liberalization of entry regulations and the waiving of visa requirements by OSCE participating States have contributed to continued growth of international travel within the OSCE region: In the last 20 years, the total number of foreign visitors to the OSCE region doubled and the number of foreign visitors from both within and outside of the region is likely to rise to as high as 1.1 billion by 2030 from 578 million in 2011. In 2014, ODIHR developed and published a Baseline Study on Cross-Border Mobility in the OSCE region, which aims to support OSCE participating State national experts and responsible government institutions in their efforts at visa facilitation and the promotion of cross border people-to-people contact. The Baseline Study was launched during the “Expert Meeting on Visa Facilitation and Cross-Border