ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Democratization Migration/Freedom of Movement documents and the right of citizens to leave their coun- The seminar will focus on various aspects of integra- try. Following this, a workshop took place in Minsk in tion policies targeting migrants and will provide an October, where the draft laws of both countries were opportunity for an OSCE-wide forum for sharing best presented. Both laws represent progress in comparison practices on integrating migrants into receiving soci- with existing regulations and, if adopted, would bring eties. Recommendations from this meeting will be both countries closer to compliance with international used as guidelines for the ODIHR’s future work on the standards. issue. The Office will also continue its work on facilitating interstate co-operation on labour-migration issues Future priorities and the human rights of migrants. Specific training programmes, workshops, and seminars will be organ- In the coming years, the ODIHR will continue activities ized in order to raise awareness among relevant gov- aimed at facilitating cross-border co-operation and ernment officials, law-enforcement personnel, and exchange of experience among OSCE participating the public at large of the international and domestic States on migration issues, as well as at protecting human-rights standards with regard to the treatment various groups of migrants. of migrants, as well as of the enriching contribution In the field of propiska reform, there should be con- of migrants and migrant workers to society. The solidation of the progress achieved thus far and fur- ODIHR will assist OSCE participating States in devel- ther sharing of positive experiences. The Office will oping concrete bilateral and multilateral co-operation continue its work on assisting legal developments in mechanisms in the field of labour migration and ex- the countries of the former Soviet Union. In particu- change of migration information. Moreover, the Of- lar, given the interest of the countries concerned, the fice will also continue to work on issues related to tol- ODIHR will continue providing expert assistance in de- erance and non-discrimination of migrants through veloping new legislation on free choice of place of analysing the practical work of government bodies residence, as well as in establishing centralized popu- dealing with labour-migration issues and migrant lation registers. In addition, a regional conference for workers, including specific training programmes for the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and law-enforcement personnel. Central Asia is planned on the experience gained in the region during the process of civil-registration reform in order to share information among other states in those regions. In the field of internal displacement, the ODIHR is looking forward to further co-operation with the newly appointed Representative of the UN Secretary General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Walter Kälin, to find durable solutions to the problem of internal displacement in the OSCE region. Upon the request of a number of OSCE participating States, a Human Dimension Seminar on Migration and Integration is planned for May 2005 in Warsaw. 45