Migration is a society-wide issue. When we talk about the adoption of the Global Framework on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, we are not only talking about securing the conditions of foreigners in Slovakia and improving immigration management, but also about impact on Slovak citizens, living abroad, both current and future, or on coordination and cooperation between the Slovak Republic, as a country of origin, and other destination countries.
Global Compact on Migration (Global Framework on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; abbreviated as GCM) is a policy document that aims to improve international cooperation between states in the field of migration. It does not no new obligations, does not introduce any new rights. Nevertheless, there is a discourse in society about this document that misinterprets its content and misleads about its impact.
We regret the current debate, led by some parliamentary parties, as well as the lack of and inconsistent communication from the government regarding informing the public about the content of the GCM document. We therefore join the Declaration on the Global Framework on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, compiled and sent by the League for Human Rights, the Milan Šimečka Foundation and Mareena.
We call on political leaders to take a clear stance on the signing of the GCM, to conduct a constructive dialogue on its content with the people of the Slovak Republic, and to unequivocally refute the false information that has been circulating in relation to the content and impact of the GCM.
The text of the GCM document can be found at here.
For an explanation of the GCM document filed by the League for Human Rights, see here.
You can read about the objectives and principles of GCM in a clear way here.