Barbados opposition leader calls for benefits protocol

The Opposition leader Mia Mottley is calling for the urgent conclusion of the CARICOM protocol on contingent rights for migrants.



The agreement would potentially give CARICOM nationals access to social services, such as education and health, on the same terms as nationals of the territories to which they have migrated.



Ms Mottley said the absence of the protocol was a result of fears that migrants would weaken the socio-economic benefits available to citizens of host countries.