Ghana in Search of Regional Integration Agenda 186 Approach on Migration. The ECOWAS objective here“is to establish a link between migration and development, define its negative impact and give priority to the following questions: a. How the gains of intra-regional mobility can be promoted and how free movement within the ECOWAS zone can be guaranteed b. How mobility can be supported and local development in departure zones and other potential host areas be encouraged c. How regular migration to third countries can be optimised notably in Africa, Europe and North America? d. How irregular migration can be effectively brought under control. e. How to protect migrants and asylum seekers rights. f. How to include the gender dimension in migration policies given the growing number of women migrants.” The approach of ECOWAS in tackling the issues raised is to lay down six principles. These include Member States harmonising their policies at three levels, namely; bilateral agreements linking different ECOWAS Member States and third countries, with ECOWAS community texts and protocols; including agreements involving free movement as well as harmonising economic, trade and development aid policies of the North with migratory policies of said countries and national migration management policies with sector development policies. Several action plans are also enumerated which include the commitment of ECOWAS Member States to take the necessary measures to remove all obstacles to the free movement of persons. Among these are ensuring the issuance and security of ECOWAS travel documents; organising technical and administrative training programmes as well as awareness building and educational campaigns on the rights and obligations of the community's citizens among officials in charge of migration and populations; harmonising labour laws related to professional occupations, in accordance with the Protocol's clauses on the right of establishment for professional purposes; and removing all forms of harassment along the road. Clearly, the ECOWAS Common Approach on Migration and the action plans detailed thereunder, represent a comprehensive and balanced approach to address the interdependence of migration issues and the need to deepen dialogue on those issues. Here again, identifying action plans is not enough; what is required is that there should be greater commitment by governments to enshrine in national law and to enforce the policy objectives of ECOWAS. Implementing the objectives and action plans will constitute positive steps in the direction of creating a framework for both regional and international co-operation.