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Migration and International Legal Norms

Migration and International Legal Norms provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the source and scope of international law on migration. Chapters written by experts from around the world explore international norms on state authority to regulate migration, freedom of movement, forced... Read more

Trafficking in Persons: An Analysis of Afghanistan

Trafficking in human beings is a global problem, with an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people trafficked across international borders each year and an untold many trafficked within their own countries. Unfortunately, Afghanistan is confronted with a significant trafficking problem, which is deeply... Read more

International Migration, Vol. 41(3) 2003

International Migration is a refereed quarterly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read more

International Migration, Vol. 41(4) 2003

International Migration is a refereed quarterly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read more

International Migration, Vol. 41(5) 2003

International Migration is a refereed quarterly review of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on current migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, and sociologists all over the world. The journal is edited at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of... Read more

Elusive Protection, Uncertain Lands: The Human Rights of Migrants

This study points out the needs for strengthening the protection of migrants' human rights in international and national law and discusses some the practical obstacles that make it difficult for them to enjoy their human rights. The study also discusses migrants' heightened vulnerability to human... Read more

Protection Schemes for Victims of Trafficking in Selected EU Member Countries, Candidate and Third Countries

This research has contributed to raise awareness of the policy and operational approaches of protection schemes,among officials involved in combating trafficking and those serving this target population. It has also improved participants’ level of expertise in assisting and protecting of victims of... Read more

Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Women : The Case of Turkey

This report provides a comprehensive view of the mechanisms and institutions involved in the trafficking of women in Turkey. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the issue and to propose necessary remedies and policy measures to address this phenomenon.

Counter-trafficking in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

After the dissolution of the Former Soviet Union, the area of the current 12 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) became a widely used corridor for irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, both from within and outside the region. Lack of relevant legislation and needed... Read more

Exploratory Study on Foreign Domestic Work in Syria

The term 'feminization of international migration' has been used to describe the recent increase in women's independent migration, especially as labourers. Women's migration, in order to work in the informal sector, including as domestic workers, has shaped this recent trend. There is, however,... Read more

Labour Migration from Tajikistan

Over the past decade, Tajikistan has seen a rapid rise in cross-border seasonal migration, affecting all aspects of Tajik society, the national economy and government policy.The majority of Tajik labour migrants work irregularly in Russia and other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States... Read more

Num. 25 - Trafficking in Migrants

Temporary Resident Permits: A New Way to Protect Trafficking Victims?

Compiling and analysing information from the media, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, Trafficking in Migrants aims at improving the exchange of information on migrant trafficking. Published quarterly by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),... Read more