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Stories Untold: Return of Georgian Migrants in Photos features the personal accounts of 24 Georgian migrants who have returned to their home country and rebuilt their lives after spending time overseas, with the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Their migration… Read More
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Afghans return home, sometimes after generations of exile. Tens of thousands more are affected by natural and human-made disasters, with Afghanistan widely recognized as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. These impacts combined make for a… Read More
Drawing on examples from the global North and South, this book examines the relationship between migration, development and diaspora engagement from a governance perspective. It explores the ways that governments interact with their own extra-national diasporic populations in order to boost… Read More
“The Migration of Culinary Traditions in the Region” is a book of recipes garnered by IOM staff in Missions across South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The recipes give insight into the rich cultural heritage of each country and are meant to be shared as a way of celebrating the… Read More
Engaging diaspora communities with their countries of origin is an important aspect of IOM’s global work. Many members of overseas diaspora communities remain connected with their country of origin. They contribute to their new country, but can also be powerful development actors. IOM’s Migration… Read More
This volume is the third of an annual series, which aims to provide the reader with regularly updated assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration throughout the world. The idea for it stemmed from the course “Environment and Migration”, taught at the Paris School of… Read More
L'objectif principal des recherches était d'evaluer la vulnérabilité des mineurs non-accompagnés vis-à-vis des trafiquants, d'identifier les pratiques et les mécanismes du crime organisé et de définir des stratégies de lutte contre ce phénomène aussi bien que d'aide aux victimes.
With questions on integration of foreigners, border security and international migration flows topping the international policy debate and daily media broadcasts, there is widespread awareness of an urgent need to have credible, comprehensive and timely statistical data on migration. Lack of such… Read More
As part of its commitment to accountability and dialogue with disaster-affected populations, IOM has produced Typhoon Haiyan: Portraits of Recovery. In this book, individuals from across the Visayas region of the Philippines give a first-hand account of how they were affected by the devastating… Read More
The State of Environmental Migration series gathers the expertise of researchers, students and professionals to provide an annual assessment of the changing nature and dynamics of environment- and climate-related migration throughout the world.
This activity manual was developed through a series of consultative meetings and a pre-test with immigration police, immigration doctors, public health officers, and representatives of migrant populations in Thailand. Although the manual is intended to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and… Read More
This activity manual was developed through a series of consultative meetings and a pre-test with immigration police, immigration doctors, public health officers, and representatives of migrant populations in Thailand. Although the manual is intended to enhance the knowledge, understanding, and… Read More
This assessment involved a survey of 819 migrant workers in 12 factories through a questionnaire, ten focus group discussions with male and female migrant factory workers, and six focus group discussions with migrant female sex workers in 2006. The study focused on both migration patterns and… Read More
Prepared by IOM in collaboration with the Thai Ministry of Public Health, this report summarizes the structure and management modality of the five-year pilot programme on migrant health in five priority provinces in Thailand. Also included in the report are good practices for different migrant… Read More
Using available documents from 2000-2006, this publication reviews and summarizes risks and vulnerabilities associated with HIV infection among cross-border migrants working in various labour sectors in Thailand. It incorporates current laws and policies related to migrant labour and migrant… Read More
Launched at the turn of the millennium, Thailand’s Universal Health Coverage Scheme has also been applied for labour migrants from neighboring countries. However, the scheme only addresses the health needs of registered migrants, leaving out more than three quarters of the total migrant population… Read More
Gradual and sudden environmental changes are resulting in substantial human movement and displacement, and the scale of such flows, both internal and cross-border, is expected to rise with unprecedented impacts on lives and livelihoods. Despite the potential challenge, there has been a lack of… Read More
The consequences of climate change for migration present humanity with an unprecedented challenge. Since the early 1990s, IOM has been active in the area of migration, climate change and the environment, and has carried out programmes to address this challenge in more than 40 countries in the… Read More
In 2007-2008 IOM, in coordination with UNICEF, a handful of International NGOs, the Jordanian Women Union and the Iraqi Youth League conducted an assessment on the psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon. The assessment included mapping, structured interviews with stakeholders… Read More
In order to address the socioeconomic needs of people in post-conflict settings, IOM carried out the assessment “Assessing Basic Socio-Economic Indicators in Vulnerable Communities: RAP for Planning Development”. Two thousand Lebanese households were targeted in three districts in Northern Lebanon… Read More
The assessment, carried out between November 2007 and January 2008 among 200 families (800 people) in the two countries, revealed that more than half of those interviewed disclosed distress factors including panic attacks, anger, tiredness, sleep problems and fears.
The lack of reliable and comparable data on trafficking in human beings remains one of the main obstacles in effectively preventing and combating trafficking in human beings as well as protecting and assisting victims.
This volume examines key aspects of the migration process that are particularly relevant in the Asian context. It looks into established concepts and theoretical propositions that have found application in other areas, particularly in the West and explores their validity and relevance in… Read More
This publication is aimed at building intercultural capacities of the specialists working with third-country nationals or families where at least one parent is a third-country national. Special focus of this guidebook is dedicated to family relationships in different cultural zones – Africa, Asia… Read More
Maximizing the positive relationship between migration and development has long been a strategic focus in IOM’s operational work. Through personal accounts, this publication visualizes the positive contribution migrants residing in the Netherlands and other European countries are making to… Read More
In the Philippines, remittances have been acknowledged for sustaining a consumer-driven economy, for giving rise to a new breed of middle class, for assisting the growth of the service industry and the real estate sector, and for improving the general population's access to health and educational… Read More
Indonesia is the most populous and geographically largest country in Southeast Asia. It also has the second largest migrant worker population in the region. The book looks into the context of Indonesian migrants and the remittances they send through a developmental lens. It aims to contribute to… Read More
This volume is intended to be the first of an annual series, which will aim to provide the reader with regularly updated qualitative assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration throughout the world. The idea for it stemmed from the course «Environment and Migration»,… Read More
Labour Migration from Colombo Process Countries: Good Practices, Challenges and Way Forward is the official background paper prepared by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to inform the Fourth Colombo Process Ministerial Meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2011. The report takes… Read More
The migration experiences of Thai women who had been trafficked for prostitution in Japan is the subject of this book. The study was carried out to gain a deeper insight into the backgrounds and motives of these women, how arrangements were made, their positive and negative experiences, their… Read More
The Regional Conference on Arab Migration in a Globalized World brought together representatives of governments and of international organizations, as well as academics and practitioners to discuss the migration and migration- related issues in the Arab world and how they affect and are themselves… Read More
In 1997 and 1999, IOM published its first original reports on migration in the CIS countries. This third volume of that series - the 2001/2002 Review - contains a statistical and analytical update of recent migration flows for12 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), taking into… Read More
The baseline research “Migration and Employment: Working Life in Central Antalya” has been one of the local level outputs of the United Nations Joint Programme “Growth with Decent Work for All: National Youth Employment Program and Pilot Implementation in Antalya”. The research was conducted in… Read More
Responding to chronic labour shortages in the oil rich Arab states in the 1970s and 1980s, some Asian states have been among the first to develop an active overseas employment or labour migration policy that seeks to provide protection to its nationals working abroad, relieve domestic unemployment… Read More
Migration and development are two complex and interrelated issues. While migration is frequently caused by underdevelopment, it may also present a vehicle to foster development and a means of escape from poverty. This collection sheds light on the migration-development nexus seen from many angles,… Read More
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 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
The publication is a collection of the articles presented at the seminar on "Orderly and Humane Migration: An Emerging Development Paradigm" and the seminar proceedings held under the joint auspices of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), Rajshahi University and International Organization for… Read More
Revisiting the Human Trafficking Paradigm: The Bangladesh Experience (Part I: Trafficking of Adults)
The Berne Initiative Process was launched by the government of Switzerland in 2001. The International Agenda for Migration Management is a product of the Berne Initiative Process designed to assist government migration practitioners in developing effective measures for the management of migration.… Read More
Earlier versions of the papers in this volume were presented at the "Regional Conference on Migration and Development in Asia", held in Lanzhou, China, 14-16 March 2005. The conference, hosted by China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was organized by IOM and funded by Britain's Department for… Read More
This is the second volume of Labour Migration in Asia. The first volume (2003) looked at trends, challenges and policy responses in countries of origin.
The close relationship between economic development and migration has been recognized for some time. In recent years, however, there has been a shift in thinking about the relationship between migration and development. Traditionally, migration was seen as a problem with negative implications for… Read More
This publication is a compilation of technical papers from independent experts who participated in the two-day expert group meeting entitled “Female Migrants – Bridging the gaps throughout the life cycle,” in May, 2006 in New York. Jointly organized by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and IOM, this… Read More
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries are always looking for ways to improve their response to trafficking in persons. However, these efforts are being held back by a lack of relevant, reliable data on trafficking. Recognizing this problem, in 2005, the ASEAN member… Read More
The State of Environmental Migration 2011 is the second of an annual series, which aims to provide the reader with regularly-updated assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration throughout the world. Written by students of the Paris School of International Affairs (… Read More
This book presents the findings from selected studies published in IOM's Migration Research Series during 2005-2006. Migration for Development: Within and Beyond Frontiers has been published to coincide with the High-Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) that will take… Read More
This publication is to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the IOM Hong Kong Office. The Hong Kong Office was set up in 1952 in line with the Organization’s activities on resettlement of displaced persons and refugees in the Far East region. In the past 60 years the Organization has broadened its… Read More
The relationship between migration and development is a key topic for research and policy. Earlier pessimistic perspectives focused on the threat to development of poorer countries through the loss of human resources. Recently, a more optimistic view has been advanced by northern governments and… Read More
En el Cuaderno Migratorio 5, Migrantes extracontinentales en América del Sur, se aborda la migración reciente procedente de los continentes asiático y africano, principalmente, a los principales países de recepción en la región sudamericana: Colombia, Ecuador y Brasil. A partir de la compilación de… Read More