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International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
Produced by the Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, the report More Than Numbers takes us beyond the well-known challenges of migration data and illustrates its potential value. The… Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
Chapter 10 is a follow-up analysis to World Migration Report 2015, which was devoted to a single theme: the relationship between migration and the cities of the world. Building on the foundations of WMR 2015, the chapter looks at the role of the modern city in migration governance, taking… Read More
Chapter 7 discusses the importance of understanding migration from migrants’ perspectives, principally by listening to and learning from migrants through rigorous research. While all migrants make decisions before and during their journeys – some decisions being of greater consequence than others,… Read More
Chapter 3 provides a discussion of key regional dimensions of, and developments in, migration. The discussion focuses on six world regions, namely Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America and Oceania. For each of these regions, the analysis includes:
This chapter provides an overview of global data and trends on international migrants and international migration. It also provides a discussion of particular migrant groups – namely migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs – as well as of remittances. In addition, the chapter highlights… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
Fuelled by push and pull factors, including socioeconomic factors, labour migration ‒ in particular from Ethiopia – has been a relatively recent phenomenon. The migration is largely irregular and particular to Middle Eastern countries. However, labour externalization appears to be insufficiently… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international… Read More
This study on domestic workers in China was conducted under the EU–China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Project, a collaboration between the International Organization for Migration and the International Labour Organization, funded by the European Union. It examines the current… Read More
This study on domestic workers in China was conducted under the EU–China Dialogue on Migration and Mobility Support Project, a collaboration between the International Organization for Migration and the International Labour Organization, funded by the European Union. It examines the current… Read More
The year 2016 marked three decades since Viet Nam started a reform process that transformed the economy from a centrally subsidized system to a socialist-orientated market one. This reformed economy is characterized by private sector development, foreign investment attraction and expansion of… Read More
The report reviews the existing policies and practices of China concerning the attraction of foreign professionals and other skilled international migrants with a comparative analysis of talent attraction policies and their outcomes in Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Based on a comparative study,… Read More
The report reviews the existing policies and practices of China concerning the attraction of foreign professionals and other skilled international migrants with a comparative analysis of talent attraction policies and their outcomes in Germany, Japan, and Singapore. Based on a comparative study,… Read More
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat, with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), is supporting COMESA Member States to move towards the full implementation of the COMESA Protocol on the Gradual Relaxation and Eventual Elimination of Visas… Read More
This data briefing analyses people’s migration intentions globally for the period of 2010–2015. Every year, the Gallup World Poll conducts nationally representative surveys in over 160 countries. These surveys provide an indication of who is planning to migrate, which countries have the highest… Read More
Bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are part of the broader set of frameworks, laws, technical instruments and practices that make up national labour migration policies. Improving the quality and efficiency of BLAs in ensuring rights-based labour migration requires State and non-State actors (social… Read More
O Guia Regional para a Facilitação da Mobilidade Laboral Sul-Sul na África Austral oferece recomendações para auxiliar os Estados-Membros da Comunidade para o Desenvolvimento da África Austral (SADC) a desenvolverem soluções de políticas nacionais e abordagens visando a uma melhor governação da… Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
The primary goal of the paper is to propose a methodology to govern migration flows in an economically efficient and humane way. The proposal will introduce an alternative interpretation of economic migration flows that will allow for the classification of countries in potential departure and… Read More
Bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are part of the broader set of frameworks, laws, technical instruments and practices that make up national labour migration policies. Improving the quality and efficiency of BLAs in ensuring rights-based labour migration requires State and non-State actors (social… Read More
The Regional Guide to Facilitate South–South Labour Mobility in Southern Africa offers recommendations to assist the Southern African Development Community Member States to develop national policy solutions and approaches towards improved governance of labour migration within the Southern Africa… Read More
The “IOM-EU Cooperation on Migration and Mobility: Addressing the Valletta Summit Priorities Together” report captures the main features and tangible results of the IOM-EU global partnership from 2015 to 2016 with a focus on the joint efforts in implementing the Joint Valletta Action Plan, as well… Read More
According to the 2009 Nigeria migration profile, about 74 per cent of all immigrants living in Nigeria were from other ECOWAS countries. These dynamics of the migratory movements in Nigeria have continued and have sometimes led to stormy discourse on the relationships between migration and… Read More
Le présent rapport sur le cadre juridique béninois en matière de protection des droits de travailleurs migrants et des membres de leur famille fait le point de l’arsenal juridique béninois en rapport avec les travailleurs migrants tout en soulignant les gaps à combler. Il met en relief le… Read More
The Regional Guide to Facilitate South–South Labour Mobility in Southern Africa offers recommendations to assist the Southern African Development Community Member States to develop national policy solutions and approaches towards improved governance of labour migration within the Southern Africa… Read More
The study aims to promote awareness raising among Armenian labour migrants through provision of pre-departure information, which will let the potential migrants make their migration project more successful and will contribute to reducing risk of exploitation, labour trafficking and unfair labour… Read More
The study aims to promote awareness raising among Armenian labour migrants through provision of pre-departure information, which will let the potential migrants make their migration project more successful and will contribute to reducing risk of exploitation, labour trafficking and unfair labour… Read More
Curriculum on pre-departure orientation was developed in support to the Government of the Republic of Armenia in developing of measures aimed at better protecting the rights of Armenian labour migrants abroad. The materials are foreseen for improvement of skills of the staff of Migration Resource… Read More
The GFMD Research and Policy Initiative aim was to complement and provide additional empirical support to the roundtable discussions of the Ninth Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
The GFMD Research and Policy Initiative aim was to complement and provide additional empirical support to the roundtable discussions of the Ninth Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
The GFMD Research and Policy Initiative aim was to complement and provide additional empirical support to the roundtable discussions of the Ninth Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
The GFMD Research and Policy Initiative aim was to complement and provide additional empirical support to the roundtable discussions of the Ninth Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
Bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) are part of the broader set of frameworks, laws, technical instruments and practices that make up national labour migration policies. Improving the quality and efficiency of BLAs in ensuring rights-based labour migration requires State and non-State actors (social… Read More
Migration is barely predictable: rapid population movements can happen with hardly any warning yet can bring about momentous challenges, as witnessed for example during the recent conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. Still, in the context of recent global and regional migration trends and in the… Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
International Migration is a refereed bimonthly 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 by Carleton University and published and distributed by Wiley… Read More
A number of studies have suggested that strengthening women’s rights to land and property not only enhances their bargaining power within their family and community, but also contributes to greater agricultural productivity and household welfare through better nutrition and food security. In… Read More
The study was undertaken to evaluate the compliance of the regulatory framework of Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) in Albania with international standards vis-aà-vis related with migrant workers recruitment. Moreover, detailed analysis of the sector will serve to develop recommendations on the… Read More
The study was undertaken to evaluate the compliance of the regulatory framework of Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) in Albania with international standards vis-aà-vis related with migrant workers recruitment. Moreover, detailed analysis of the sector will serve to develop recommendations on the… Read More
The report gives an overview of the implementation of human rights of migrant workers in Albania and explores the country’s capacities for the implementation of the rights of migrant workers with a focus on institutional framework and monitoring instruments and institutions. It also examines the… Read More
The report gives an overview of the implementation of human rights of migrant workers in Albania and explores the country’s capacities for the implementation of the rights of migrant workers with a focus on institutional framework and monitoring instruments and institutions. It also examines the… Read More