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Within the framework of the project, Understanding and Managing Internal Migration in Mongolia (UMIMM), a study on employment was conducted to improve evidence-based policymaking on internal migration.
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 COVID-19 impacts on migration and long-term… Read More
Chapter 3 provides a discussion of key regional dimensions of, and developments in, migration. The discussion focuses on six United Nations world regions, namely Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Northern America and Oceania. For each of these regions, the analysis includes:
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
Authored by Jeremaiah M. Opiniano, this Migration Research Series paper explores some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Filipino overseas migrants and the responses and measures adopted by the Philippines in 2020. It reviews the main implications and challenges that were raised by 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
This report is part of the outputs under the regional initiative “Mitigating the effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on migrants and their families from Central Asia” produced with the financial support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and implemented by IOM.
This report provides an initial examination of available sources of data on migrant worker fatalities at the global, regional and country levels. The existence and quality of data are highly variable across countries, with knowledge concerning migrants mostly coming from middle- and high-income… Read More
คู่มือฉบับนี้มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อส่งเสริมการใช้กลไกทางเลือกเพื่อการระงับข้อพิพาท ซึ่งเป็นหนึ่งในช่องทางที่มีประสิทธิภาพในการแก้ไขเยียวยาปัญหาจากการละเมิดสิทธิแรงงานสำหรับแรงงานทุกคนซึ่งรวมถึงแรงงานข้ามชาติ… Read More
The Business Guidebook promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADR) in Thailand, as an effective channel for improving remediation outcomes for all workers, including migrant workers. The Guidebook, explaining the processes for state-based grievance mechanisms and ADR… Read More
The research report will present the findings from the case study in the two selected provinces – Savannakhet and Xayaboury – to help readers have a better understanding of the migration trends of Lao migrants, as well as any increased drivers of vulnerability that may change the trafficking… Read More
The research report will present the findings from the case study in the two selected provinces – Savannakhet and Xayaboury – to help readers have a better understanding of the migration trends of Lao migrants, as well as any increased drivers of vulnerability that may change the trafficking… Read More
The Business Guidebook promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADR) in Thailand, as an effective channel for improving remediation outcomes for all workers, including migrant workers. The Guidebook, explaining the processes for state-based grievance mechanisms and ADR… Read More
This publication presents the main research findings and recommendations, with respect to bilateral labour migration governance in two Southern African important migration corridors, notably Lesotho–South Africa and Zimbabwe–South Africa.
The Business Guidebook promotes the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADR) in Thailand, as an effective channel for improving remediation outcomes for all workers, including migrant workers. The Guidebook, explaining the processes for state-based grievance mechanisms and ADR… Read More
คู่มือฉบับนี้มีจุดประสงค์เพื่อสนับสนุนผู้ว่าจ้างไทย เจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายทรัพยากรบุคคล ล่าม และพนักงานในบริษัทที่ทำงานกับแรงงานข้ามชาติโดยตรง ในการปฏิบัติตามกฎหมายและมาตรฐานด้านสิทธิแรงงาน รวมถึงการทำความเข้าใจและการเคารพความหลากหลายทางวัฒนธรรมในการดำเนินงานทางธุรกิจให้ดียิ่งขึ้น ทั้งนี้… Read More
La Libye est de longue date une destination majeure pour les travailleurs étrangers d’Afrique subsaharienne, d’Afrique du Nord, du Moyen-Orient et d’Asie, qui ont largement contribué à l’économie locale. La présente analyse donne un aperçu des éléments factuels concernant l’intégration des migrants… Read More
Ce chapitre examine les différences et les similarités entre les migrants qui sont récemment arrivés en Libye et ceux qui s’y trouvent depuis au moins un an sur le plan de la migration de main-d’oeuvre, de l’emploi, des projets, des rapatriements de fonds, de l’accès aux services, des besoins… Read More
Migrant workers play an integral role in contributing to national economic growth of countries of origin, transit and destination, and the development of increasingly globalized and diverse business models. With migrant labour making 10 per cent of workforce in Thailand, workplaces across the… Read More
The Operational Guidelines for Businesses on Remediation of Human Rights Grievances (the “Guidelines”) are created to primarily help companies and industry groups to develop voluntary programmes to remediate worker grievances, especially with regard to addressing human rights concerns of migrant… Read More
Les thèmes du recrutement éthique, défini comme le recrutement de travailleurs de manière légale, équitable et transparente, dans le respect de leur dignité et des droits de l'homme, et de la migration de main-d'œuvre, définie comme le déplacement de personnes d'un État à un autre, ou à l'intérieur… Read More
Tujuan dari Pedoman ini adalah untuk memberikan informasi kepada perekrut tenaga kerja tentang praktik terbaik untuk mempromosikan, memfasilitasi dan memastikan perekrutan etis pekerja rumah tangga migran. Pedoman ini berasal dari Standar Sistem Integritas Rekrutmen Internasional (IRIS), yang… Read More
While migration predictions are an indispensable part of any attempt to proactively prepare for future opportunities and challenges, and to render migration more foreseeable, no single approach can capture all relevant aspects of a complex and multidimensional phenomenon such as migration.
La población del Perú está expuesta y es vulnerable a una serie de peligros y los estudios demuestran que estos peligros son impulsores clave de la migración en el país. Los peligros hidrometeorológicos que provocan un exceso de agua (como las lluvias torrenciales e inundaciones) o su escasez (como… Read More
Dieses Kapitel bietet einen Überblick über die globalen Daten und Trends zu den internationalen Migrantinnen und Migranten und zur internationalen Migration. Migrantengruppen wie Wanderarbeitnehmer, Flüchtlinge, Asylsuchende, Binnenvertriebene und Staatenlose wie auch Rücküberweisungen werden im… Read More
For countries like Bangladesh whose economies are tied to international labour migration, the nexus between remittances, asset-building and gender is of great relevance to economic development. This report finds that a focus on migrants’ job skills and their families’ assets back home offers… Read More
Questa ricerca, svolta dall’Università di Parma per l’OIM Italia, indaga sulla categoria delle imprese multiculturali, che, nonostante sia in espansione, non è ancora sufficientemente esplorata nel panorama italiano. Le imprese multiculturali sono caratterizzate da un management o uno staff… Read More
This research, carried out by the University of Parma for IOM Italy, sheds light on the category of multicultural enterprises, which, despite being a spreading phenomenon, still seems to be a neglected topic in the Italian landscape. Such companies feature a culturally mixed management or staff and… Read More
3. Bölüm göçün bölgesel düzeyde boyutlarının ve sergilediği gelişmelerin kilit unsurları üzerine bir tartışma sunmaktadır. Tartışma altı dünya bölgesine odaklanmaktadır – Afrika, Asya, Avrupa, Latin Amerika ve Karayipler, Kuzey Amerika ve Okyanusya. Analiz, bu bölgelerden her biri için ayrı ayrı… Read More
Bu bölüm uluslararası göçmenlere ve uluslararası göçe ilişkin küresel verilere ve eğilimlere genel bir bakış sunmaktadır. Bölümde ayrıca göçmen işçiler, mülteciler, sığınmacılar ve IDP’ler gibi belirli göçmen gruplarının yanısıra, işçi dövizleri üzerine de bir tartışmaya yer verilmiştir. Buna ek… Read More
O Capítulo 3 apresenta uma discussão das principais dimensões regionais e desenvolvimentos em termos de migração. A discussão se concentra em seis regiões do mundo, a saber: África, Ásia, Europa, América Latina e Caribe, América do Norte e Oceania. Para cada uma dessas regiões, a análise inclui:
Este capítulo oferece uma visão geral dos dados e tendências globais sobre migrantes internacionais e migração internacional. Também abre uma discussão de grupos de migrantes específicos - ou seja, trabalhadores migrantes, refugiados, requerentes de asilo e deslocados internos -, assim como de… Read More
Zimbabwe is destination, transit and largely sending country for labour migrants to countries in Southern Africa and further afield. Labour migration in Zimbabwe has been characterized by many challenges, including brain drain, irregular migration, lack of a mechanism for social protection of… Read More
La migración internacional es un elemento fundamental en los procesos de desarrollo. El corredor migratorio de América Central y México es uno de los más importantes del mundo, a través del cual transitan, tanto personas migrantes originarias de los países de la zona, como personas provenientes de… Read More
This chapter explores differences and similarities between migrants who have recently arrived in Libya and those who have been there for at least one year, along the dimensions of labour migration, employment, intentions, remittances, access to services,humanitarian needs and vulnerabilities, based… Read More
Libya has historically been a major destination country for foreign workers from across sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia, who have significantly contributed to the local economy. This analysis provides an overview of the evidence regarding the integration of migrants in… Read More
This chapter analyses migration to small-scale gold mining sites in Mali and Burkina Faso. It investigates the extent to which these promote development in communities of destination, and examines migrants’ profiles and reasons to migrate. It finds that gold miming sites draw considerable flows of… Read More
Authored by Niva Shrestha, Joelle Mak and Cathy Zimmerman, this Migration Research Series paper explores the concepts of stigma and empowerment through the perceptions and experiences of 55 prospective Nepalese women labour migrants. The results of this qualitative study show that migration can… Read More
This publication is to inform labour recruiters on best practices for promoting, facilitating and ensuring the ethical recruitment of migrant domestic workers. The guidelines are derived from the International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS) Standard, developed by IOM through an extensive multi… Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that public health and the protection of migrants are not mutually exclusive, but instead must be integrated. Authored by Vincent Chetail, this paper advances three key reasons why it is vital to reconcile the two. First, by both exacerbating and producing new… Read More
In this paper, Jenna Hennebry and Hari KC examine the increase in xenophobia that migrant workers have faced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic – from physical and verbal abuse to social exclusion and discriminatory quarantine practices. After detailing how xenophobia has exacerbated migrant… Read More
The widespread imposition of mobility restrictions by governments to slow to the spread of COVID-19 has exacerbated the vulnerability of migrant workers who move as part of temporary labour migration schemes. In this paper, Brenda Yeoh reviews a range of short-term policy measures which have been… Read More
In this paper, Anna Triandafyllidou and Lucia Nalbandian explore how the pandemic has inverted previous hierarchies of more and less desired migrant workers.
With the restrictions on movement imposed by governments leading to severe labour market shocks and reductions in labour supply, one of the central policy challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has been how to protect and maintain essential economic activities and public services. In this paper… Read More
The topics of ethical recruitment, defined as the recruitment of workers in a lawful, fair and transparent manner that respects their dignity and human rights, and labour migration, defined as the movement of persons from one State to another, or within their own country of residence, for the… Read More
Le chapitre 3 s’intéresse aux principaux aspects et faits nouveaux relatifs à la migration à l’échelle régionale. L’analyse porte sur six régions du monde, à savoir l’Afrique, l’Asie, l’Europe, l’Amérique latine et les Caraïbes, l’Amérique du Nord et l’Océanie, en donnant pour chacune d’elles :
Ce chapitre donne un aperçu des données et tendances mondiales sur les migrants internationaux et les migrations internationales, et analyse des groupes de migrants particuliers – travailleurs migrants, réfugiés, demandeurs d’asile et personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur pays – ainsi que les… Read More
En el capítulo 3 se examinan las principales dimensiones y novedades regionales en el ámbito de la migración. Este examen se basa en las seis regiones del mundo, a saber, África, América del Norte, América Latina y el Caribe, Asia, Europa y Oceanía. Para cada una de estas regiones, el análisis… Read More