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The Use of Detention and Alternatives to Detention in the Context of Immigration Policies in Austria
En célébrant le vingtième anniversaire de sa présence en République Démocratique du Congo, l’Organisation internationale pour les migrations (OIM) souhaite montrer l’importance de la gestion du phénomène migratoire comme atout majeur dans le développement social et économique d’un pays aussi… Read More
The first Migration Profile for Afghanistan is a tool for enhancing policy coherence, evidence-based policymaking and the mainstreaming of migration into development planning. Due to security challenges and limited institutional capacities in data collection, a lack of reliable migration data… Read More
Los corredores de remesas Sur-Sur siguen siendo un área de análisis poco explorada, a pesar que organizaciones internacionales como la OIM y el Banco Mundial señalan desde hace algunos años la importancia de las migraciones y de los flujos de remesas Sur-Sur. En Sudamérica, el corridor Argentina-… Read More
The new issue of Migration Policy Practice focuses on a broad range of national, regional and global migration policy areas.
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
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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
This publication is a shortened version of the summary report “Mobility of Health Professionals: Health systems, work conditions, patterns of health workers’ mobility and implication for policy makers”, which was published in March 2012, in Bonn, Germany, by a consortium led by Dr. Caren Weilandt… Read More
South–South remittance corridors still remain a largely unexplored research area, despite the fact that for a few years already, international organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration and the World Bank, have been highlighting the importance of South–South migration and… Read More
“In Europe, we need to get on urgently with the process of managing migration as best as we can, in accordance with clear principles, so that migration can benefit our societies and our economies.” In his lead article for this issue of MPP, Martin Schulz, former President of the European Parliament… Read More
International migration is frequently discussed in association with development. There are some 232 million international migrants in the world (UN DESA, 2013), and when internal mobility is included this number jumps to one in seven people on the planet. These numbers emphasize the increasing… Read More
Qual é o impacto da migração interna no desenvolvimento humano em Timor-Leste?
Which are the obstacles for labour mobility within the ECOWAS region and the implementation of the Free Movement Protocol in each member country? Through seeking to answer these questions, this study highlights that there is actually an absence of comprehensive, reliable and accurate data on… Read More
Quels sont les obstacles à la mobilité du travail dans la région CEDEAO et à la mise en œuvre du Protocole de libre circulation dans chaque pays membre ? En répondant à ces questions, cette étude met en relief l’absence de données complètes, fiables et adéquates sur les migrations et le marché du… Read More
The ACP Observatory on Migration has compiled in this thematic report thirteen background notes looking at innovative aspects of South–South migration. Based upon research carried out during three years, these documents analyse emerging aspects of migration in ACP countries. Four major approaches… Read More
Les phénomènes migratoires se trouvent au cœur du tissu social et économique d’Haïti. Néanmoins, les données statistiques disponibles sont rares, partielles et approximatives. Le volume réel des migrations haïtiennes demeure sous-estimé, voire inconnu. Quatre ans après le dévastateur tremblement de… Read More
Policymakers throughout the world have increasingly recognized the development potential of migration as well as the related need for timely and reliable data on migration that can inform evidence-based policymaking and planning in this area. Yet, often there is a lack of adequate data and/or… Read More
This second Extended Migration Profile (EMP) Report of Moldova is a country-owned tool, prepared in consultation with a broad range of government and non-government stakeholders, to be used in enhancing policy coherence, evidence-based policy-making and mainstreaming migration into development… Read More
Minors represent an important share of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, with an estimated 14,000 children crossing into Italy in 2014. In North America, the growing number of unaccompanied children leaving Central America and travelling north to Mexico and the United States has become a major… 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 at Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of… Read More
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 assessment report was produced in the context of the Silk Routes Partnership for Migration, an initiative of the Budapest Process. The aim of this report is to identify areas for future work in the field of humanitarian border management, a sector of assistance identified within the IOM… Read More
“Labour migration supports economic equality because migrants do not depress wages – nor do they take jobs away. Rather, they foster employment and innovation and make natives more productive.” In his lead article for this issue of Migration Policy Practice, Klaus Zimmermann, Director of Institut… Read More
This book explores migration in Malawi and discusses the most recent trends in the numbers and types of migrants, irregular migration, Malawian diaspora and remittance flows.
Human trafficking has become a global business, reaping huge profits for traffickers and organized crime syndicates, generating massive human rights violations, and causing serious problems for governments. Despite the magnitude of the problem, however, it has only recently seized policy makers’… Read More
The purpose of the 2015 study "Rapid assessment of the data collection structures in the area of migration in Latin America and the Caribbean countries" was to perform an assessment of the current situation of international migration information systems in the LAC region. The first part of the… Read More
Communicating with Communities: A Case Study and Guide from Pakistan and Elsewhere is the product of a collaborative effort between IOM and Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) International, and was co-authored by Brian Kelly and Ariane Quentier. The purpose of this handbook is to… Read More
Alleged cases of forced labour of smuggled migrants from Ethiopia, specifically those working on qat farms inYemen, gave rise to this pilot study. Titled Ethiopian Migrant Labourers on Qat Farms in Rada’, Yemen, this research investigates the situation of Ethiopian migrant labourers working on qat… Read More
Labour Migration Management Assessment: Uganda provides an analysis of the national policies, practices, structures and legislation governing labour migration in Uganda. It aims to assist the Government of Uganda in better regulating, managing and monitoring labour migration by identifying gaps and… Read More
The Migration, Environment and Climate Change: Policy Brief Series aims to contribute to the global knowledge base on the relationship between migration and environmental change, including climate change, and the formulation of related policy options. The series is produced as part of the Migration… Read More
This summary report of an expert meeting between IOM and the OECD Development Centre, organized in April 2014, aims to promote greater dialogue with and raise awareness among key researchers. While the report is not exhaustive, it can serve as a useful point of departure for identifying and… Read More
This exploratory study, conducted in 2013, examines the challenges and future plans of the growing number of Tajik migrant workers banned from re-entering the Russian Federation. Varying in duration from three to five years, these re-entry bans have led to a growing category of involuntary… Read More
Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), was one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history, and made landfall in the Philippines in early November 2013, with winds exceeding 300 km/h and a 5-m storm surge. Over 4 million people were displaced, with damage to housing and infrastructure across a vast area… Read More
The earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 sparked a massive displacement crisis in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding metropolitan area, home to an estimated 2.8 million residents at the time. At the peak of the crisis, over 1,500 camps sheltering 1.5 million internally displaced persons… Read More
Nigerian diaspora members currently living in the United Kingdom are highly skilled and knowledgeable, and thus can contribute to national development. They can make contributions in the form of investment, skills transfer, mentoring and consulting.
This mapping exercise was conducted to provide… Read More
The protection of Nigerian migrant workers abroad has become necessary because of their vulnerability to discrimination, extortion, arbitrary detention, hazardous working conditions, deportation, rape, violence and even murder.
In 2013, migration in the Middle East and North Africa took place against the background of numerous acute and protracted crises, political transitions, demographic disparities, and uneven labour supply and demand. Migration flows in the region are complex in nature and often result in significant… Read More
The trend of Nigerians migrating to South Africa has been increasing over time and indications are that this is still continuing. The increasing migration trend has created an opportunity to harness the potential resources of this group. This mapping exercise was conducted to provide information on… Read More