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The EMN Study "Highly Qualified and Qualified Immigration of Third-Country Nationals" provides an overview of national policies and practices aiming to attract (highly) qualified Third-Country Nationals for employment. It also presents relevant statistics on the Topic.

The EMN Study "Highly Qualified and Qualified Immigration of Third-Country Nationals" provides an overview of national policies and practices aiming to attract (highly) qualified Third-Country Nationals for employment. It also presents relevant statistics on the Topic.

La investigación que se recoge en este estudio ha tenido como propósito fundamental producir información actualizada sobre la prevalencia, características e impacto del delito de trata de personas con fines de explotación laboral, así como sobre la respuesta normativa e institucional. Este estudio… Read More

The “Analysis of Armenian Migration Legislation and Practice as Compared to EU Standards” was conducted by the IOM under the auspices of the Armenian Ministry of Justice and aims to study if and how the national legislation on migration is aligned with EU legislation.  

The “Analysis of Armenian Migration Legislation and Practice as Compared to EU Standards” was conducted by the IOM under the auspices of the Armenian Ministry of Justice and aims to study if and how the national legislation on migration is aligned with EU legislation.  

The photo novella was produced under the project “Preventing and Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Albania” implemented by UN Women, UNDP and IOM and funded by the European Union. It was designed to contribute to raising awareness of trafficking issues.  The photo novella was developed… Read More

The detention of irregular migrants and asylum-seekers in the Netherlands is not an easy subject. Among the criticism and controversy it has generated, the positive developments may be less visible. IOM has been a qualified witness in this process. Since 2004, IOM Netherlands has assisted some 3,… Read More

The brochure contains messages on the risks of human trafficking and promotes safe migration behaviour. It also contains contact information of relevant State Agencies in the referral mechanism for the prevention of trafficking as well as assistance to trafficked persons, including the national… Read More

The brochure contains messages on the risks of human trafficking and promotes safe migration behaviour. It also contains contact information of relevant State Agencies in the referral mechanism for the prevention of trafficking as well as assistance to trafficked persons, including the national… Read More

The brochure contains messages on the risks of human trafficking and promotes safe migration behaviour. It also contains contact information of relevant State Agencies in the referral mechanism for the prevention of trafficking as well as assistance to trafficked persons, including the national… Read More

The International Migration and Development Training Modules provide policymakers and practitioners with an easy-to-follow but thorough introduction to current discourses, policies and practices linking migration and development.  This discussion is enriched through references drawn, for instance,… Read More

 In response to the growing need to facilitate and assist the voluntary return and reintegration of vulnerable migrants in North Africa, IOM Egypt has produced the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Handbook for the North African Region. This handbook will serve as a tool to build the… Read More

In response to the growing need to facilitate and assist the voluntary return and reintegration of vulnerable migrants in North Africa, IOM Egypt has produced the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Handbook for the North African Region. This handbook will serve as a tool to build the… Read More

Malgré le potentiel migratoire très élevé de la République démocratique du Congo, considérée à la fois comme une terre d’asile et une terre d’exil, un manque d’études et de données appropriées subsiste dans le domaine des migrations en général et celle de travail en particulier. Cette étude devient… Read More

The Diaspora Ministerial Conference held on 18–19 June 2013 is a landmark in the history of the global debate on migration and development. Amid the flurry of international events leading up to the 2nd United Nations High Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development in October… 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

In the Netherlands IOM meets with some 7,000 migrants every year. A good part of these people choose to return home with IOM. The decision to return is not always easy - there is much to consider, for oneself, and for one’s family. Return is a complex set of services. This issue of IOM the… Read More

The publication Improving Access to Labour Market Information for Migrants and Employers investigates information strategies and channels most commonly used for employment matching through migration. It identifies the main information-related obstacles facing respectively, employers willing to hire… Read More

The IOM LINET study Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2011) analyses recent trends in labour migration and the labour market position of migrants, reflects on the possible impact of these trends on employment and the national labour markets, and… Read More

Los procesos consultivos regionales sobre migración (PCR) son importantes mecanismos que fomentan la cooperación y las alianzas interestatales sobre cuestiones migratorias, al congregar a los Estados con el fin de que entablen un diálogo informal y no vinculante a escala regional. Los PCR… Read More

Les processus consultatifs régionaux sur la migration (PCR) sont d’importants mécanismes qui favorisent la coopération et les partenariats inter Etats sur des questions de migration en rassemblant des Etats d’une même région autour d’un dialogue informel et non contraignant. Les PCR s’acquittent d’… Read More

Regional consultative processes on migration (RCPs) are important mechanisms that foster inter-State cooperation and partnership on migration issues by bringing States together for informal, non-binding dialogue at the regional level. RCPs carry out a number of functions, including information… Read More

The study investigated and analysed Health Vulnerabilities of mixed migration flows from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia and Somalia en route to Southern Africa. The main aim of the study was to generate data that responds to the policy needs of mixed migration flows between… Read More

Despite considerable efforts by governments, civil society, and communities  to prevent and reduce trafficking, the trade continues, and is reportedly worsening in some areas. Trafficked persons are often subject to abuse such as rape, torture, debt bondage, unlawful confinement, and threats… Read More

This NEXUS Institute-authored study explores the issue of trafficking at sea through the experiences of 46 Ukrainian seafarers and fishers trafficked to Russia, Turkey and South Korea, on vessels under flags from Panama and Russia. Through a discussion and exploration of their specific trafficking… Read More

This publication, “A Situational Analysis of Aruba’s Response to Human Trafficking,” serves as a discussion and action guide for all those involved to improve Aruba’s response to the crime.  It results from a desire among key stakeholders to better understand and assess actions against this crime. 

A product of the ongoing ‘Monitoring of Children and Students in the Cotton Fields in Tajikistan’ project conducted by International Organization for Migration (IOM) and sponsored by the United States Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), this… Read More

Produced within the framework of the Migration Profile Development Project for the Philippines, the Country Migration Report: The Philippines (CMR) provides a comprehensive evidence-based account of the country’s migration experience in a single, concise document to serve as a tool for policy-… Read More

This publication summarizes activities of the African Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) in 2012–2013. Established in 2009 at the request of IOM’s African Member States, the ACBC activities fall under three distinct but inter-related pillars. First,  the ACBC provides technical expertise in migration… Read More

In 2013, a second High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) will be held, presenting the international community with a critical opportunity to focus its attention on how to make migration work for development and poverty reduction. The HLD takes place at an important… Read More

One year on from the Arab uprisings, the historic events of 2012 look no less extraordinary by comparison. New governments took office after landmark sets of elections in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya but often struggled with the difficult political and economic challenges they faced whilst engaging… Read More