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This research has contributed to raise awareness of the policy and operational approaches of protection schemes,among officials involved in combating trafficking and those serving this target population. It has also improved participants’ level of expertise in assisting and protecting of victims of… Read More

This report seeks to study the process of the return of migrants in the three Republics of South Caucasus and to assess the impact of the return on the migrants' families and communities. The study was based on a sample of 3 categories of returnees: those who returned with the assistance of IOM;… Read More

This report accounts the efforts by Somali women to rebuild confidence and create networks across Somalia. The report is a compilation of documents presented at the Seminar entitled Conflict Resolution: Confidence-building and Peace Enhancement Among Somali Women, held in Hargeisa, Somaliland,in… Read More

This report provides a comprehensive view of the mechanisms and institutions involved in the trafficking of women in Turkey. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the issue and to propose necessary remedies and policy measures to address this phenomenon.

This study provides the Irish Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with an overview and analysis of international experience in the field of immigration legislation and practice. Its purpose is to support the Department's efforts in developing comprehensive immigration legislation and… Read More

After the dissolution of the Former Soviet Union, the area of the current 12 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) became a widely used corridor for irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, both from within and outside the region. Lack of relevant legislation and needed… Read More

This study aims to “aid the Costa Rican and Nicaraguan Governments to formulate policies that promote migration as a national and regional agent of human development”. It assesses the economic impact of Nicaraguan migration on their respective economies in terms of productivity levels, employment,… Read More

This 1999 statistical report was the second in a series of IOM reports providing a description of the migration trends in the 12 CIS countries. The report provides statistical data on flows of migrants,asylum seekers and displaced persons among the CIS countries, and beyond the region. This edition… Read More

Since the 1980s, the Central and Eastern European Countries have established new administrative and legislative systems to cope with large-scale population movements, while being affected by, and seeking to adapt to, the emerging EU border and migration regime. This co-publication with the… Read More

This paper assesses the degree to which questions on migration have been incorporated into household surveys in the countries of the Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as how pre-existing (or newly created) surveys… Read More

The Situation Report on International Migration in East and South-East Asia covers migration dynamics in 16 countries within the region and is a collaborative effort by all the organizations that participate in the Regional Thematic Working Group on International Migration including Human… Read More

To enhance better understanding of the dynamics of regional trafficking and to assist victims which will help to develop a regional strategy to prevent trafficking, International Organization for Migration initiated a comprehensive research in 1999.

The Regional Seminar took place in Vilnius, Lithuania on 15-16 October 2001 and was attended by over 115 government officials and NGO representatives from the Baltic States as well as Nordic and other EU countries. The Seminar serves a number of purposes. Firstly, it was an opportunity to… Read More

The social group most vulnerable to traffickers in Azerbaijan is that of women aged 19-35, whose education levels do not exceed that of secondary school. Poor social and economic conditions are the factors contributing to their vulnerability. Trafficking in women from Azerbaijan is to a large part… Read More

The term 'feminization of international migration' has been used to describe the recent increase in women's independent migration, especially as labourers. Women's migration, in order to work in the informal sector, including as domestic workers, has shaped this recent trend. There is, however,… Read More

Over the past decade, Tajikistan has seen a rapid rise in cross-border seasonal migration, affecting all aspects of Tajik society, the national economy and government policy.The majority of Tajik labour migrants work irregularly in Russia and other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States… Read More

IOM Moldova has released the first comprehensive assessment of migration management structures conducted in Moldova - a country where one third of the working age population is working abroad, many illegally. The 53-page assessment, funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency… Read More

Contemporary migration from Morocco can be traced back to the colonial period. Sustained by the economic boom in Europe and the need for labour migrants, migration was sharply restricted in the early 1970s, although already existing transcontinental family networks as well as official family… Read More

Migrant remittances are crucial to the population of one of the world's poorest countries, ensuring food security not only for immediate family members but also friends, the extended family and clan networks. In order to understand the correlation between migration, remittances and development,… Read More

This report, commissioned by IOM on behalf of the UN Thailand Thematic Working Group on International Migration, is the first overview of international migration in Thailand and addresses both foreigners migrating to Thailand and Thais migrating overseas.

The overall objective of the RCP programme is to contribute to improved trafficking programmes and policy through a better understanding of the trafficking phenomenon in the South-eastern European region, with particular attention to the needs and experiences of victims throughout the trafficking… Read More

Thousands of Iraqis displaced by on-going conflict in the country are in need of greater and long-term assistance, according to IOM.

 Almost half of the total number of migrant workers in the world today are women. It is important to acknowledge that labour migration may benefit them through economic and socio-cultural empowerment, however, due to their dual vulnerability as migrants and women, they are still disproportionately… Read More

The report, part of a joint project between the IOM and the ALO to assist countries in the Arab region to effectively manage human and labour mobility, finds that 5.8 out of 13 million Arab migrants worldwide reside in the region. It underlines that the migration corridor between the Mashreq (Egypt… Read More

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published the “Inventory of Institutional Capacities and Practices” of the joint ICMPD-IOM project “Linking Emigrant Communities for More Development”, funded by France, Italy,… Read More

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published the “Inventory of Institutional Capacities and Practices” of the joint ICMPD-IOM project “Linking Emigrant Communities for More Development”, funded by France, Italy,… Read More

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) published the “Inventory of Institutional Capacities and Practices” of the joint ICMPD-IOM project “Linking Emigrant Communities for More Development”, funded by France, Italy,… Read More

Migrant’s right to health in Southern Africa traces some of the relevant constitutional, legislative and international standards that are applicable in each of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states regarding migrants’ right to health.

The publication is devoted to the various issues related to the new migration policy in Russia (new migration legislation came into force in Russia on 15 January 2007). Primarrily attention is devoted to various aspects of organizational and legal basis for labour migration in Russia with the… Read More

Azerbaijan Labour Migrant Survey Report has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. One of the objectives of this field survey, as commissioned by the IOM office in Azerbaijan, is to look into this new facet of labour migration in the country.

In the framework of the EU action against trafficking in human beings (THB), the project “Towards global EU Action against Trafficking in Human Beings”, which is the subject of this report, facilitated the elaboration and adoption of the Council of Ministers of an Action Oriented Paper (AOP) on the… Read More

Study on Migration and the Economic Crisis: Implications for Policy in the European Union  provides a synthesis and analysis of the latest available evidence in order to assess the impact of the global economic crisis on migrants and migration policy in the European Union. The findings presented in… Read More

Although there is consensus among different actors regarding the seriousness and significance of re-trafficking as a problem, there has been very little research conducted into its incidence, cause or consequence. This research paper, funded by United States Department of State Office to Monitor… Read More

This report presents the results of a field work and analytical study conducted in 2010 in the Republic of Mauritius by two experts on environmental migration and adaptation to climate change. While climate change and environmental degradation are not new issues in Mauritius, looking at these… Read More

This IOM and NEXUS Institute-authored report considers the methodological and ethical challenges of conducting research and collecting human trafficking data. The analysis contained in this study sheds light on the debate about the current quality and integrity of research and data collection in… Read More

This report aims to guide the discussions of the seminar on Migration, Development and Remittances in LDCs, held on 17 June 2010 in New York, towards the formulation of policy recommendations and the eventual inclusion of more structured references on how the development potential of migration… Read More

Ghana, a country of nearly 25 million inhabitants, has begun in the past decade to make concerted efforts to manage migration comprehensively so that it can benefit all involved, focusing particularly on organised labour migration in order to counter brain drain and maximise the impact of… Read More

Nigeria, with over 140 million inhabitants, is a country of origin, transit, and destination for diverse migratory configurations, both internal and international – seasonal labour migration, undocumented or irregular migration, internal displacements, human trafficking, female migration, and… Read More

The objective of this report is to provide a better understanding of the recruitment, living and working conditions of fishermen and the extent of exploitation and abuse in the Thai fishing sector. The report reviews the legislative and regulatory framework governing the fishing sector and the… Read More

This “baseline paper” investigates current “psychosocial” intervention measures, while focusing on the mental and emotional well-being of trafficked persons, examining interpretations of “psychosocial” support and constructively critiquing the efficacy and breadth of such interventions. Moreover… Read More

This report highlights a poorly documented phenomenon: the scope and nature of irregular migration and human smuggling of men from East Africa and the Horn towards South Africa. It addresses the issues of protection, human rights abuses, corruption, complicity of public officials, as well as the… Read More

The hypothesis tested is that, a key migration-related objective of many BiH long-term migrants is to build up a certain level of financial capital during migration - often combined with other important skills and contacts.  As a direct result of this savings behaviour on the part of BiH migrants,… Read More

The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) two-volume study Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009) investigates evidence of the labour market impact of migration and explores the role of relevant migrant admission and employment… Read More

The International Organization for Migration's (IOM) two-volume study Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration Policies in the European Union (2000-2009) investigates evidence of the labour market impact of migration and explores the role of relevant migrant admission and employment… Read More

This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at seven key locations around the world namely Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand. The report analyses prevalence of two key indicators for protein–… Read More

The MENA 7-Month Report highlights IOM’s response from April to September 2011. It details IOM’s wide range of humanitarian assistance provided to vulnerable migrants. More specifically, the report provides an overview, the way forward and some country highlights (cross-border movement, evacuations… Read More

The IOM Migration Health Division is pleased to share this first issue of a newly launched quarterly publication on Nutrition Surveillance. This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at seven key locations around the… Read More

The MENA 3-Month Report highlights IOM’s response following the unrest in Libya since late February 2011. It details IOM’s wide range of humanitarian assistance provided to vulnerable migrants. More specifically, the report gives an update on the evacuation of thousands of stranded migrants in the… Read More

The “Health of Migrants in an Increasingly Globalized World: Special IOM 60th Anniversary Edition of the Migration Health Division’s (MHD) Annual Report for 2010”, highlights IOM’s health activities in 2010, as well as views from important IOM partners and leading health entities on a range of… Read More

As part of the IOM project on “Building Coordination, Training and Research Capacities of the Government of Tajikistan to Manage Migration”, this report was released in May 2012.  IOM collaborated with the national Research Centre “Sharq” in the production of the report which based its finding on… Read More