Migration
- Links between female migrancy, work, health, and HIV/AIDS in the lives of domestic workers in Johannesburg
- Male migrants, and particularly mineworkers and truck drivers, have been the focus of research on the relationship between HIV and migration. At times their partners – usually called “women at risk” – have been included in research. Yet, little attention has been paid to the vulnerability of female migrants themselves to HIV infection and their access to health care and treatment.
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- Early marriages in Uganda's refugee settlements
- ( Refugee Law Project, Uganda , 2008)
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This report examines the widespread occurrence of early marriages in Uganda’s refugee settlements and how this phenomenon relates to the ‘vulnerability’ and self-reliance paradigm...
- What can be learned from the anti-trafficking experience of the 2006 world cup?
- ( J. Hennig;S. Craggs;F. Laczko / International Organization for Migration , 2007)
- Based on research between June and September 2006, this report investigates whether there is any evidence to suggest that the number of victims of trafficking (VoT) for sexual exploitation increased d...
- Are Chinese women migrant workers fighting back against social discrimination?
- ( A. Loong-yu;N. Shan;Z. Ping / Committee for Asian Women , 2008)
- This report assesses the impact of the capitalist reforms since the 1990’s in China’s one-party system. It particularly focuses on the experiences of women rural migrant workers and looks ...
Best practice in data collection on trafficking: learning from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
- ( F. David / International Organization for Migration , 2007)
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Recognising the lack of adequate data on trafficking, IOM launched a pilot research project to identify “best practice” in data collection on trafficking, and to prepare a situation rep...
- Bringing more balance to U.S. anti-trafficking efforts
- ( Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children , 2007)
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What are the efforts of the United States’ to protect trafficked persons found in the
United States? This paper explores the nexus between refugee protection and trafficking. The goal of... - Improving migrant women’s rights in the European Union
- ( European Women’s Lobby , 2007)
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What impact do European Union (EU) immigration and integration policies have on the lives of migrant women at national level?
This paper presents the results of a three-day event e... - Migration increases education in Pakistan, not women heading households
- ( G. Mansuri / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank , 2006)
- Does temporary economic migration increase investment in education by the poor, reduce child labour and improve girls’ access to education? As women take over household decisions regarding their child...
- Children whose mothers migrate for seasonal work do better: surprising results from Nicaragua
- ( K. Macours; R. Vakis / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank , 2007)
- Remittances from migrant workers have been shown to have a positive effect on children’s education, health and birth-weights; but what are the effects on child development when parents are away for lo...
- Burmese in Thailand: stuck in a cycle of trafficking, violence and exploitation
- ( Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children , 2006)
- Forced into an underground existence by their illegal status and precarious living conditions, Burmese in Thailand are at strong risk of being trafficked. This report focuses on the link between refu...
- Women’s remittances have reduced gender inequities, but coordinated policies are required to maximise the development benefits
- ( M. García; D. Paiewonsky / United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women , 2006)
- There is growing interest in the potential impact of migrants’ remittances on development in their home countries. However, the majority of studies do not take into account the fact that gender influe...
