Impact of migration
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- Integration of female migrants into the labour markets
- ( M, Kontos / FeMiPol , 2008)
- Migration flows to EU countries during the last few decades indicate a growth in feminisation, with female migrants increasingly entering informal labour markets in care, health, domesti...
- The pitfalls and benefits of regional migration in Southern Africa
- ( R. Leslie / Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa , 2008)
- According to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), by July 2007 the number of Zimbabweans deported from South Africa to their home country had reached 17 000 each month. Cross-border mov...
- Who should protect overseas workers?
- ( D.R. Agunias;N.G. Ruiz / Migration Policy Institute , 2008)
- Focusing on the vulnerabilities of overseas workers, this paper discusses some of the lessons and cautions in protecting them. It particularly draws on the case of the Philippines and the Overseas Wor...
Has China’s economic growth led to improved welfare for families?
- ( Guifen Luo / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development , 2007)
- Based on interviews with rural-urban migrants in Anhui and Sichuan provinces of China, this paper focuses on the coping strategies adopted by Chinese rural-urban migrant families to deal with the tens...
- Urgent assistance for Iraqi refugees
- ( International Rescue Committee / International Rescue Committee , 2008)
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Based on interviews with senior officials from the United Nations and the governments of Iraq, the United States, Jordan and Syria, this paper reports on the situation with regards to assistance fo...
- What are the needs of displaced Iraqi’s in Jordan and Lebanon?
- ( G. Schinina;E. Bartoloni;R. Nuri / International Organization for Migration , 2008)
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This document presents an assessment of psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon conducted between November 2007 and January 2008. It aims to investigate the provision of servic...
- Linking migration and development policies
- ( A. Gallina / Federico Caffe Center, Dept. of Social Sciences, Roskilde University , 2007)
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This paper examines the linkages between migration and development with a particular focus on the post-tsunami and civil conflict approach in Sri-Lanka. It also reviews migration policies and their...
- How can GMS countries reap the benefits from labour migration?
- ( J. Bryant;P Rukumnuaykit / World Bank Publications , 2006)
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In recent years, cross-border labour migration within the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) has increased sharply. Thailand is the major recipient of the migrant labour within the region due&nbs...
- Latin Americans in Europe: what are the barriers to achieving wellbeing?
- ( K. Wright-Revolledo / ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath , 2007)
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International migration from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to the EU has grown steadily in recent years. But how do these migrants see their situation and what kind of obstacles do the...
- Are Sudan and the Three Areas ready for sustainable reintegration?
- ( S. Pantuliano;M. Buchanan-Smith;P. Murphy / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI , 2007)
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This document presents in-depth study on the reintegration of internally displaced people (IDPs) returning to southern Sudan and the Three Areas in the wake of the signing of the Comprehensive Peac...
