On migrants
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- What are the main social protection issues for migrant workers?
- ( V. Redclift / Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , 2007)
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This paper reports on a two-day workshop on marginalised migrant workers and social protection issues held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in October 2006. The workshop was organised by the Refugee and Migrat...
- Migrant workers in the UK: a guide for safety representatives
- ( Trades Union Congress , 2007)
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How to ensure the safety of migrant workers in the United Kingdom (UK)? This guide aims to help safety representatives and other union officials work with migrant workers to make sure that their ri...
