Labour migration and livelihoods
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- Key findings in migration research
- ( Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2009)
- The report is a summary of six years of investigation into migration policy and practice. It encompasses thematic and regional reviews of emerging migration issues and policies as well as targeted emp...
- How to ensure that the entitlements of both older people and migrant carers are upheld
- ( K. Walsh;E. O’Shea / The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology , 2009)
- The proportion of migrant carers caring for Irish older people has increased over recent years, reflecting a broader global trend in care worker migration and thus, a highly competitive global market ...
- Bridging the gap between an educated workforce and high unemployment in Jordan
- ( T.H. Kanaan;M.D. Hanania / Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue , 2009)
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The economic volatility evident in Jordan has been driven largely by Jordan’s dependence on workers’ remittances and foreign aid. Furthermore, conflict in the region has fundamentally c...
- Family solidarity still evident in Thailand despite social changes promoting out-migration
- ( Z.S. Zimmer;J.E. Knodel / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan , 2009)
- Both migration and population ageing are increasingly occurring in Thailand. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an association exists between health of older parents and ret...
- Adapting immigration policies in order to provide care for an ageing society
- ( J. Badkar;P. Callister;R. Didham / Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand , 2009)
- New Zealand’s population is ageing rapidly. It is projected that 48,200 paid caregivers will be needed by 2036 to look after a growing number of older and possibly disabled New Zealanders ...
- Workers from Bangladesh in the Gulf countries
- ( R. Afsar / International Labour Organization , 2009)
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The influx of foreign workers to the Gulf countries over recent decades has created a unique situation in that region, with the majority of the labour force comprising non-nationals. This paper exa...
- Exploitation of labour rights in Abu Dhabi
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2009)
- Saadiyat Island, in the Arabian Gulf, is a 27 square kilometer island consisting primarily of sand and mangrove swamp. Within a decade, if a $22 to 27 billion development plan goes according to schedu...
- Corporate responsibility towards migrant workers
- ( The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility , 2009)
- This report provides an overview of the vulnerable position of many migrant workers employed in Britain and Ireland and offers a comparative analysis of the extent to which nine food production, manuf...
- Increasing recognition and protection of refugees and migrants in Mashrek countries
- ( L. Hilal;S. Samy / Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network , 2008)
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Refugees and migrants in the Mashrek countries (defined as Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria for the purposes of this report) are at risk of unlawful deportation, ill treatment and exploitation. Di...
- Migration improves the financial situation of families but has longer-term emotional and psychological affects on children
- ( HelpAge International , 2008)
- The economic collapse in Moldova caused by the long transition period from central planning to a market based economy has led to poverty and high migration of labour force. Moldova is now the poorest ...
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