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- Protecting Bangladesh's migrant labourers
- ( T. Siddiqui;M. Farah / Institute of Informatics and Development , 2012)
- This 4th edition of the Protifolon series sheds light on important reforms and actions concerning labour migration from Bangladesh. It is clear that the government has undertaken serious reforms in ce...
- Can migration positively influence development?
- ( S. Nonnenmacher / International Organization for Migration , 2010)
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This paper examines how migration and development are linked, the potential benefits of mainstreaming migration into development, and the current state of affairs with including migration issues in...
- Circular migration - who benefits the most?
- ( P. Wickramasekara / Global Union Research Network , 2011)
- ‘Circular migration’ has recently been promoted as a triple win solution, bringing benefits to destination countries, origin countries and migrant workers themselves, thus projecting it as...
- Effects of the global recession on immigrant integration programmes
- ( E. Collett / Migration Policy Institute , 2011)
- Attitudes and changes to migrant integration policies are differing substantially from country to country, in light of worldwide economic recession, and also in reaction to 2009 elections across Europ...
- 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...
- Migrant children in South Africa
- ( I. Palmary / United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2009)
- What is the legal and policy framework governing the provision of rights to migrant children in South Africa? What institutional capacity exists for responding to the needs of children who are...
- How can statelessness be addressed?
- ( B. K. Blitz (ed);M. Lynch (ed) / Oxford Brookes University, UK , 2009)
- Sixty years after the international community embedded the right to nationality in the human rights architecture, approximately twelve million people around the world remain stateless. What are the hu...
- Overview of Palestinian refugee issues
- ( A. Shiblak / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK , 2009)
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Palestinians form the largest and one of the oldest refugee and stateless communities in the world. This paper gives a personal overview of the Palestinian refugee issue from a Palestinian perspect...
- 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...
- 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...
