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    Asian labour migration: issues and challenges in an era of globalization

    International Labour Organization, 2001
    In this paper the author examines the trends and issues in Asian labour migration and challenges faced by countries and the trade union movement in the protection of migrant workers.The author first discusses problems with current terminology and examines some popular myths about migrant workers.
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    Policy research on migration and development

    World Bank, 2003
    This paper reports on a survey and analysis of migration issues and the related development policies for the sending countries.North-north migration (between industrial countries), south-south migration (between or within developing countries), and north-south migration (from developing to industrial countries) are all covered although the paper focuses on the north-south variety.Attention i
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    Labour migration in Europe: special focus on the Republic of Moldova

    Institute for Public Policy,, Moldova Republic, 2003
    The processes of globalization and economic integration will inevitably result in increased migration flows. The purpose of this paper is to analyze recent trends in labor migration in Moldova, with special emphasis on the flow of the workforce from Moldova to Europe.The need for the research was rooted in the alarming outflow of skilled labor over the past few years.
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    An information guide - preventing discrimination, exploitation and abuse of women migrant workers

    International Labour Organization, 2003
    This Information Guide is intended:To enhance knowledge and understanding of the vulnerability of women migrant workers to discrimination, exploitation and abuse throughout all stages of the international migration process, including being trafficked;To promote and improve legislation, policies and action to prevent such discrimination, exploitation and abuse and to better protect thos
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    Migration of highly skilled persons from developing countries: impact and policy responses

    International Labour Organization, 2001
    This report of a research project, commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Department for International Development (DFID) UK, is concerned with the impact of highly skilled emigration on developing countries and the policy options of developed countries.
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    Migration and chronic poverty

    Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2002
    This paper examines the links between migration and chronic poverty and argues that since migration is a central livelihood strategy for poor people it has to be considered within the overall context of research on chronic poverty.
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    Globalization and inequality: evidence from within China

    National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2001
    This paper provides a case study of the impact of globalisation on rural/urban income inequality using data across Chinese regions. Whilst the majority of studies on openness and economic inequality have used cross-country regressions, the authors argue that pooling such data neglects the inconsistencies across regions including income inequality measurements and data collection.
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    Remittances and other financial flows to developing countries

    Danish Institute for International Studies, 2002
    This paper examines the flows of migrants' remittances in relation to other financial flows to developing countries. Since remittances by unofficial channels by all estimates are significant, the remittance amounts reported here are quite conservative. Official estimates of migrants’ remittances are in the order of US$ 100 billion annually, some 60 percent of which go to developing countries.
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    The links between migration, globalisation and sustainable development

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2001
    Migration is usually seen as problematic but it contributes to sustainable development.
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    Deindustrialization: Causes and Implications

    International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 1997
    Increased globalization (the international integration of markets for goods, factors, and technology) has coincided in the past two decades with a shift in labor demand away from less-skilled workers toward those with more skills.

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