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    Linking South Africa’s immigration policy and Zimbabwe diplomacy

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Despite the various challenges, there has been little co-ordination of South Africa’s immigration policy towards Zimbabweans and its foreign policy towards Zimbabwe. The political significance and opportunities, both for SA and Zimbabwe, of having a vast Zimbabwean diaspora in SA have been mostly ignored, at least at the level of public policy.
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    Trade in services: from controlling to managing the Movement of Persons in SADC

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2007
    Freeing the movement of people involved in supplying services is adversely affected by political considerations, and in many countries immigration rules have not changed to reflect General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) commitments. For example, though GATS focuses on the temporary movement of service suppliers, some countries fear that this may facilitate permanent migration.
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    On the margin: Kenya’s pastoralists. From displacement to solutions, a conceptual study on the internal displacement of pastoralists

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014
    Pastoralism is a global phenomenon. In Africa, where 66 per cent of is used for pastoral production, it is recognised as part of the continent’s cultural heritage. More than just a means of production, it is a way of life intrinsically linked to the identity of the individuals and communities that practise it.
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    Adapting to climate change: Long term effects of drought on local labor markets

    Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, 2013
    This paper examines the long term effects of drought on local labour markets. Using rainfall data going back over a century, the researchers attempt to build contemporaneous and historical drought indices for more than 3000 local areas in Brazil, and examine them in conjunction with five waves of population census data spanning the 1970-2010 period.
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    Desertification: the invisible frontline

    Convention to Combat Desertification, 2014
    This publication examines desertification as a cause of global conflict and instability and calls for urgent action to support communities in crisis. It argues that the effects of desertification are increasingly felt globally as victims turn into refugees, internally displaced people and forced migrants or they turn to radicalisation, extremism or resource-driven wars for survival.
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    Migration, social demands and environmental change amongst the Frafra of Northern Ghana and the Biali in Northern Benin

    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014
    This paper explores archives and narratives of African migrants in northwestern Benin and northeastern Ghana. These regions have been marked by severe ecological change and resource deterioration over the years, as well as changes in marital patterns, family relations and customary practices.
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    United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking

    The United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking (UNIAP) was established in 2000 with a central focus on trafficking in persons and a mandate to facilitate a stronger and more coordinat
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    Combating Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Africa: The Role of Endogenous and Exogenous Forces

    African Review of Economics and Finance, 2012
    It is widely believed that indigenous culture and tradition are at the root of the human trafficking and forced labour problem in Africa. Adherents to this viewpoint also claim that endogenous as opposed to exogenous forces impede efforts to eradicate the problem. This study employed a loglinear regression model to test the tenability of this claim.
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    Human Trafficking Sentinel Surveillance

    United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking, 2010
    China is a key destination country for victims of human trafficking from Viet Nam.
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    From rhetoric to rights: global response to human trafficking

    Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, 2012
    Globalization is a double-edged sword for human rights, pushing people out of place while giving them a global voice to protest their plight, slicing some traditional bonds while weaving new ones (Brysk ed. 2002).

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