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  Migration, development and natural disasters: insights from the Indian Ocean tsunami

  International Organization for Migration, 2007

  This paper explores how natural disasters impact migration and development development by reviewing the impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on migration issues in three affected countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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  Women migrant workers under the Chinese social apartheid

  Committee for Asian Women, 2008

  This report assesses the impact of the capitalist reforms since the 1990’s in China’s one-party system. It particularly focuses on the experiences of women rural migrant workers and looks at how the women workers have responded to these reforms.
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  'If only I get enough money for a bicycle!' a study of childhoods, migration and adolescent aspirations against a backdrop of exploitation and trafficking in Burkina Faso.

  Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2007

  Focusing on adolescent’s independent migration to rural towns and urban areas, this paper explores how international and national agencies’ perceptions correspond with the common perceptions of childhood in rural area. It also investigates how rural adolescents describe their mobility.
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  Forms of internal migration and combined effects on regional urban structure in the Yangtze river delta area in China

  The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2006

  This paper outlines the socioeconomic and demographic profile in the Yangtze river delta area (YRDA) in China. The author explores the gradual evolution of the urban structure in the area and how migration affects it. The paper also discusses the future development of the area.
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  Cash based programming for returning IDPs in northern Uganda: does it make sense? can it be done?

  Overseas Development Institute, 2006

  The study discusses the possible advantages and disadvantages of piloting further cash based programmes for returning IDPs in northern Uganda.
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  Civilians in the way of conflict: displaced people in Sri Lanka

  Norwegian Refugee Council, 2007

  Since mid-2006, a dramatic escalation in the civil war in Sri Lanka between government  forces and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has resulted in over 4,000  deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people.
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  Marginalised migrant workers and social protection

  Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2007

  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 Migratory Movements Research Unit in Bangladesh and its partner, the Development Research Centre (DRC) on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, based at the University of Sussex, Brighton.
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  Moving out of poverty - making migration work better for poor people

  Department for International Development, UK, 2007

  Migration remains a controversial issue. People talk about the impact of irregular migration, the loss of much-needed skills, social tensions and the rights of newcomers. This paper, published by the Department for International Development (DFID) aims to contribute to this debate and illustrates how well-managed migration can be a positive force for development.
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  Women, mobility and reproductive health

  Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, 2007

  How do occupational demands impact on the general and reproductive health of migrant women? This paper is based on research focusing on domestic, factory and sex work - all of which are typically underpaid, characterised by poor working conditions with little or no protection from the state.
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  Migration processes in Central and Eastern Europe: unpacking the diversity

  Multicultural Center Prague, 2006

  This publication brings together various previously unexplored aspects of migration processes in the context of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and makes them available to an English-reading audience.

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