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  Stateless and vulnerable to human trafficking in Thailand

  Vital Voices Global Partnership, 2007

  While Thailand has committed itself to eliminating human trafficking, it remains an origin, source and transit state for human trafficking. One contributing factor, identified here, is the lack of citizenship for hundreds of thousands of hill tribe villagers. This prevents them from accessing state benefits like healthcare, education or travel permits to freely travel around Thailand.
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  Labor migration in the greater Mekong sub- region

  World Bank Publications, 2006

  In recent years, cross-border labour migration within the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) has increased sharply.
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  Displacement of Zimbabweans into Malawi: the implications for poverty eradication efforts. A research report.

  Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation, 2007

  This research report highlights some key issues regarding the crisis-based displacement of Zimbabweans to Malawi. It illustrates the impact upon, and perceptions of, displaced Zimbabweans and the Malawian communities which host them. From this and the legislative research, there are a number of recommendations which include: The Government of Malawi:
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  Vox

  VoxEU.org is a policy portal set up by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (www.CEPR.org) in conjunction with a consortium of national sites, including the Italian site LaVoce (which provided i
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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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  Immigration and the elderly: foreign-born workers in long-term care

  Immigration Policy Center (IPC), American Immigration Law Foundation, 2007

  The growing need to provide long-term care to the elderly is among the leading demographic, political, and social challenges facing industrialised countries like the United States. The ageing of larger numbers of Americans will require significant increases in financial and human resources for healthcare support and other social services.
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  Immigration Policy Center (IPC), American Immigration Law Foundation

  Organisation analysing and reporting on topics affecting U.S. immigration policy.
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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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  Migration, self-selection and returns to education in the WAEMU

  Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2008

  Migration from and to African countries is an extensive phenomenon. Linked with factors as diverse as long-distance trade, plantation agriculture, urbanisation but also armed conflict, land degradation, drought, etc., migration in the region played and still plays a major part in shaping settlement patterns.
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  Southern sites of female agency: informal regimes and female migrant labour resistance in East and Southeast Asia.

  Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2006

  This paper discusses female labour migration in East and Southeast Asia and the regimes that seek to regulate it. One particular area of focus is on discussing the regulations, or lack of them, concerning foreign workers.

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