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    Moving young

    United Nations Population Fund, 2006
    Why do young people move? Who are they? This report explores the lives of young migrants from or those whose lives are marked by the experiences of spouses or relatives who have moved abroad.
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    Varied pension schemes reach most poor households in Brazil

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Some researchers claim that non-contributory state pensions can reduce household poverty, increase family solidarity, improve access to health services and enhance school enrolment rates for girls. But they are also expensive – absorbing around eight percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil.
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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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    Citizenship, not charity: rights for internally displaced Sudanese

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Sudan has over five million internally displaced persons: the legacy of civil war, drought and conflict in Darfur. Both the Sudanese authorities and the international community see internally displaced persons as objects of charity, not as citizens with rights. More needs to be done to enable these people to decide whether to return home, integrate or relocate.
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    World population highlights: key findings From PRB's 2007 world population data sheet

    Population Reference Bureau, 2007
    We entered the 21st century with 6.1 billion people. In 2007, world population is calculated to be 6.6 billion. The increase in the size of the human population in the last half-century is unprecedented - and nearly all of the growth is occurring in the less developed countries.
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    Linking African migration and development in a globalised world

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    The emigrant African population holds significant unexploited potential for the development of the continent. But the complexities of African migration are poorly understood. Further research to guide policy must take account of how different groups of African migrants respond to the challenges and opportunities of globalisation.
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    Underpaid, overworked and overlooked: the realities of young migrants in Thailand

    Human Trafficking, 2006
    Thailand has emerged as the number one destination in cross-border trafficking of children and women. Many children and young women from Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR migrate to Thailand in search of better life. Often their journey leads them to a life of exploitation.
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    Globalization and the illicit market for human trafficking: an empirical analysis of supply and demand

    International Labour Organization, 2006
    Human trafficking has been identified as a form of modern slavery, as a threat to human security, and as one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. But while there is an increasing body of literature on different aspects of human trafficking, so far there has not been any more rigorous empirical work on the forces affecting the market for trafficked victims (TV).
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    Housing and property restitution for refugees and displaced persons implementing the ‘Pinheiro Principles’

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2007
    How can the large number of difficult policy decisions and complex legal processes associated with promoting and implementing housing and property restitution rights be dealt with more effectively?
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    How changes to family immigration could affect source countries' sending patterns

    Migration Policy Institute, 2007
    The USA Senate immigration bill (The Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Reform Act of 2007) includes a fundamental revision of family-based permanent immigration streams. This fact sheet looks at the likely impact of such reforms. This is important as the United States continue to debate changes to the immigration selection system.

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