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Gender and Migration: Supporting Resources Collection
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This collection is made up of summaries of overviews, case studies, tools and guidelines and other materials relating to gender and migration. Details of how to obtain copies or download the full texts are provided with each summary.DocumentThe Corner Project - Working with Children of Migrants in Mexico
Corner Project, 2005The Corner Project, started by a North American in Mexico, works in a mountainous area of Mexico where male and female out-migration is significant. Farming has traditionally been the backbone of the local economy.DocumentGender Concerns in South African Migration Policy
2001Research undertaken by the Southern African Migration Project (SAMP) indicates an increasing proportion of women migrating to South Africa from the Southern African region. This paper identifies gendered patterns of migration as well as gender-specific motives. If migration is to be effectively managed, such realities must be taken into account.DocumentImmigration Policies: A Gendered Historical Comparison
BRIDGE, 2003This piece compares policies in the USA, Canada and Sweden from the 1780s to the 1980s. The ?male-breadwinner model? has been a central principle governing who is allowed to migrate to the USA and Canada. This model is based on a male migrant who is the key labourer in the family whose wife and dependants are allowed to join him in the name of ?family reunion?.DocumentEngendering Canadian Trade Policy: A Case Study of Labour Mobility in Trade Agreements
Status of Women Canada, 2004This study provides a gender analysis of Canada's commitments under labour mobility agreements associated with the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) (mode 4). These agreements intend to support increased cross-border trade and investment by facilitating the movement of high-skilled workers, business managers and executives.DocumentMisunderstanding Migrants: Arguments for Radical Change
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2000Governments worldwide have often sought to settle migrant populations. Policies have included population mobility control in China and strict laws banning rural-urban migration in Ethiopia during the Derg regime. Is migration a severe threat to established lifestyles as is widely believed?DocumentThe Millennium Development Goals and Migration
International Organization for Migration, 2005What are the linkages between migration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)? There is no clear cause-and-effect relationship between migration and the achievement of the MDGs. Migration can have a positive or negative impact on development. However, if properly engaged, migrants can support the achievement of MDG targets.DocumentGENDER: Persecution in the Spotlight
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2001When the fathers of the 1951 Convention - all men - drew up what would become the key instrument of international refugee law, they defined the right to refuge as being based on a well-founded fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, and political opinion.DocumentInterim Report on Women and Migration
Committee on Feminism and International Law, 2004This report examines from a human rights and gender angle, the 'Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children'. This protocol, signed by 117 states and ratified by 62 states, came into force in 2003.DocumentWhat is the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families?
2003The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRM) was approved in 1990 and came into force as an instrument of international law on July 1, 2003, with the required ratification by 20 party states.Pages