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Oct 06, 2011 12:52 PM
Author: Andrew T. Pham London School of Economics
Publishing Date:
2010
Category: Research
This working paper from DEPOCEN, Working Paper Series No. 2011/20, "focuses on the contributions of the Vietnamese Diaspora to Vietnam’s economic growth by examining its unique formation and subsequent actual and potential impact on the
emerging economy. A review of recent government policy toward the Vietnamese Diaspora and their official contributions reveal that the Diaspora has used informal networks as their primary route to make investments. This paper seeks to establish that there is the emergence of an integrated Vietnamese Diaspora network—a combination of formal organizations and the existing informal networks—facilitating the greater investment, flow and knowledge exchange between the Vietnamese Diaspora and Vietnam increasing the overall Diaspora contribution to Vietnam’s economic growth."
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Jul 07, 2015 10:08 AM
Author: United Nations Development Programme Bangkok Regional Hub
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
This report provides a comprehensive situational overview of low-skilled labour migration and labour migration governance within South-East Asia, alongside a review of the legal, social, and cultural factors affecting the right to health for migrant workers in the region. An overview of the international standards for the right to health, including their specific application to migrant workers, is included as context for this situational overview.
This new resource tool is both an introduction to women and domestic work in Asia and an in depth look at the hidden violations of domestic worker rights in ten countries in the region.
Designed for advocacy, this handbook breaks down information country by country. It contains the latest ILO instruments on domestic work and analyses them in relation to women domestic worker rights. It identifies gaps, highlights concerns and gives concrete recommendations for change.
The Indian Express, India, 23 February 2021 - It took a lockdown for the country to see the precarious existence of the large migrant workforce that provides cheap labour to the industry and urban services sectors. At least 26 lakh migrant workers were stranded across the country, according to the Chief Labour Commissioner’s Office, and the government told Parliament that at least 10 lakh of them returned home during the COVID-19 crisis. Thousands of people, young and old, men and women, were seen walking on the highways and along railway tracks for days to get back to villages from their workplaces in the cities. This is the context in which the Niti Aayog has prepared a draft national policy on migrant workers. It is a welcome first step towards ameliorating the inhuman conditions in which many migrant workers live and work. The draft highlights the contribution of migrant labour in keeping India’s economy competitive and calls for a “rights-based” approach to “address the complexities of circular migration in the region, as well as migrants’ precarity, vulnerabilities and agency”.
The Guardian, Qatar, 22 November 2021 - When Qatar won the bid to host the World Cup in 2010, the triumphant Gulf state unveiled plans to host the most spectacular of all World Cup tournaments and began an ambitious building plan of state-of-the-art stadiums, luxury hotels and a sparkling new metro.
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Oct 19, 2015 11:51 AM
Author: ILO ASEAN TRIANGLE project
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Not Specified.
According to the World Bank the stock of international migrants has been estimated at 247 million in 2013 and it is
expected to surpass 250 million in 2015.1 The number of international migrants in ASEAN has tripled since 1990 to 9.4
million, of which 6.5 million actually come from within ASEAN.2 While for most workers migration is a positive
experience, a significant number of migrant workers, particularly those in low-skilled sectors, may suffer from
exploitation at workplace, for example underpayment, forced to take dangerous jobs with unsafe working conditions,
withholding of salary, illegal salary deductions, contract substitution, and lack of freedom of movement and association, amongst others. While there are continuing efforts from both sending and receiving countries to protect migrant workers, improved systems and interventions that provide protections for migrant workers are urgently required. One means by which migrant sending states can enhance the protection of their nationals working abroad is the appointment and deployment of labour attachés. These officials are usually appointed by the Ministry of Labour (or equivalent) and are part of the diplomatic mission abroad.
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Apr 21, 2020 05:02 PM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2019
Category: Information Material
This review revisits the role of inter-State consultation mechanisms on migration (ISCMs) in the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration with the aim to identify their potential contribution in attaining the global compact commitments and the potential complementarity and added value of ISCM engagement in the Global Compact for Migration, recognizing the ISCM’s mostly regional and interregional nature. The review is based on a desktop research of existing documents and ISCMs’ positions on the Global Compact for Migration, as well as survey and telephone interviews among ISCMs. While the review is not exhaustive of all ISCMs’ opinions, it nonetheless reveals a snapshot of where ISCMs see themselves in the Global Compact for Migration after its adoption. Building on the findings of the Seventh Global ISCM Meeting, this review highlights certain good practices of the surveyed ISCMs, which together cover a total membership of 160 States and include all regions of the world.
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Mar 29, 2012 02:04 PM
Author: IOM
Publishing Date:
2001
Category: Policy
IOM - 2001.
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Dec 12, 2020 01:07 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2020
Category: Project and Programme
This document was originally prepared as a background paper for the ILO Workshop on the role of social partners in skills development, recognition and matching for migrant workers: A contribution to the Global Skills Partnership. The objective of the event was to discuss the role of social partners in supporting skills partnerships and programmes for facilitating skills development, recognition and matching. The paper was intended to foster debate, which would feed into developing viable approaches and policy options on how to address these issues in concrete terms through the strong involvement of the social partners. It was also an opportunity to discuss how the Global Skills Partnership on Migration (GSP), forged among the ILO, IOM, UNESCO, IOE and ITUC, could support this process. Following the Workshop, the paper was updated, taking on board the discussions that took place during the event, as well as all comments and inputs received from the participants.
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May 02, 2012 03:13 PM
Author: Christian Joppke (MPI)
Publishing Date:
2012
Category: Research
MPI - 2012. "For more than a decade, states have experimented with a range of civic integration policies that require immigrants to learn the official language of their host country and acknowledge its basic norms and values — or risk losing social benefits and sometimes even residence permits. The challenge for liberal states is to strike the right balance between policies that are aggressive enough to further social cohesion, yet restrained enough to respect the moral autonomy of immigrants. This is especially difficult when it comes to regulating sensitive identity issues, particularly with respect to religion."
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Jun 08, 2015 11:01 AM
Author: Edited by Anne Coles, Leslie Gray, Janet Momsen
Publishing Date:
2015
Category: Research
The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for gender and development policy making and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. Specifically, it provides critical reviews and appraisals of the current state of gender and development and considers future trends. It includes theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical studies. The international reach and scope of the Handbook and the contributors’ experiences allow engagement with and reflection upon these bridging and linking themes, as well as the examining the politics and policy of how we think about and practice gender and development.
Organized into eight inter-related sections, the Handbook contains over 50 contributions from leading scholars, looking at conceptual and theoretical approaches, environmental resources, poverty and families, women and health related services, migration and mobility, the effect of civil and international conflict, and international economies and development. This Handbook provides a wealth of interdisciplinary information and will appeal to students and practitioners in Geography, Development Studies, Gender Studies and related disciplines.
The Diplomat - 9 April 2015 - South Korea’s migrant workers commonly face exploitation, but have little legal recourse.
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Oct 24, 2011 12:08 PM
Author: Clionadh Raleigh
Publishing Date:
2011
Category: Research
Trinity College - 2011. "This article discusses how conflict patterns affect the volume, direction and types of migration within the
developing world. Conflict impact and poverty are the two primary drivers directly shaping migrations
within poor and high-risk environments. Indirect drivers of migration include livelihood fragility,
ecological and political instabilities. Conflicts overwhelmingly occur in states where much of the
population is dependent upon the environment/natural resources for their livelihoods. There is little
reliable evidence to suggest a link between civil conflict and climate change, however, the environmental
changes occurring across developing states shape the ways in which civilians can respond to political and
economic threats." (from abstract)
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Oct 11, 2011 02:59 PM
Author: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Publishing Date:
2009
Category: Research
ADB - 2009. "This publication explains the significance of "referral systems" in the context of trafficking and migration. It defines a referral system as a support network of agencies and individuals specifically developed to provide support and services for a particular purpose, with an intentionally targeted informational communication network and various mediums for access to information. The lack of coordinated information collection and consequent lack of understanding of the nature of the issue are well-identified obstacles to responding to the specific and ever-growing problems of trafficking and unsafe migration. This publication argues that the working concept of referral systems should not be underestimated as an information-gathering tool to aid antitrafficking policy."
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Apr 16, 2014 09:18 AM
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Publishing Date:
2014
Category: Information Material
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