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Jul 10, 2018 09:27 AM
Author: International Labour Organization
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2018
Category: Information Material
This report was prepared by the TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, a partnership between the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Apr 21, 2020 03:14 PM
Author: International Labour Organization
Publishing Date:
2018
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Committed to ensuring the protection and empowerment of women migrant workers in alignment with the outlined targets, the Government of Bangladesh recognizes the need to explore new employment markets and additional trade opportunities that are safe and that provide dignified work opportunities. For this reason, UN Women (in collaboration with the International Labour Organization and financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) commissioned these two studies: an analysis of Japan as a potential destination for work for Bangladeshi women and an analysis of caregivers in health care and beauticians in beauty parlours as two potential formal labour sector occupations.
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Sep 30, 2019 11:02 AM
Author: Ronell J. Delerio || Frances Camille G. Dumalaog 0
Publishing Date:
2018
Category: Research
Shelters represent a crucial component in the Philippine labor migration governance regime. It acts not merely as places of accommodation for distressed OFWs, but more importantly as hubs for developmental interventions in preparation for their effective reintegration following experiences of employers’ abuse and maltreatment. As of 2018, There are 20 Migrant Workers and Other Overseas Filipinos Resource Centers (MWOFRCs) in selected destination countries, and yet little has been analyzed and written of them. Utilizing an ethnographic participatory action research (EPAR) approach, this study, therefore, seeks to contribute to both the scholarship and policy discourse around the operations, conditions and services of migrant shelters, starting with the case of Bahay Kalinga (BK) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Through focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews, informal conversations, participant observation and document analysis, the paper lays down several key findings: (1) staffing for the management of BK is severely constrained; (2) funds for the operations of BK go inadequate at times with repercussions on shelter conditions and services; (3) the shelter is overwhelmed with the consistently high volume of distressed OFWs admitted; (4) basic necessities are barely met; and (5) much remains to be done to enhance reintegration programs in terms of quantity, quality and gender-responsiveness.
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Apr 27, 2018 04:07 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
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2018
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Globally, the landscape of international migration has become increasingly diversified as a result of broader changes in the global economy in addition to policy shifts in recent years. Over the last 30 years, Asia has been a region of movement and migration whether first to the Gulf countries in the 1970s or to the booming Asian tiger economies in the late 1980s. However, what has developed especially since the 1990s has been a “gendered migration process.” The increased visibility of women as labour migrants in the region has brought a number of economic and social issues to the forefront. Furthermore, the vulnerability of male migrants in terms of rights, access to services and the change in gender roles is another issue highlighted, yet under researched. Gender and Labour Migration in Asia, which contains country chapters on Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and China, aims to place gender on the labour migration and development agenda in Asia.
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Apr 27, 2018 04:05 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
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2018
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In this publication, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) explore the multifaceted health and human rights challenges that migrants face and report on recent developments in this area. The aim of this publication is to provide all stakeholders with a reference on key health and human rights issues in the context of international migration. It is meant to provide inspiration to policymakers to devise migration policies and programmes that are guided by public health considerations and human rights imperatives, with a view to protecting the human rights and improving the health of both migrants and the communities in which they live.
Given the complex interlinkages among the domains of human rights, health and international migration and the widely differing national and regional circumstances, this publication does not try to make broad recommendations. Instead it reflects on the developments that have occurred over recent years and attempts to stimulate debate and bring attention to migration related health matters by using a human rights-based approach. It argues that the realization of the rights of migrants is a sound public health practice that benefits all and provides new information, accomplishments and challenges with regard to international migration, health and human rights. It examines the effects of the migration process on migrant health, as well as the protection offered to migrants through human rights instruments. The publication does not focus in any way on the migration of health workers, but instead covers migrants in general, regardless of occupation, skill level and legal status during migration.
The first section of this publication provides an overview of contemporary migration patterns, scope and trends. The second section discusses the human right to health and other relevant human rights in the context of health and migration. Section Three considers the various ways in which the health of migrants is affected throughout the course of the migration process, from the initial decision to move, during the journey itself, to reception in the new community and until the potential return. Examples illustrate the challenges faced by migrants, policymakers, health planners, international organizations and other stakeholders and demonstrate efforts and developments that can stimulate future approaches to improving the health of migrants. Annexes provide a glossary, as well as a list of international instruments relevant to the discussion on health, human rights and migration.
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Apr 27, 2018 04:02 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
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2018
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South Asia, comprising eight countries including Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal, is affected by a range of natural disasters including floods, glacial lake outburst floods, storm surges, droughts, cyclones and heavy precipitation. These disasters take a huge toll as they displace thousands of people every year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has predicted that slow-onset and sudden-onset disasters will increase in severity and frequency, threatening lives and livelihoods across the region. To provide evidence to this issue and assess these trends, the International Organization for Migration has produced an assessment study on climate change, environmental degradation and migration in South Asia. The study contains a review of literature and policies, as well as findings from field research conducted in Bangladesh, Maldives and Nepal. To ensure that climate migration is comprehensively addressed, the study also contains model plans of action ‒ developed after a consultative process at the national level ‒ that can be implemented.
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Dec 12, 2018 12:46 PM
Author: Lee Hwok-Aun and Khor Yu Leng
Publishing Date:
2018
Category: Research
How many foreign workers are there in Malaysia?
Bank Negara, Malaysia’s Central Bank, recently sounded the alarm on the persisting propensity
of the economy to generate low-skilled jobs, overwhelmingly filled by foreign workers1
. However,
the most basic piece of information remains clouded in mystery. Counting foreign workers is not
easy, given the presence of undocumented workers. At best the overall figure, encompassing
documented and undocumented cases, is a rough estimate.
In recent years, the number of documented foreign work permit holders has decreased, based on
the simple and straightforward Ministry of Home Affairs registry, from 2.2 million in 2013 to 2.1
million in 2016 and 1.8 million in 2017. The number of undocumented persons, however, has
never been robustly computed. Official disclosures put the overall foreign worker population at
6.7 million in 2014, but this fell precipitously – and implausibly – to 3.8 million in 2016.
Furthermore, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS), the number of foreign workers,
encompassing documented and undocumented cases, increased from 1.8 million in 2013 to 2.2
million in 2016.
This Perspective collates labour market information from available summary reports of national
surveys, combining the strengths of these different but complementary sources, to generate
tentative estimates of foreign worker numbers in Malaysia, and to demonstrate that the task need
not be overly difficult or complicated. A policy matter of this importance requires greater clarity
and credibility than is presently the case.
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Apr 27, 2018 03:59 AM
Author: Lowy Institute
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2018
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This working paper examines whether legal labour migration schemes can be opened to humanitarian migrants who may otherwise become targets for migrant smugglers.
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Apr 01, 2018 06:19 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2018
Category: Policy
Human mobility is an age-old phenomenon that has become an important issue in political and development debates. However, the focus is biased towards South-North movements of migrants, while South-South migration stocks are about as numerous.
This document was prepared by the ACP Observatory as the background paper for a meeting on South-South labour migration organized in Abuja in October 2011 by the Governments of Nigeria and Switzerland in the framework of the Global Forum on Migration and Development.
The document looks at major challenges and opportunities of South-South labour migration and identified avenues for increased cooperation aimed at harnessing the benefits of South-South labour migration for migrants and countries of origin and destination.
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Apr 01, 2018 06:12 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
Publishing Date:
2018
Category: Policy
As the target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) nears in 2015, the international community is faced with both the challenge and the opportunity of formulating the next global development agenda. Although migration was not factored into the MDGs, it plays an integral role in the most crucial development questions facing the world today, including: how to generate inclusive growth and create employment for a growing world population; how to manage new global risks, such as vulnerability to shocks and disasters, and adaptation to climate change; and how to mobilize financing for development in a world of decreasing aid budgets.
Migration and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda gathers together recent research findings outlining the links between migration and development and proposing how migration can best be factored into the future development framework, offering a timely contribution to the argument for migration’s inclusion in the coming development agenda.
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Apr 01, 2018 06:07 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
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2018
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Labour migration within the Pacific region has not been studied in depth despite the existing arrangements promoting the temporal movement of workers. Evidence suggests that there is a shortage of skilled and semi-skilled labour force in the region in particular professional areas, which has led to the development of international labour mobility schemes.
This report identifies key strengths and weaknesses of these processes in order to improve the circulation of skills to promote human development. In particular, labour mobility arrangements should rely on a more accurate analysis of the situation to match shortages with labour surpluses and encourage a more balanced approach for the movement of natural persons.
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Apr 01, 2018 06:00 AM
Author: International Organization for Migration
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2018
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The ACP Observatory on Migration has compiled in this thematic report thirteen background notes looking at innovative aspects of South–South migration. Based upon research carried out during three years, these documents analyse emerging aspects of migration in ACP countries. Four major approaches are covered: Setting the scene on South–South migration; labour migration, remittances and development; the social and cultural side of South–South migration; and the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by migrants.
The chapters of this report include an overview of available information on each topic as well as innovative policy responses implemented in ACP countries. The objective is to inform the public debate on the latests trends of South–South migration and to promote discussions on potential measures and opportunities available to overcome present and future challenges in migration governance.
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May 19, 2018 11:06 AM
Author: Nicola Yeates, Jane Pillinger
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2018
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The growth of the international migration of health workers in recent decades has taken place in the context of the transnationalisation of healthcare provision as well as of governance and policy responses. This paper examines international policy responses to cross‐border health worker migration in the Asia Pacific region. These include multilateral (global and regional) and bilateral policy agreements, policy dialogue and programmes of action in relation to key issues of ethical recruitment, ‘circular’ migration and labour rights and key themes of health workforce planning and management. The paper brings original new analysis of international datasets and secondary data to bear on the pressing and important questions of what international policy initiatives and responses are at work in the Asia Pacific region, and what these mean for the nature of migration governance in the region. The paper's focus routes the evidence and argument towards current research and policy debates about the relationship between health worker migration, health worker shortages and poor health outcomes. In this, the paper brings new insights into the analysis of the international policy ‘universe’ through its emphasis on multiple and intersecting cross‐border institutions, initiatives and actors operating across different scales. Coherent national and international strategies for integrated health worker migration governance and policy need to incorporate these insights, and the paper considers their implications for current strategies to attain universal health care and improved health outcomes in Asia Pacific and beyond.
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Dec 12, 2018 12:38 PM
Author: Sally C. Moyce and Marc Schenker
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2018
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In 2015, approximately 244 million people were transnational migrants, approximately half of whom were workers, often engaged in jobs that are hazardous to their health. They work for less pay, for longer hours, and in worse conditions than do nonmigrants and are often subject to human rights violations, abuse, human trafficking, and violence. Worldwide, immigrant workers have higher rates of adverse occupational exposures and working conditions, which lead to poor health outcomes, workplace injuries, and occupational fatalities. Health disparities of immigrant workers are related to environmental and occupational exposures and are a result of language/cultural barriers, access to health care, documentation status, and the political climate of the host country. Recommendations on global and local scales are offered as potential solutions to improving the health of immigrant workers.
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Feb 13, 2019 02:29 AM
Author: Jie Zong and Jeanne Batalova
Publishing Date:
2018
Category: Research
Migration from the Philippines to the United States began in the late 19th century and has ebbed and flowed since then, in response to evolving government and business relationships between the two countries and changing U.S. immigration policy. In 2016, more than 1.9 million Filipinos lived in the United States, accounting for roughly 4 percent of the country’s 44 million immigrants. Between 1980 and 2016, the Filipino population in the United States nearly quadrupled, rising from 501,000 to 1.9 million. The Philippines, which was the second-largest origin country for immigrants in 1990, was overtaken by India and China during the early 2000s and since 2010 has ranked fourth, after Mexico, India, and China.
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