Knowledge Platform

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Analysis

Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in an Irregular Situation and Addressing Irregular Labour Migration: A Compendium

The Compendium presents the situations that can lead migrant workers into irregularity, the rights of migrant workers in irregular situations, and the relevant international standards and good practice.

Date of publication:

23 December 2021

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Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

The Invisible Work of Family, Friend, and Neighbor Caregivers and Its Importance for Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families

Family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care—that is, child care provided by relatives, friends, and community members in an unlicensed setting—is the most common form of child care in the United States. While many U.S.

Date of publication:

02 December 2021

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World Migration Report 2022

The World Migration Report 2022, the eleventh in the world migration report series, has been produced to contribute to increased understanding of migration and mobility throughout the world.

Date of publication:

01 December 2021

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International Labour Organization (ILO)

Extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families: A guide for policymakers and practitioners

This ILO guide aim to enable governments, in collaboration with social partners and other relevant stakeholders, to meet GCM objective 22, 'Establish mechanisms for the portability of social security entitlements and earned benefits' by highlighting the standards underpinning this objective,...

Date of publication:

08 November 2021

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Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

SPOTLIGHT – MIGRATION AND COVID-19

The Covid-19 Pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on migration, human mobility, and the lives of migrants around the globe. Governments respond to it through a mixture of measures.

Date of publication:

01 July 2021

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

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Analysis

Labor Migration in Asia: Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis and the Post-Pandemic Future

This report analyzes the labor migration trends in Asia and puts them in the context of economic and policy developments and the changes wrought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Date of publication:

27 April 2021

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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Position Paper: Ensuring Safe and Dignified Return and Sustainable Reintegration

At a glance This paper identifies key principles, and the UN Migration Network's common position, on migrant return and reintegration.

Date of publication:

31 March 2021

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Other

I Know Gender Module 16: Gender Equality and Migration

Gender Equality and Migration is a brand-new online training module, developed by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and UN Women. This module helps learners understand how gender shapes every stage of the migrant journey, and why gender equality matters in migration.

Date of publication:

08 March 2021

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Training / Workshop Material

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Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond

This first open access book in a series of three volumes provides an in-depth analysis of social protection policies that EU Member States make accessible to resident nationals, non-resident nationals and non-national residents.

Date of publication:

31 December 2020

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Springer

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Other

E-PHR Handbook For Health Professionals

This handbook has been written to provide medical examiners with: an overview of the migration health assessment process, guidance on conditions of importance for health assessments, and a standardised process to obtain appropriate, accurate and comprehensive information.

Date of publication:

13 December 2020

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European Union

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Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

Policy brief: Enhancing Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19 Preparedness, Prevention, Response and Beyond

At a glance This policy brief provides practical guidance to Member States and stakeholders for an improved common understanding of safe and inclusive access to services for migrants.

Date of publication:

30 October 2020

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Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Report of the Secretary General

The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 73/195, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General, drawing on the United Nations Network on Migration, to report to the Assembly on a biennial basis on the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and...

Date of publication:

26 October 2020

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United Nations (UN)

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Implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM): Booklet

This booklet aims to serve as a practical guide to implementing the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) by exploring each of the 23 GCM objectives to break the Compact down into accessible parts with ideas for implementation.

Date of publication:

15 October 2020

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Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals

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Migration in West & North Africa and across the Mediterranean

This edited volume provides a comprehensive, fact-based account of migration from and within West and North Africa and across the Mediterranean from 2019- 2020, with the aim of promoting more coherent, forward-looking and sustainable policy approaches, in line with the Global Compact for Safe,...

Date of publication:

28 September 2020

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Migration Health In The Sustainable Development Goals

This information sheet provides an overview of the connections between migration health and the different sustainable development goals, as well as selected examples of IOM activities towards the SDGs.

Date of publication:

01 September 2020

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Policy Brief: The Global Compact for Migration (GCM): Well Governed Migration as an Essential Element of Effective COVID-19 Response

The present document outlines the applicability of the Global Compact in preventing and responding to COVID-19, for States, the UN system and other stakeholders, highlighting instances of promising practices as useful models to draw from.

Date of publication:

21 August 2020

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United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

What Works to Protect Children on the Move

Approximately 50 million children can be considered ‘on the move’.

Date of publication:

30 July 2020

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Policy Brief: COVID-19 and People on the Move

The COVID-19 crisis presents us with an opportunity to reimagine human mobility for the benefit of all while advancing our central commitment of the 2030 Agenda to leave no one behind. In the pursuit of this objective, this Policy Brief offers four basic tenets to guide our collective response.

Date of publication:

01 July 2020

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United Nations (UN)

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International Labour Organization (ILO)

Social Protection Spotlight COVID-19: Social protection for migrant workers: A necessary response to the COVID-19 crisis (2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health challenge and is having serious economic and social impacts on origin, transit and destination countries, as well as on migrant workers and their families and on businesses and their operations.

Date of publication:

24 June 2020

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