This report is produced by UN Women’s Economic Empowerment Section for the “Promoting and Protecting Women Migrant Workers’ Labour and Human Rights” Project, supported by the European Union. This report is the first of three designed to build on the growing body of scholarship pertaining to gender...

This paper analyzes the implications of migration rules, regulations, and policies in Sri Lanka, in the country’s efforts to integrate gender perspectives into migration issues. The study focuses on three policies: the imposition of maximum chargeable amounts that agents can collect for recruiting...

This paper introduces the idea of a “core rights” approach for global governance of international labour migration. In the context of low ratification numbers of international conventions, Ruhs proposes a debate around what a shorter list of core rights may look like.

This background paper provides a review of existing law, policy and practice on the temporary humanitarian protection of migrants in the context of disasters in select countries of North and South America. Commissioned by the Nansen Initiative, this paper informed the Regional Workshop on Temporary...

Today, post offices deliver more money than mail. They therefore represent a prominent channel for the provision of remittances and financial services to the world's underserved rural areas. With the aim of supporting postal networks in fulfilling their potential in the national remittance market...

This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. It is one of 26 papers that make up a consolidated Syndicate publication, which focuses on proposing ways to address complex and pressing issues in contemporary international...

This thematic paper was prepared to inform on the core topic of integration and social cohesion during the consultation process and negotiations that led to the final adoption of the GCM. The document provides details and practical insights on broader thematic issues surrounding integration, social...

This background paper highlights the expertise and experiences that local authorities can bring as well as the challenges and opportunities cities face in responding to migration. It includes examples of how cities are already supporting migrants’ inclusion, drawing on cross-sectoral and multi...

The paper presents an overview of the development of a methodology for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 10.7.2 on the number of countries with migration policies to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people.

This paper analyzes the impact of economic development (expressed as gross domestic product, GDP) on international migration. The findings suggest that emigration rates are relatively low in low-income settings, rise with rising GDP per capita, and decline at high income levels.

This paper finds that emigration rises on average as GDP per capita initially rises in poor countries, slowing after roughly US$5,000 at purchasing power parity, and reversing after roughly $10,000.

This working paper reviews the nature, evolution, and effects of emigration policies. The findings show the need to improve insights into how states and policies shape migration processes.

Presenting the relationship between sovereignty and migration, including the misuse of sovereignty and how to reconcile it with human rights in the context of migration.

This paper was presented at the 5th International Forum on Migration and Peace.

Exploring why nation states accept or resist limits on sovereignty in the context of border security, migration, and the GCM. 

This paper uses original survey data in Bogota, Colombia, to compare the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) between migrants who have lived in Bogota for a longer period and recently arrived Venezuelan migrants. The study identifies duration of time in a new neighbourhood as a...

This paper builds on the Integrated Modeling of European Migration (IMEM) framework and provides a statistical framework that can incorporate new data sources, such as social media. It also combines administrative and household survey data from 2002 to 2015 to offer estimates of migration flows...