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How Should Migrant Smuggling be Confronted?

This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. This technical paper answers the question "how should migrant smuggling be confronted?". Migrant smuggling is seen as antithetical to safe, orderly and regular migration. In fact, the fight against migrant smuggling stands out as a point of agreement in an otherwise fractured policy field. This paper explores different underpinning motivations for counter-smuggling measures. 

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Other
Target Audience
Academia
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Author
Jorgen Carling
Source / Publisher
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
9
Cross Cutting Theme
Human rights
Keywords
Human rights
Smuggling of migrants
Status
Published

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