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Migration and Gender Outcomes: Analysis of Selected Policies in Sri Lanka

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...
Date of publication:
03 December 2018
Source:
KNOMAD
Information Type:
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Transnational Culture of Corruption in Migrant Labour Recruitment

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...
Date of publication:
07 August 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Integration and Social Cohesion: Key Elements for Reaping Benefits of Migration

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...
Date of publication:
01 August 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Working Paper

Integration that values Diversity - Exploring a Model for Current Migration Dynamics

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...
Date of publication:
04 July 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Information Type:
Working Paper

Border Security, Migration Governance and Sovereignty

Exploring why nation states accept or resist limits on sovereignty in the context of border security, migration, and the GCM.
Date of publication:
01 January 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Working Paper

Protecting Migrant Workers: The Case for a Core Rights Approach

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.
Date of publication:
01 January 2017
Source:
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Defining human smuggling in migration research: An appraisal and critique

The terms migrant smuggling and human trafficking are often used synonymously in public discussions and the media, but are distinct categories in international law and academic research. This article provides a critical discussion of the representation of human smuggling in academic research, by...
Date of publication:
31 December 2016
Source:
Migration Policy Centre (MPC)
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Women Working Worldwide: A Situational Analysis of Women Migrant Workers

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...
Date of publication:
05 September 2016
Source:
UN Women
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Law, Policy and Practice Concerning the Humanitarian Protection of Aliens on a Temporary Basis in the Context of Disasters

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...
Date of publication:
01 January 2016
Source:
The Nansen Initiative
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Beyond Definitions: Global migration and the smuggling–trafficking nexus

This discussion paper explores the rise of mixed, irregular migration with particular focus on the role of smuggling and trafficking in both facilitating that movement and influencing its impact. It explains the current migration context followed by a discussion and analysis of the smuggling...
Date of publication:
01 November 2015
Source:
Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
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Working Paper

Promoting Diaspora Engagement: What have we learnt?

This working paper contributes to the necessary process of refining the way in which projects promoting diaspora engagement are designed. Furthermore, this paper contributes to balancing the current predominant perception of migration as an element of crisis by placing the focus also on positive...
Date of publication:
03 August 2015
Source:
International Centre for migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
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International Migration, Human Dignity, and the Challenge of Sovereignty

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.
Date of publication:
11 June 2014
Source:
Center for Migration Studies
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Working Paper

Concluding observations on the second periodic report of the Philippines

The Committee considered the second periodic report of the Philippines (CMW/C/PHL/2) at its 249th and 250th meetings (CMW/C/SR.249 and SR.250), held on 3 and 4 April 2014. At its 260th meeting (CMW/C/SR.260), held on 11 April 2014, the Committee adopted the following concluding observations.
Date of publication:
02 May 2014
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Information Type:
Working Paper

Theoretical Approaches to Human Smuggling

This working paper reviews the major theoretical and conceptual approaches to human smuggling. It reviews how researchers, practitioners, and states have conceived of human smuggling as an aspect of international migration. The paper surveys the prominent approaches in human smuggling studies...
Date of publication:
01 January 2013
Source:
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Information Type:
Working Paper

Leaving Matters: The Nature, Evolution and Effects of Emigration Policies

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.
Date of publication:
16 April 2011
Source:
International Migration Institute (IMI)
Information Type:
Working Paper

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