Labour migration in Asia and the Pacific

Labour migration trends and policy challenges in Southeast Asia

In terms of numbers, Malaysia is the largest employer of overseas migrant workers in Southeast Asia. It is also both an exporter and importer of labour.

A Review on the Trends and Ethical Issues of Labour Migration from ...

indication of Asian globalization (Wells, 1996; Kaur, 2009; Kaur, 2010). ... workers still migrating to the Middle East (Wickarmasekara, 2000; United Nations ...

International Labour Migration in the Asian‐Pacific Region: patterns ...

The Chinese in Southeast Asia Oxford University Press, London . ... Quibria, M. G. 1986. “Migrant workers and remittances: issues for Asian developing countries”, ...

Labour migration as complementary pathways for refugees in the ...

ABSTRACT. This working paper looks at current legal labour migration schemes in the Asia-Pacific region and examines if any can be opened to humanitarian ...

East Asia and Pacific Migration Core Course and Conference

Coupled with these demographic shifts, continuing income and productivity gaps, and potential impacts of climate change create stronger forces for labor ...

Labour Migration and Economic Growth: A Perspective from Asia ...

Globalization has led to significant changes in economies and societies worldwide, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region where labor migration drives ...

Labour migration for development: Best practices in Asia and the ...

This paper discusses best practices in temporary labour migration programs in the Asia Pacific region in each stage of the migration process – recruitment ...

Women's labour migration from Asia and the Pacific - VOCEDplus

This issue brief looks at the trends and patterns in female labor migration in the Asia-Pacific region as well as the key policy challenges relating to ...

Safe, regular and orderly migration for inclusion and sustainability

Temporary labour migration from Asia and the Pacific to the Middle East is significant too, with Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines as the main ...

Labour migration in Asia: What does the future hold?

Asia's economic and demographic diversity catalyses dynamic and varied migration patterns, creating mutual benefits for sending and ...

Pacific migration | Development Policy Centre

The Pacific migration team undertakes research, and provides evidence-based policy advice, on the social and economic impacts of temporary labour programs.

Labour Migration Outflow Database - Demographic Changes

The present database on labour migrant outflows compiles time series data on annual labour outflows from select countries of origin to respective countries of ...

International migration | Society at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2022

The deployment of labour migrants decreased drastically across the Asia/Pacific region in 2020, due to the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (Figure 2.11).

Statistics on Labor Migration within the Asia-Pacific Region

The increase in male migrants in Asia was fuelled by the strong demand for migrant workers in the oil-producing countries in Western Asia. Statistics on Labor ...

International labour migration in the Asian-Pacific region - PubMed

"This paper reviews the literature on international labour migration from and within the Asian-Pacific region. It deals with patterns and characteristics of ...

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal - Sage Journals

Asian and Pacific Migration Journal is the first peer reviewed journal devoted to migration issues in the Asia Pacific, and is one of 8 journals featured in ...

Labor Migration in Asia - OECD

This report is based on the discussions at the 13th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Integrating Skills Development and Certification ...

Introduction: Migrant Workers in Pacific Asia | Request PDF

Labor migration occurs across various types of countries and occurs regardless of the level of economic development in the host and home countries as long as ...

Social issues in the management of labour migration in Asia and the ...

Any discussion of the mobility of labour across borders in a region as huge and complex as Asia is bound to do no more than provide a sketch of a few ...

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

It examines the policy settings in the major origin and destination countries of labor migrants and the medium- and long-term factors that will ...