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Asia has a disproportionate share of the world’s young, working-age population—which represents the most mobile cohort—with resulting major immigration flows to other regions, and increasing intraregional migration as demographic transitions occur at different levels within Asia. The research here focuses on how the labor-sending countries of the region, notably the Philippines and other Colombo Process countries, manage these migration flows and the recruitment process. It also examines other conditions affecting the region, including humanitarian protection challenges, climate migration, diaspora relations, and remittances.

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Reports

Mobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Some of the strictest COVID-19 pandemic-era limits on human mobility occurred in the Asia Pacific region. Border closures started in East and Southeast Asia in early 2020 and quickly spread through the entire region, in some cases remaining in place for more than two years. This report examines the approaches countries took and reflects on the immense costs and benefits of using border measures to tackle public-health risks.

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Reports

Leaving No One Behind: Inclusive Fintech for Remittances

Remittances are a vital lifeline for migrants’ families around the world and an important source of revenue for many low- and middle-income countries, especially in times of crisis. As more people turn to digital financial technologies for these money transfers, this shift holds the potential to shake up the rigid remittance industry and boost development benefits. But it also brings new challenges, as this report explores.

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Articles

The Philippines’ Landmark Labor Export and Development Policy Enters the Next Generation

Fifty years after the birth of the Philippines' strategy to use emigration as a tool for development, the government is doubling down on labor migration. While deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) slumped during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the government and civil society pivoting to assist with return migration and reintegration for hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, emigration has since rebounded, as this article details.

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March 1, 2003
Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough
By Maruja M.B. Asis
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February 1, 2003
Detention Center Fires Spark Renewed Debate on Australian Refugee Program
By Christine Inglis
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January 1, 2003
New Zealand: The Politicization of Immigration
By Richard Bedford
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December 1, 2002
Australia's Increasing Ethnic and Religious Diversity
By Christine Inglis
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October 1, 2002
Malaysia Wavers on Labor Crackdown
By Christine Inglis
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July 1, 2002
Economy Prompts Australia to Welcome More Migrants
By Christine Inglis
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May 22, 2002
Japan's Resilient Demand for Foreign Workers
By Chikako Kashiwazaki

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Articles
March 1, 2003

Mothers, Wives, and Workers: Australia's Migrant Women

Australia's shifting immigration policies, which increasingly favor high-skilled workers while retaining a focus on family reunification, are leading to greater inflows of women.
Articles
February 1, 2003

Detention Center Fires Spark Renewed Debate on Australian Refugee Program

In the wake of a string of arson fires at five Australian detention centers with large populations of asylum seekers, the government has begun new discussions about its much-debated refugee and humanitarian program.
Articles
January 1, 2003

New Zealand: The Politicization of Immigration

Immigration has been a significant factor in New Zealand's history since the mid-19th century, and recently net migration gains have reached the highest levels ever recorded. Richard Bedford of the University of Waikato looks at the challenges ahead.

Articles
December 1, 2002

Australia's Increasing Ethnic and Religious Diversity

Census figures show that Australia began the new millennium with a larger and more diverse population.
Articles
October 1, 2002

Malaysia Wavers on Labor Crackdown

Tough new laws aimed at curbing influxes of undocumented immigrants have prompted hundreds of thousands of workers to exit Malaysia — but the solution has brought its own problems.
Articles
July 1, 2002

Economy Prompts Australia to Welcome More Migrants

Australia plans to increase its 2002-2003 immigration program to the highest annual intake since the end of the 1980s.
Articles
May 22, 2002

Japan's Resilient Demand for Foreign Workers

Despite Japan's decade-long economic downturn, recent patterns of immigration suggest that some sectors still have a persistent demand for foreign workers. Chikako Kashiwazaki, Associate Professor at Keio University, explains why.

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