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Indonesia's Labor Looks Abroad
In 2006, Indonesia had 2.7 million workers abroad, many of them women in domestic roles.
Ecuador: Diversidad en Migración
Dos crisis económicas enviaron entre el 10 y 15 por ciento de los ecuatorianos al exterior, principalmente a España y EE.UU., mientras aumentó la inmigración de Colombia y Perú.
Immigration in Luxembourg: New Challenges for an Old Country
Despite foreigners comprising nearly 40 percent of its population in 2006, Luxembourg had no formal integration policy.
Ecuador: Diversity in Migration
In recent decades, economic crises have sent as much as 15 percent of Ecuadorians abroad, mainly to Spain and the United States, while Colombia and Peru have been the major sources of immigration to Ecuador.
Singapore: Hungry for Foreign Workers at All Skill Levels
Singapore maintained a two-tiered foreign worker system in 2006, keeping lower-skilled migrants transient while recruiting highly skilled talent.
Japanese Immigration Policy: Responding to Conflicting Pressures
Balancing demographic decline and security fears, Japan relies on indirect immigration channels while officially refusing to accept unskilled foreign labor.
Denmark: Integrating Immigrants into a Homogeneous Welfare State
Denmark's welfare state, built on cultural homogeneity, has struggled to integrate a growing non-Western immigrant population.
Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home
Driven by the 1979 revolution and persistent economic pressures, Iran has produced three waves of emigration while hosting millions of Afghan and Iraqi refugees.
Tajikistan: From Refugee Sender to Labor Exporter
After its 1990s civil war, Tajikistan became a leading per capita labor exporter; about 600,000 Tajiks leave annually, with remittances representing up to 50 percent of GDP.
Sweden: Restrictive Immigration Policy and Multiculturalism
Sweden shifted from labor immigration in the 1950s and 1960s to refugee- and family-based flows by the 1970s; as of 2006, about 12 percent of its 9 million residents are foreign born.
