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Engaging Employers in Growing Refugee Labor Pathways
Refugee labor pathways in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom show promise, but scaling requires smarter outreach, policy reforms, and stronger government involvement.
Bangladesh’s Economic Vitality Owes in Part to Migration and Remittances
Labor migration and remittances have been central to Bangladesh's economic rise. But dependence on low-skilled workers abroad and nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees pose long-term governance challenges.
Brain Drain and Brain Gain in Hong Kong’s Population Shuffle
Hong Kong is caught between brain drain—as young professionals flee political upheaval—and brain gain, as mainland Chinese talent reshapes the city's workforce and cultural identity.
Competing for Talent: What Role Can Employment- and Skills-Based Mobility Projects Play?
Skills-based mobility projects face scale challenges. Better planning, private-sector buy-in, and longer timeframes are needed to match workers with jobs across borders.
Coordination Breakdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Europe
COVID-19 disrupted migration across Europe, exposing coordination failures. The EU Digital COVID Certificate offers a model for future crisis preparedness.
A New Way Forward for Employment-Based Immigration: The Bridge Visa
With the United States facing growing demographic pressures and labor needs, MPI is proposing creation of a bridge visa as a means of bringing flexibility to an employment system last overhauled by Congress in 1990.
Aging Societies Rely on Immigrant Health-Care Workers, Posing Challenges for Origin Countries
A global health-worker shortage is pushing wealthy nations to recruit abroad, depleting health systems in the Global South and raising questions about sustainability and equity.
The Philippines’ Landmark Labor Export and Development Policy Enters the Next Generation
Fifty years after launching its labor export policy, the Philippines is rebuilding emigration disrupted by the pandemic, while grappling with persistent worker abuse and bilateral disputes.
Consolidating Gains: Lessons and Priorities for Promoting Fair and Ethical Recruitment
A decade of norm-setting on fair recruitment has yet to protect most migrant workers from excessive fees. The next frontier is enforcement, not advocacy.
Canada's New Tech Talent Strategy Takes Aim at High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy is highly unusual for its explicit targeting of visa holders in another country. Opening a dedicated stream specifically for high-skilled immigrants in the United States who hold an H-1B visa is the latest salvo in a growing global competition for talent—one in which some countries are racing ahead of the United States in terms of policy dynamism, as this commentary explores.
