Recruitment

Explore all the research, analysis, and commentary on the policies that governments have established to recruit migrant workers, as well as the recruitment process itself and oversight of recruitment agencies.

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The Emigration of Health-Care Workers: Malawi’s Recurring Challenges

Malawi’s effort to stem health workers’ emigration was helped by raising salaries and increasing training, but other challenges remain.

Fifty Years On, the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act Continues to Reshape the United States

Fifty years after passage, the 1965 immigration law still anchors U.S. policy, driving more diverse inflows, uneven integration, and recurring political battles.

Redefining Nepal: Internal Migration in a Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Society

Nepal’s post-conflict, post-disaster internal migration is reshaping regions, gender roles, and federal politics in ways aid and leaders must navigate.

Recent Court Decisions Put a Sharp Spotlight on U.S. H-2B Temporary Worker Visa Program

A legal battle over H-2B visa regulations has exposed a dispute about agency authority and the program's failure to protect workers.

The Asia-Pacific and Women’s Labour Migration

Marking the release of the MPI-IOM 12th Issue in Brief, this event in Bangkok examined the emerging trends in women’s labor migration in the Asia-Pacific region, and the related opportunities and challenges.

Destination China: The Country Adjusts to its New Migration Reality

China's 2012 immigration overhaul toughened penalties for unauthorized migrants.

Building Skills in North and Central America: Barriers and Policy Options toward Harmonizing Qualifications in Nursing

Nurse qualification harmonization can ease North American shortages and cut brain waste, but regulatory gaps and credential barriers need political will to overcome.

Women’s Labour Migration from Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges

Female migrants in the Asia-Pacific increasingly migrate independently. Skills mismatch and sector concentration limit their contributions and well-being.

Following the Money: Chinese Labor Migration to Zambia

Chinese investment has driven a 60 percent rise in Chinese migration to Zambia since 2009, yet these immigrants remain a small share of the population.

Strengthening Labour Market Integration of Immigrants in Europe: Innovative ways to prepare migrants before departure

A discussion in Brussels examining how useful existing predeparture measures are in facilitating migrants’ labor market insertion, examples of structural cooperation between origin and EU destination countries, and successful private-sector practices.