Temporary Workers
All Content
Showing 211–220 of 232 results
Demography and Migration Flows: Do Shrinking Populations Mean More Migrants?
Demographic pressure is prompting historic shifts in places such as Japan.
Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008 - Ones to Watch in 2009
It remained unclear how the global financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president will affect migration trends and policy.
Emerging Demographic Patterns across the Mediterranean and their Implications for Migration through 2030
MENA's rapidly growing working-age population could offset Europe's labor shortages, but four uncertain triggers will decide if large-scale emigration occurs.
Managing Temporary Migration: Lessons from the Philippine Model
A Philippine regulation system for overseas workers shows how origin states can shape temporary labor migration while still not necessarily eliminating risk to emigrants.
Uneven Progress: The Employment Pathways of Skilled Immigrants in the United States
Brain waste leaves many college-educated immigrants in the United States underemployed, as foreign credentials and limited English ability block access to skilled jobs.
Canada's Temporary Migration Program: A Model Despite Flaws
Canada's seasonal farmworker program recorded a low overstay rate and development gains.
Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines
An ambitious overseas worker protection system in the Philippines expands safeguards for migrants but also entails risks related to weak oversight, and fee-based financing.
Circular Migration and Development: Trends, Policy Routes, and Ways Forward
Circular migration policies fall short of achieving development goals. Success requires voluntary return, investment-friendly origin countries, and private-sector engagement.
Linking Temporary Worker Schemes with Development
Evidence on temporary worker schemes as development tools remains mixed, with outcomes hinging on contract design, recruitment, and migrants' ability to save.
From A Zero-Sum to a Win-Win Scenario? Literature Review on Circular Migration
Circular migration holds real development potential, but realizing win-win outcomes depends on conditions that research has only begun to map.