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Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

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

Using Risk Analysis to Shape Border Management: A Review of Approaches during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Although nearly all countries adopted travel measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, national approaches have varied considerably and often been controversial. In many cases, decisionmakers failed to clearly communicate the rationale for using certain measures. This report looks at how governments and international organizations approached travel-related risk analysis, and what it would take to do this more strategically in future public-health emergencies.

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Policy Briefs

Reassessing Recruitment Costs in a Changing World of Labor Migration

Migrant workers can pay a range of costs when they are recruited and relocate for jobs abroad, accruing significant debt. While many countries, international organizations, and other stakeholders have sought to reduce or eliminate recruitment costs, the pandemic has exacerbated and added to these expenses. This policy brief explores how the costs migrant workers face have changed, and what these developments mean for efforts to promote fair and ethical recruitment.

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Articles

Climate Change Compounds Longstanding Displacement in Afghanistan

Climate change is compounding the drivers of displacement and international migration in Afghanistan, which has one of world's largest populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This article examines the climate and environmental linkages to displacement and migration, as well as the policy approaches taken by the Taliban and predecessor governments, particularly as they relate to water resources management.

Recent Activity

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Reports
July 2004
Beyond Remittances: The Role of Diaspora in Poverty Reduction in their Countries of Origin
By  Kathleen Newland and Erin Patrick
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Articles
May 1, 2004
East Timor: Old Migration Challenges in the World's Newest Country
By Kimberly Hamilton
Articles
April 1, 2004
China: From Exceptional Case to Global Participant
By Ronald Skeldon
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Articles
February 1, 2004
Tonga: Migration and the Homeland
By Cathy A. Small, David L. Dixon
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Articles
January 1, 2004
Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State
By Paul Spoonley
Articles
January 1, 2004
Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines
By Kevin O'Neil
Articles
December 1, 2003
Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda
By Christine Inglis
Articles
November 1, 2003
Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking
By Christine Inglis

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Recent Activity

Reports
July 2004

Beyond Remittances: The Role of Diaspora in Poverty Reduction in their Countries of Origin

This report analyzes the impact of established diaspora on the reduction of poverty in their countries of origin. It examines their contributions beyond individual remittances, in the dimensions of foreign direct investment, market development, technology transfer, philanthropy, tourism, political contributions, and the more intangible flows of knowledge, new attitudes, and cultural influence.

Articles
May 1, 2004

East Timor: Old Migration Challenges in the World's Newest Country

In May, following a UN withdrawal, East Timor's government will have more responsibility for dealing with thorny migration issues.
Articles
April 1, 2004

China: From Exceptional Case to Global Participant

Ronald Skeldon of the University of Sussex maps out the migration patterns and policies of China, the source of tens of millions of migrants around the globe.

Articles
February 1, 2004

Tonga: Migration and the Homeland

Cathy Small of Northern Arizona University outlines how past changes in the Kingdom of Tonga, as well as the current challenges, are intimately tied to migration.
Articles
January 1, 2004

Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines

MPI's Kevin O'Neil examines the Philippines' sophisticated policies to promote and regulate its labor exports.
Articles
January 1, 2004

Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State

Paul Spoonley describes a massive economic and cultural shift caused by emigration from the Cook Islands to New Zealand.

Articles
December 1, 2003

Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda

Christine Inglis looks at the Australian government’s renewed efforts to tighten security at the border and beyond.
Articles
November 1, 2003

Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking

Christine Inglis examines the Australian government's new four-year, $20 million initiative to fight human trafficking, particularly of women.

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