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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.

Protests at a refugee compound in Nauru.
Articles

As Nauru Shows, Asylum Outsourcing Has Unexpected Impacts on Host Communities

For two decades, asylum seekers seeking to reach Australia by boat were diverted to Nauru, a small Pacific Island nation that made a hefty profit off the extraterritorial asylum arrangement. But attitudes among local Nauruans have been mixed, with some fearing their economy revolved around Australia and the foreign workers who shuttled in and out of the processing center. As more countries seek to strike offshore asylum deals, this article examines the effects on local communities.

Migrant workers at a textile factory in Jordan
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.

People pulling vehicles from a flooded road in an Afghan village
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

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
Articles
October 1, 2003
Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism
By Christine Inglis
Articles
September 1, 2003
Australia Mulls Seasonal Migrant Labor Scheme
By Christine Inglis
Articles
September 1, 2003
Brain Drain and Gain: The Case of Taiwan
By Kevin O'Neil
Articles
July 1, 2003
Europe Attracts More Migrants from China
By Frank Laczko
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Articles
July 1, 2003
The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate
By Elizabeth Grieco

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Recent Activity

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.
Articles
October 1, 2003

Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism

As Australia marks 25 years of multiculturalism in public policy, the country's courts are ruling on cases with serious implications for immigrant integration, according to Christine Inglis.
Articles
September 1, 2003

Brain Drain and Gain: The Case of Taiwan

MPI's Kevin O'Neil takes a close look at how Taiwan has reaped economic benefits from high-skilled migration.
Articles
September 1, 2003

Australia Mulls Seasonal Migrant Labor Scheme

An Australian Senate committee is proposing that agricultural workers from the Pacific Islands be granted special seasonal access to Australia, according to Christine Inglis.
Articles
July 1, 2003

Fighting in Aceh Brings Fears of Displacement

A massive offensive by the Indonesian army against rebels in the province of Aceh has raised fears that many civilians will be driven out of their homes.
Articles
July 1, 2003

The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate

Waves of emigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia are building new lives abroad, according to MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco.

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