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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

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May 1, 2004
East Timor: Old Migration Challenges in the World's Newest Country
By Kimberly Hamilton
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April 1, 2004
China: From Exceptional Case to Global Participant
By Ronald Skeldon
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February 1, 2004
Tonga: Migration and the Homeland
By Cathy A. Small, David L. Dixon
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January 1, 2004
Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State
By Paul Spoonley
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January 1, 2004
Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines
By Kevin O'Neil
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December 1, 2003
Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda
By Christine Inglis
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November 1, 2003
Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking
By Christine Inglis
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October 1, 2003
Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism
By Christine Inglis

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Recent Activity

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.
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.

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