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Maid in Hong Kong: Protecting Foreign Domestic Workers
Hong Kong's foreign domestic workers are excluded from the minimum wage law and permanent residency, while structural policies limit their ability to report abuse.
Global Refugee Summits Offer Reasons for Both Disappointment and Hope
UN and U.S.-led refugee summits in September 2016 produced real but modest funding and resettlement pledges, deferring a binding responsibility-sharing compact to 2018.
Resolving Policy Conundrums: Enhancing Humanitarian Protection in Southeast Asia
The May 2015 Rohingya maritime crisis exposed Southeast Asia's missing protection infrastructure and underscored the need for regional responses that connect protection with livelihoods.
Rebuilding Self and Country: Deportee Reintegration in Jamaica
In Jamaica, low reoffending rates and the rise of deportee-led groups since 2009 showed how “deported migrants” could drive reintegration and development.
The Global Feminization of Migration: Past, Present, and Future
From 1960 to 2015, the female share of global migrants barely rose, prompting a rethink of what “feminization of migration” means.
Kenyan Migration to the Gulf Countries: Balancing Economic Interests and Worker Protection
Kenyan workers’ rising Gulf migration boosted remittances but outpaced Kenya’s weak protections, leaving many migrants exposed to exploitation.
Development through Diversity: Engaging Armenia’s New and Old Diaspora
Armenia’s diverse old and new diasporas fuel investment, remittances, and refugee support, yet their dispersion both advances and constrains development.
Spain: New Emigration Policies Needed for an Emerging Diaspora
Spain's emigration of educated youth has alarmed the public, but data gaps, low opportunity costs, and outdated diaspora policies leave the country without tools to manage this outflow.
Reaching a “Fair Deal” on Talent: Emigration, Circulation, and Human Capital in Countries of Origin
Most skilled-migration programs certify credentials without providing mentoring or connections for newcomers, leaving much of the potential benefit to origin countries unrealized.
Emigration Trends and Policies in China: Movement of the Wealthy and Highly Skilled
China's high-skilled outflows are accelerating as low-skilled emigration stagnates, with government reforms inadvertently deepening that divide.
