Labor Migration
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Fintech is revolutionizing the way migrant workers pay for goods and send money back home to their families. Moving money has never been easier; but equitable immigration, safe workplaces and digital governance must not be forgotten. The impact of reduced remittances on developing countries due to the current slowing down and closing of host economies will be profound.
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Building Partnerships for Effectively Managing Labor Migration: Lessons from Asian Countries
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2019-04-15)
This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and emphasizes the importance of partnerships to promote effective labor migration management. It addresses temporary migrant worker programs, focusing on the Republic of Korea’s Employment Permit ...
Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2019-03-15)
Accelerating progress: An empowered, inclusive and equal Asia and the Pacific is the thematic report of the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership for 2019. Reflecting on the theme of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, it is designed to inform ...
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COVID-19 and Overseas Filipino Workers: Return Migration and Reintegration into the Home Country—the Philippine Case
(Asian Development Bank, 2022-02-15)This paper profiles the return migration and reintegration of returning overseas workers into the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As a major migrant-sending and remittance receiving economy, the emigration of workers has been part of ... -
Protection without Fear: Advocating Accessible Healthcare Services for Irregular Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(The Asia Foundation, 2021-12-30)The international community recognizes the Philippines as a model for migrant protection. The country’s migrant policies ensure that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can access healthcare services. Republic Act (RA) No. 10022, which amended RA 8042 ... -
IPS Monthly Bulletin December 2021
(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2021-12-30)IPS monthly bulletin highlights: Himani Vithanage of the University of Colombo wins IPS’ Saman Kelegama Memorial Research Grant 2021; Lecture by Dr Bilesha Weeraratne on ‘Dynamics in Migration and Remittances: Perspectives from the Sri Lankan Macroeconomy’; ... -
Analyzing the Characteristics of International Migration in the Philippines Using the 2018 National Migration Survey
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2021-12-30)In spite of the significant contribution of international migration to the Philippine economy, there has not been any government survey that can provide a nationally representative information on such phenomenon until 2018 with the conduct of the ... -
Analyzing Filipino Migrant Workers’ Access to Social Protection
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2021-12-30)The COVID-19 pandemic has such a wide-reaching and sudden adverse impact on people’s livelihoods. For a country like the Philippines which significantly relies on overseas remittances to boost household consumption, the return of hundreds of thousands ... -
Strengthening Predeparture Services for Labor Migrants in Tajikistan Post-COVID-19
(Asian Development Bank, 2021-12-30)The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused a steep drop in the number of migrants from Tajikistan during the spring season in April and May 2020, although the number partly recovered in the second half of the year (Shimizutani and Yamada 2021). ... -
The Nature of Recent Chinese Migration to Thailand
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2021-12-22)Xin yimin, new migrants, is a term used in China to refer to people who left China after the reform era began in the 1980s. These migrants are considered products of ‘new China’, better educated, more skilled and more urbanized, and are effectively not ... -
Covid-19 and Challenges in Reintegrating Sri Lanka's Migrant Workers
(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2021-11-08)Following the onset of COVID-19, a large number of migrant workers returned to Sri Lanka. By April 2021, a total of 56,403 migrant workers from 14 countries had returned home. Of these, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) returnee registry ... -
RSIS NTS Bulletin: July 2021
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2021-07-30)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Harnessing Digitization for Remittances in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2021-07-15)Remittances are considered a lifeline of developing countries and are especially vital for migrants and their families. Digital data technology can help alleviate many of the “pain-points” in the remittances industry. For example, it can significantly ...