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The Netherlands-Indonesia Remittances Corridor
IOM in cooperation with Economic Resource Center for Overseas Filipinos (Ercof) conducted a research study in 2010 titled: "The Netherlands-Indonesia Remittances Corridor: A Study of the Indonesian Diaspora in the Netherlands and their Engagement in Develoment Work in Indonesia". Similar studies were also conducted for Malaysia-Indonesia, Malaysia-the Philippines and Italy-the Philippines. Read more
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IOM and remittances (1923 KB)
Remittances alone cannot alleviate poverty; they cannot address fully the development needs of poor countries, nor are they a substitute for foreign aid. However, remit¬tances do place migrants firmly within the development equation, and as they grow, offer more and more op¬portunities for contributing to economic development and poverty alleviationRead more
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Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning: A Handbook for Policy-makers and Practitioners
This Handbook, initiated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and further developed with the contributions of the Global Migration Group (GMG), is the result of a collaborative and fruitful cooperation between the 16 GMG.Read more
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New IOM publication: "Migration and Development: Migrant Stories" (1199 KB)
Within the framework of its temporary return projects, IOM has published this brochure with personal stories and experiences of migrants who participated in one of the projects. The borchure is available at IOM and can also be downloaded as Pdf-file. Read more
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World Migration Report 2008
Managing Labour Mobility in the Evolving Global Economy Read more
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Article: Why the North matters
Unequal and uneven development inherited from British colonialism by present day Ghana continues to divide the North from the South. For Samuel Zan Akologo and Rinus van Klinken "Sierra Leone, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia and Togo are gory reminders" should serve as warning to the Ghanian leadership that it must change course. Read more
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Report Trauma Care Project 2006 by Dr. Conrad Buckle (2274 KB)
The report reveals an estimated shortage of almost 4.3 million doctors, midwives, nurses and support workers worldwide. The shortage is most severe in the poorest countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where health workers are most needed. Focusing on all stages of the health workers' career lifespan from entry to health training, to job recruitment
through to retirement, the report lays out a ten-year action plan in which countries can build their health workforces, with the support of global partners.
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Perspectives from the South (4126 KB)
This book attempts to redress the balance by initiating a South-South dialogue. It is the result of discussions among researchers, government officials and migrant activists from five major emigration countries: India, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, and Turkey. The five country case studies present experiences of emigration over the past 50 years and analyse the consequences for economy, society and politics.
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Afghan Labour Migration and Human Resource Development 26 March 2008 (712 KB)
The objective of this report is to analyse the important role that labour migration has to play in facilitating economic growth, promoting poverty reduction and developing the labour force of Afghanistan.Read more
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