Economic Opportunities and Labour Rights

Research report 34 presents the initial analyses and findings from the research project entitled "Evaluation of the return programme StarthilfePlus". In this project, the Research Centre of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (FOMR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are investigating the motives for return as well as the...

The assessment of local authorities’ attitudes towards returned migrants and their readiness to reintegrate them was implemented in the framework of the “UNDP-IOM Seed Funding to fast-track joint response to the socio-economic impact of COVID-19: Analyzing and improving evidence based social cohesion and returnee inclusion in response to COVID-19”. The main...

El presente documento constituye el informe regional del Estudio sobre reintegración: migración y ciudades realizado por la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones OIM, en los países del Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica y México. El estudio indaga sobre los procesos de reintegración de migrantes retornados originarios de Guatemala, El Salvador...

Con el fin de comprender mejor los contextos de retorno y reintegración en México y el Norte de Centroamérica, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) ha generado una serie de estudios a nivel de la región y de cada uno de los países que la componen. El presente informe contiene los resultados del estudio realizado con personas migrantes y...

Con el fin de comprender mejor los contextos de retorno y reintegración en México y el Norte de Centroamérica, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) ha realizado una serie de estudios a nivel país y a nivel región. El presente informe contiene los resultados del estudio realizado con personas migrantes y personal de instituciones...

International migration is inherently an issue that links countries together. But divergent goals and concerns among the world’s origin, transit, and destination countries have meant that until recently, there has been little agreement on what form international cooperation on migration should take. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration...

Skilled migration brings widely acknowledged economic benefits for both destination countries and migrants themselves. The impact of skilled emigration on countries of origin has been the subject of much more debate. Despite a growing academic consensus that origin countries can benefit from emigration and the circulation of skills, it remains a challenge to...

Con el fin de comprender mejor los contextos de retorno y reintegración en México y el Norte de Centroamérica, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) ha realizado una serie de estudios a nivel país y a nivel región. El presente informe contiene los resultados del estudio realizado con personas migrantes y personal de instituciones...

Este Protocolo, desarrollado por la OIM México en coordinación con el gobierno del estado de Puebla a través del Instituto Poblano de Asistencia al Migrante y el Instituto Nacional de Migración, delegación Puebla, es una herramienta que promueve el acceso a los derechos de las personas migrantes en retorno en el estado de Puebla con miras a fomentar...

Con el fin de comprender mejor los contextos de retorno y reintegración en México y el Norte de Centroamérica, la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones (OIM) ha realizado una serie de estudios a nivel país y a nivel región. El presente informe contiene los resultados del estudio realizado con personas migrantes y personal de instituciones...

Este informe resume los resultados de las encuestas de 67 personas beneficiarias del Programa de Retorno Voluntario Asistido (RVA) de la OIM, asistidas de mayo a julio de 2021. Entre uno y tres meses después del retorno, los equipos de monitoreo de México, Guatemala, Belice y El Salvador formularon a cada migrante entre 24 y 33 preguntas. Las encuestas se...

The qualitative research explores vulnerabilities and risks of exploitation faced by Vietnamese migrant workers during recruitment, employment at destinations, and upon return to Viet Nam. The report captures the experiences of Vietnamese migrant workers on their journeys to most popular destinations – Japan, Taiwan Province of the People’s Republic of China...

Circular labour migration is frequently portrayed as a gender-neutral phenomenon. Despite the growing literature on the feminization of migration, scholarly and policy literature is often gender-blind. In Nepal, over the last decade, the share of women migrant workers has significantly increased. The National Population Census 2011 shows that about 13 per...

This paper provides a short overview of the first meeting of returned Moldovan migrants, both women and men, public authorities and representatives of financing programs, held on International Migrant Day, 18 December 2015. The purpose of the event was to facilitate an open dialogue between migrant women and family members of returned home migrants and...

The fourth volume of the series entitled "Beiträge zu Migration und Integration" (Contributions to Migration and Integration Studies) focuses on return and reintegration of migrants to Turkey, Georgia and the Russian Federation. In this project, various groups of returnees were interviewed regarding the circumstances and motives of their decision to return...

In India, the major drivers of both internal and international migration are the prevailing unemployment, competitive labour market and enhanced livelihood prospects in the destination state or country. However, the nationwide lockdown and the sealing of inter-state and international borders to control the COVID-19 pandemic triggered the reverse migration of...

Understanding contemporary migration, both international and internal, remains a challenge. The decision by people to migrate either within their own countries or across borders is influenced by an intricate set of factors. This report examines the complex interlinkages between migration, agriculture, food security and rural development and the factors that...

In recent years, there has been an increase in human mobility worldwide due to drivers such as the search for better opportunities abroad, natural and human-caused crises, environmental degradation and the increased circulation of information because of better technology. Higher flows of migration have also been accompanied by higher volumes of migrants...