Migrants in Vulnerable Situations

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...

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...

This first annual monitoring report of the IOM Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programs in Mexico and North of Central America countries, informed by five earlier summary reports, has two primary objectives. The first goal is to present mobility flow trends of AVR program beneficiaries to and from El Salvador, Guatemala–Belize, Honduras and Mexico since...

A webinar session on  “Monitoring the sustainable reintegration of child returnees: introducing a new practical tool ” was jointly organized by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) and the International Organization to present the newly launched Monitoring Toolkit and Good Practices for the Sustainable...

Under this study, IOM proposes to explore the different aspects of returnees’ debt, considering both economic debts and their transformation into "social" debts. The findings of first studies (2018–2019) conducted under the DFID regional programme, including those in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Guinea, and the Gambia, revealed that returnees assisted through IOM...

This Practitioner Guide presents existing research and evidence on the recovery and reintegration of trafficking victims, including challenges faced and practices that can be mobilized to enhance reintegration outcomes. It is part of the NEXUS/RSO Practitioner Guide series: Improving the Identification, Protection and Reintegration of Trafficking Victims in...

Although return is a natural part of migration patterns, it can also become a highly sensitive issue when migrants are not legally entitled to remain in their host country and decide to return home of their own volition or are compelled to do so by force. Irregular migration remains a prominent trend in Bali Process Member States. Through an Assisted...

This policy guide provides overarching guidance on the core principles and approaches for the successful design and formulation of policies on returns and reintegration by the member states of the Bali Process. The policy guide should be used in conjunction with the Bali Process Thematic Brief on Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR), produced...

This document presents an analysis of interviews conducted with all individuals assisted in their voluntary return by IOM between 2017 and June 2021 (118,360) to one of the 23 countries covered by the West and Central Africa region (WCA). The analysis combines datasets from both Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) and Voluntary Humanitarian...

This study was commissioned in the framework of the EU–IOM Knowledge Management Hub under the “Pilot Action on Voluntary Return and Sustainable, Community-Based Reintegration” project, funded by the European Union and implemented by IOM. The two recognized that while understanding of and evidence around the sustainable reintegration of adults has been...

A large proportion of migrants who return voluntarily from the Netherlands with IOM are families with minor children. This toolkit provides guidance to IOM staff how they can help parents prepare their children for return. Returning to the country of origin, or rather ‘leaving the Netherlands’ – since some children were born here or came to the Netherlands...

This paper aims to consolidate available information on the impact of COVID-19 on stranded migrants, to gauge a better understanding of their evolving challenges and needs, and to serve as a first step towards the (re)design of tailored programmes, advocacy and responses. The analysis is based on the qualitative and quantitative data collected by IOM on the...