Return and Reintegration

Cambodia has seen an increasing trend in migration over the last two decades pushed by better job prospects abroad and closer bilateral cooperation with neighbouring countries. Migrants make immense contribution to the Cambodian economy through regular remittances sent home and by enriching the labour market with skills picked up from abroad. Women are...

The EU-IOM Joint Initiative enables migrants who decide to return to their countries of origin to do so in a safe and dignified way, in full respect of international human rights standards. Once back in their countries, reintegration assistance helps returnees restart their lives through an integrated approach that seeks to address their economic, social and...

Irregular migration can be a dangerous, degrading process that deprives migrants of their intrinsic worth and rights as human beings. Too often, on the routes through Africa and across the Mediterranean, human smugglers, traffickers and others take advantage of migrants who are fleeing violence, the impacts of climate change, or are desperate to make a...

This report presents the data on internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees between October – November 2021. The data and findings represent round 39 of the Displacement Tracking Matrix’s (DTM) Mobility Tracking. In Libya, no new mass displacements have been reported since June 2020, and throughout 2021 IDPs have continued to return to their...

El texto parte de un estado de la cuestión en cuanto al cálculo estimado de las salidas de inmigrantes en los últimos cinco años (2007-2012), como reflejo del cambio de las dinámicas que habían caracterizado el modelo migratorio español de los últimos diez años. A continuación, se ofrece una panorámica de la gestión actual del retorno en España, a través de...

Tras una década de crisis económica en España, son muchos los inmigrantes que se enfrentan a condiciones de vida muy precarias. La respuesta institucional pasa por incentivar el retorno asistido, sin lograr captar ni apoyar la pluralidad de estrategias de reacción a la crisis activadas por los actores implicados. Este artículo analiza la migración maliense...

A partir del año 2008, el contexto de crisis económica experimentado por países como España ha marcado un punto de inflexión en relación con los flujos migratorios. Así, ante la intensa situación de desempleo y precariedad laboral que afecta a la sociedad española, la opción del retorno se ha convertido en la única solución para muchos inmigrantes y en una...

This article discusses the critical importance of re/integration services in the lives of trafficked persons and as central to an effective anti-trafficking response. It outlines how support and resources for re/integration services have so far not been widely available and the impact of this on trafficked persons. The article also discusses different...

ICMPD commissioned Samuel Hall to examine existing return, re-admission and reintegration (RRR) programming in Africa. This study involved: Overview analysis of legal frameworks at regional, continental, and international levels. An in-depth review of RRR initiatives and programming in 10 African Union (AU) member states. Identification of lessons learned...

This joint publication of the ADBI, OECD, and ILO focusses on trends and the future of labour migration in light of the disruptions and developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic and provides useful policy guidance and statistical reference to practitioners, authorities, and policy makers. The current economic and social transitions in the global economy...

The “Creating Livelihoods through Environmental Rehabilitation in Ethiopia” project, implemented in the framework of the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration, improved the socioeconomic conditions of migrants who returned to two villages of the Habru District in Ethiopia, whilst simultaneously rehabilitating the environment and...