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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...

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...

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...

This fifth biannual reintegration report presents the progress of the adaptation of the Joint Initiative’s reintegration assistance in the Sahel and Lake Chad region, which has commenced in the previous reporting period. The report showcases how the Joint...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This third Knowledge Bite explores the reintegration outcomes and satisfaction levels of migrants assisted to return from South Africa to Mozambique and Malawi under the Pilot Action on Voluntary Return and Sustainable, Community-Based Reintegration funded by...

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...

In 2016, over half a million Nigerians are thought to have set out across the Sahara in a bid to reach Europe, but only around 46,000 Nigerians reached the countries of the European Union, with many Nigerians dying in transit or finding themselves stuck in...

This report is part of the outputs under the European Union funded project “Displacement Tracking Matrix Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP)”. The objective of DTM REMAP is to strengthen the evidence-based formulation and...

This paper explores the role of development cooperation in reintegration support, in the context of sustainable development and aid effectiveness. Policymakers in Europe and internationally have been giving renewed attention to sustainable return and...

This report gives a broad overview of IOM return and reintegration trends, developments and related activities in 2020 with a breakdown of summary statistics on regional and country levels. It also illustrates innovative practices adopted by IOM offices...

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...

The private sector plays an important role in achieving development outcomes and its engagement can help strengthen the link between displacement, migration and sustainable development, according to the OECD. International development agendas acknowledge this...

In early 2020 UNDP undertook a study to map the journey that Afghans take in their return from Pakistan, and the services they need or access along the way, with the aim of identifying gaps in service provision. This study aimed to identify approaches to...

An integrated approach to economic reintegration of returning migrants requires identifying appropriate individual business and/or other livelihood opportunities that match their skills, experiences, backgrounds and aspirations. To provide individual or...

Sustainable economic reintegration of irregular migrants returning from the European Union countries to Bangladesh is a challenge due to the diversity of the economic and social backgrounds of the returnees. To address this challenge, the project Bangladesh...