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Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Asia has a disproportionate share of the world’s young, working-age population—which represents the most mobile cohort—with resulting major immigration flows to other regions, and increasing intraregional migration as demographic transitions occur at different levels within Asia. The research here focuses on how the labor-sending countries of the region, notably the Philippines and other Colombo Process countries, manage these migration flows and the recruitment process. It also examines other conditions affecting the region, including humanitarian protection challenges, climate migration, diaspora relations, and remittances.

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Reports

Mobility Shutdown: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration in Asia and the Pacific

Some of the strictest COVID-19 pandemic-era limits on human mobility occurred in the Asia Pacific region. Border closures started in East and Southeast Asia in early 2020 and quickly spread through the entire region, in some cases remaining in place for more than two years. This report examines the approaches countries took and reflects on the immense costs and benefits of using border measures to tackle public-health risks.

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Reports

Leaving No One Behind: Inclusive Fintech for Remittances

Remittances are a vital lifeline for migrants’ families around the world and an important source of revenue for many low- and middle-income countries, especially in times of crisis. As more people turn to digital financial technologies for these money transfers, this shift holds the potential to shake up the rigid remittance industry and boost development benefits. But it also brings new challenges, as this report explores.

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Articles

The Philippines’ Landmark Labor Export and Development Policy Enters the Next Generation

Fifty years after the birth of the Philippines' strategy to use emigration as a tool for development, the government is doubling down on labor migration. While deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) slumped during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the government and civil society pivoting to assist with return migration and reintegration for hundreds of thousands of Filipinos, emigration has since rebounded, as this article details.

Recent Activity

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Articles
February 1, 2004
Tonga: Migration and the Homeland
By Cathy A. Small, David L. Dixon
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Articles
January 1, 2004
Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State
By Paul Spoonley
Articles
January 1, 2004
Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines
By Kevin O'Neil
Articles
December 1, 2003
Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda
By Christine Inglis
Articles
November 1, 2003
Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking
By Christine Inglis
Articles
October 1, 2003
Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism
By Christine Inglis
Articles
September 1, 2003
Australia Mulls Seasonal Migrant Labor Scheme
By Christine Inglis
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September 1, 2003
Brain Drain and Gain: The Case of Taiwan
By Kevin O'Neil

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Recent Activity

Articles
February 1, 2004

Tonga: Migration and the Homeland

Cathy Small of Northern Arizona University outlines how past changes in the Kingdom of Tonga, as well as the current challenges, are intimately tied to migration.
Articles
January 1, 2004

Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines

MPI's Kevin O'Neil examines the Philippines' sophisticated policies to promote and regulate its labor exports.

Articles
January 1, 2004

Cook Islands: Migrating from a Micro-State

Paul Spoonley describes a massive economic and cultural shift caused by emigration from the Cook Islands to New Zealand.

Articles
December 1, 2003

Security Resurfaces on Australian Agenda

Christine Inglis looks at the Australian government’s renewed efforts to tighten security at the border and beyond.
Articles
November 1, 2003

Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking

Christine Inglis examines the Australian government's new four-year, $20 million initiative to fight human trafficking, particularly of women.
Articles
October 1, 2003

Australian Judges Mull Integration, Multiculturalism

As Australia marks 25 years of multiculturalism in public policy, the country's courts are ruling on cases with serious implications for immigrant integration, according to Christine Inglis.
Articles
September 1, 2003

Brain Drain and Gain: The Case of Taiwan

MPI's Kevin O'Neil takes a close look at how Taiwan has reaped economic benefits from high-skilled migration.
Articles
September 1, 2003

Australia Mulls Seasonal Migrant Labor Scheme

An Australian Senate committee is proposing that agricultural workers from the Pacific Islands be granted special seasonal access to Australia, according to Christine Inglis.

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