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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

Articles
July 1, 2003
Europe Attracts More Migrants from China
By Frank Laczko
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Articles
July 1, 2003
The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate
By Elizabeth Grieco
Articles
July 1, 2003
Fighting in Aceh Brings Fears of Displacement
By Christine Inglis
Articles
June 1, 2003
Passport Deals Raise Cash, Capital for Countries
By Christine Inglis
Articles
June 1, 2003
Circular Migration: Keeping Development Rolling?
By Graeme Hugo
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Reports
April 2003
Discussion on Migration and Development: Using Remittances and Circular Migration as Drivers for Development
By  Kevin O'Neil
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Articles
April 1, 2003
Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration
By Brij V. Lal
Articles
March 1, 2003
Mothers, Wives, and Workers: Australia's Migrant Women
By Christine Inglis

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Recent Activity

Articles
July 1, 2003

Fighting in Aceh Brings Fears of Displacement

A massive offensive by the Indonesian army against rebels in the province of Aceh has raised fears that many civilians will be driven out of their homes.
Articles
July 1, 2003

The Federated States of Micronesia: The "Push" to Migrate

Waves of emigrants from the Federated States of Micronesia are building new lives abroad, according to MPI Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco.
Articles
July 1, 2003

Europe Attracts More Migrants from China

Frank Laczko of the IOM examines how increasing numbers of Chinese immigrants are entering Europe.
Articles
June 1, 2003

Circular Migration: Keeping Development Rolling?

Non-permanent, circular migration between nations has increased. Graeme Hugo of the University of Adelaide looks at the implications for development in Asia.

Articles
June 1, 2003

Passport Deals Raise Cash, Capital for Countries

Seeking economic success, many nations have created legal opportunities to "buy" their passports.
Articles
April 1, 2003

Fiji Islands: From Immigration to Emigration

Brij V. Lal of the Australian National University explains the link between Fiji's recent political turbulence and the increasing numbers of Fijian emigrants.
Reports
April 2003

Discussion on Migration and Development: Using Remittances and Circular Migration as Drivers for Development

Although the relationship between migration and development has been widely discussed and debated for more than 30 years, a number of unanswered questions and unsettled debates remain. On April 11 and 12, 2003, the Migration Policy Institute sought to advance the dialogue. This report summarizes the key talking points of the high level meeting and offers some key summary remarks.

Articles
March 1, 2003

Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough

Maruja M.B. Asis, of the Philippines Scalabrini Migration Center, maps out the obstacles and opportunities facing the swelling ranks of women migrant workers in Asia.

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