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Economic migration, social cohesion and development: towards an integrated approach. Thematic Report

Document number
2005
Date
2008
Title
Economic migration, social cohesion and development: towards an integrated approach. Thematic Report
Author/publisher
Irina Ivakhnyuk, Maria Conceição Pereira Ramos and Arno Tanner
Availability
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Document type(s)
Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
Keywords
Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
This report was prepared as a main reference for the 8th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Migration. It presents main aspects and characteristics of migration in the member states of the Council of Europe, analyses policy challenges raised by contemporary migration, and identifies an appropriate and integrated policyagenda. The introduction and the first chapter on migration and economic and social well-being review reasons for the growth of economic migration, its scale and characteristics, and the impact on the economies as well as on policies and practices of member states. The second chapter on migration and development discusses the impact of migration on the development of countries of origin and destination. It identifies main challenges to strengthening the contributions migration makes to development, including return of skills, remittances, the "brain drain", the investment of migrants in countries of origin, co-development, and the role of diaspora. The third chapter on migration and social cohesion identifies main policy issues regarding equality of treatment and integration of migrant workers and their families, and policies and practices on integration promote social cohesion. The fourth chapter describes an integrated policy agenda and examines the specific policy factors to effectively regulate migration. It identifies the main policy components comprising an integrated approach and outlines roles of government and nongovernmental stakeholders in implementing this agenda
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