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Situation Report on International Migration in East and South-East Asia: Regional Thematic Working Group on International Migration including Human Trafficking

Document number
2149
Date
2008
Title
Situation Report on International Migration in East and South-East Asia: Regional Thematic Working Group on International Migration including Human Trafficking
Author/publisher
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
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
The report focuses on East and South-East Asia because the region witnesses a growing and significant scale migration both in regular and irregular manner over the past decades. The objectives of the report are:
(1) To produce a report that will enhance the understanding of migration issues in East and South East Asia and make policy recommendation on international migration in the region.
(2) To assist policy makers and practitioners by making available a comprehensive reference material on international migration in the region.
(3) To identify gaps in knowledge in the field of international migration in the region.
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