[United Press International] The European Union has adopted a work permit programme modeled after the U.S. Green Card residency program aimed at bringing in highly skilled foreign workers.
The so-called Blue Card, which was formally adopted at a ministerial meeting on 25 May 2009 in Brussels, will allow immigrants to work in any EU member state, [...]
IOM Bangladesh - IOM and the UN’s Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) are holding on 27 May a high-level policy dialogue in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, to examine the impact of the global financial crisis on Bangladeshi female migrant workers.
This one-day event will bring together key representatives from the government, national parliament, international organizations, migrant [...]
IOM Moldova - A new survey completed by the IOM and ILO in March 2009 shows that 20 per cent of Moldovans who received remittances in 2008 no longer do so as a direct result of the current economic crisis affecting Moldovans abroad.
According to the nationwide survey, 68 per cent of the 2,000 respondent households [...]
Early this year, UNDP commissioned a study to assess the Somali diaspora’s contribution to Somalia — in the form of humanitarian assistance, remittances and participation in recovery, reconstruction and development.
The intended outcome of the study, and a subsequent workshop held in Nairobi in March 2009, was to obtain recommendations on future engagement between the UN [...]
The spring issue of the Migration Remittances Newsletter provides coverage of the effects of the global economic recession on remittance flows. The newsletter reports on the declining rates in most regions, but it also considers that remittance flows show a counter-cyclical character and that figures on money transfers are affected by changes in measurement techniques [...]
allAfrica.com, Congo-Kinshasa - Dans le cadre de la campagne de sensibilisation de l’opinion sur l’approche du gouvernement au sujet de la question de la diaspora, la Maison des Congolais de l’étranger a organisé hier dans la salle des réunions de son siège situé au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères une conférence sur la migration de développement.
A [...]
This new publication includes the report of a Conference on “Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Migration: Addressing Vulnerabilities and Harnessing Opportunities” held on 19 February 2008 in Geneva. The event was co-hosted by the Greek Chairmanship of the Human Security Network (HSN) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
This publication contains the report of the [...]
Washington, DC - Researchers in the United States have examined data from the national Census Bureau and found that there is no apparent relationship between the number of recent immigrants in a particular locale and the unemployment rate among native-born whites, blacks, Latinos, or Asians. Even now, at a time of economic recession and high [...]
The cost of coercion to the workers affected by forced labor reaches over $20 billion per year, according to a new study by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The report details the growing number of unethical, fraudulent and criminal practices that can lead people into situations of forced labor, and calls for increased efforts to [...]
Civil Society Days - applications now open!
The Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) 2009 will be held in Athens, Greece on 4th and 5th November 2009. This inter-governmental meeting, hosted by the Government of Greece, will be preceded by two Civil Society Days in Athens on 2nd and 3rd November 2009. Participants in the [...]
