Monday, August 17, 2009
[IWS] ILO:GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS & MIGRANT WORKERS: IMPACT & RESPONSE [August 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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International Labour Office (ILO)
The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response [August 2009]
Ibrahim Awad
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/download/global_crisis.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]
[excerpt]
This research paper, prepared by the ILO International Migration
Programme, assesses the impact of the global crisis on migrant workers and
reviews policy responses. It addresses the impact on the employment of migrant
workers in their countries of destination, on the volume of their financial
contributions to the livelihood of their families and to the economies of their
countries of origin and on their living and working conditions, which may
deteriorate due to an increase in hostility and xenophobia. The paper also
addresses the policies put in place by countries of destination and origin to face
up to the crisis as it relates to migrant workers and labour migration. The
conclusions include suggested policy measures for reinforcing the protection of
migrant workers, while preserving the interests of both countries of destination
and origin. The suggested measures find their sources in the rights-based
approach to labour migration defined by the ILC in 2004 and in the decent work
agenda that supports it.
Contents
Preface .........................................................................................................................................v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... vii
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. viii
1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................1
2. Economic performance, employment and migration opportunities .........................................3
2.1 The Developed Economies and the European Union (EU)..........................................6
2.2 Central and Eastern Europe (non-EU) and the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS)...........................................................................................20
2.3 Sub-Saharan Africa ....................................................................................................21
2.4 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) .............................................................22
2.5 East Asia ....................................................................................................................23
2.6 South-East Asia..........................................................................................................24
2.7 South Asia ..................................................................................................................26
2.8 Latin America and the Caribbean...............................................................................27
3. Remittances of migrant workers.............................................................................................31
4. Cases of discrimination, violence and xenophobia against migrant workers.........................37
5. The crisis in a gender perspective ..........................................................................................41
6. Policies of countries of destination.........................................................................................45
7. Policies of countries of origin.................................................................................................51
8. Conclusions and suggested policy measures ..........................................................................55
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................59
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
International Labour Office (ILO)
The global economic crisis and migrant workers: Impact and response [August 2009]
Ibrahim Awad
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/migrant/download/global_crisis.pdf
[full-text, 76 pages]
[excerpt]
This research paper, prepared by the ILO International Migration
Programme, assesses the impact of the global crisis on migrant workers and
reviews policy responses. It addresses the impact on the employment of migrant
workers in their countries of destination, on the volume of their financial
contributions to the livelihood of their families and to the economies of their
countries of origin and on their living and working conditions, which may
deteriorate due to an increase in hostility and xenophobia. The paper also
addresses the policies put in place by countries of destination and origin to face
up to the crisis as it relates to migrant workers and labour migration. The
conclusions include suggested policy measures for reinforcing the protection of
migrant workers, while preserving the interests of both countries of destination
and origin. The suggested measures find their sources in the rights-based
approach to labour migration defined by the ILC in 2004 and in the decent work
agenda that supports it.
Contents
Preface .........................................................................................................................................v
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................... vii
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. viii
1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................1
2. Economic performance, employment and migration opportunities .........................................3
2.1 The Developed Economies and the European Union (EU)..........................................6
2.2 Central and Eastern Europe (non-EU) and the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS)...........................................................................................20
2.3 Sub-Saharan Africa ....................................................................................................21
2.4 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) .............................................................22
2.5 East Asia ....................................................................................................................23
2.6 South-East Asia..........................................................................................................24
2.7 South Asia ..................................................................................................................26
2.8 Latin America and the Caribbean...............................................................................27
3. Remittances of migrant workers.............................................................................................31
4. Cases of discrimination, violence and xenophobia against migrant workers.........................37
5. The crisis in a gender perspective ..........................................................................................41
6. Policies of countries of destination.........................................................................................45
7. Policies of countries of origin.................................................................................................51
8. Conclusions and suggested policy measures ..........................................................................55
Bibliography..............................................................................................................................59
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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