Books: international migration

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• Competing for global talent - Buy now
  24 January 2006 - This book includes general and theoretical papers on skilled migration and also papers on the country experiences of Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, and the United States. It addresses the socio-economic and cultural challenges created by increased mobility in a world where globalizing and localizing forces are at work simultaneously.

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• Employing foreign workers. A manual on policies and procedures of special interest to middle and low income countries - Buy now
  13 May 1996 - Includes an appendix on the ILO's information system for legislation concerning migrant workers.

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• ILO Migration Survey 2003: Country summaries - Buy now
  31 May 2004 - Provides a summarized analysis of responses to the International Labour Migration Survey received from 93 ILO member States. Examines national labour migration policies and legislation and indicates the participation of employers' and workers' organizations in policy formulation. ...
• International migration statistics. Guidelines improvement of data collection systems - Buy now
  02 December 1997 - The first comprehensive publication on this topic, this book aims at strengthening the capacity of countries to generate relevant and more meaningful data on international migration, which would assist in the formulation and analysis of migration policy. ...

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• Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008. Driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work - Buy now
  15 February 2009 - This report looks at some of the most important current labour and social trends in the 10 ASEAN Member Countries. ...
• Labour migration policy and management: Training modules - Buy now
  31 May 2006 - Workers in the Asian region are increasingly mobile, posing immense challenges and opportunities for the growth and development of countries of the whole region. If properly managed, with due respect for the rights of migrant workers, the cross-border movement of labour can contribute significantly to the continued dynamism of the regional economies. ...

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• Sending workers abroad: A manual on policies and procedures of special interest to middle and low income countries - Buy now
  17 December 1999 - Examines the institutional and policy implications of alternative assumptions about the role played by the state and the private sector in organizing labour migration. Draws extensively on the experience of states that have sought to manage various stages of foreign employment, from regulating recruitment to insuring that workers take advantage of social security benefits.

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• Towards a fair deal for migrant workers in the global economy. Report 92 VI - Buy now
  13 May 2004 - International Labour Conference, 92nd Session 2004, Report VI, this report explores patterns of migration in the context of a globalizing world and examines the impact of migration on countries of origin and destination countries. Investigates the conditions of work and treatment of migrant workers and assesses international regulations and ILO activities. ...
• Transformation and migration in Central and Eastern Europe - Buy now
  02 April 2002 - Summarizes issues covered by the Informal Network on International Migration in Central and Eastern Europe since its establishment in 1996. Highlights international migration trends in CEE countries in the 1990s.