Skilled Labour Migration Project Team

Skilled Labour Migration (The Brain Drain) from Developing Countries: Analysis of Impact and Policy Issues

International Labour Office  

Project Coordinator

Mr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara
Senior Migration Specialist
International Migration Branch
International Labour Office
4 rue des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Telephone: (41-22) 799-6497
Fax: (41-22) 799-8836
E-mail: wickramasekara@ilo.org

Project Advisor

Mr. Manolo Abella, Chief
International Migration Branch
International Labour Office
4 rue des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Telephone: (41-22) 799-7892
Fax : (41-22) 799-8836
E-mail: abella@ilo.org

Research Assistant (short term)

Mr. Alan Wood
International Migration Branch
International Labour Office
4 rue des Morillons
CH-1211 Geneva 22
Switzerland
Telephone: (41-22) 799-6667
Fax: (41-22) 799-8836
E-mail: alanwood78@hotmail.com

Lead Researchers

Professor Allan M. Findlay
Geography Department, University of Dundee
DUNDEE DD1 4HN
Scotland
United Kingdom
Telephone: 01382 345083
Fax: (44-1382) 344434
E-mail: a.m.findlay@dundee.ac.uk

Professor Lindsay B. Lowell
Director of Research
Institute for the Study of International Migration (ISIM)
School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University Box 9400
Washington, D.C. 20057-9400
USA
Telephone: (202) 687-2193 ,-2258
Fax: (202) 687-2541
E-mail: Lowellb@georgetown.edu

Country Consultants

Argentina and Uruguay

Ms. Adela Pellegrino
Director of Population Programme
Faculty of Social Sciences, Republic University
Minas 1483. P3., Montevideo11.200
Uruguay
Private: J de Salterain 1092, Montevideo 11200
Uruguay
Tel: (home) (5982) 4098309
E-mail: adela@st.com.uy

Bulgaria

Ms. Iskra Beleva
Senior Research Fellow, Dept of Macroeconomics
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Bulgaria
E-mail: i.beleva@iki.bas.bg

Ms. Mariana Kotzeva
Chief Assistant Professor, Dept. Statistics and Econometrics
University of National and World Economy, Sofia
Bulgaria
E-mail: tonigr@unwe.acad.bg

India

Dr. Binod Khadria
Professor of Economics and Chairperson
Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies
School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi 110067
India
Telephone: (91 11) 6183517(Home)
Office: (91-11) 6107676, (91-11) 6167557 Extn 2416
E-mail: bkhadria@yahoo.com

Jamaica and the Caribbean

Elizabeth Thomas-Hope
Professor of Environmental Management and
Head, Department of Geography and Geology
University of the West Indies
Mona, Kingston 7
Jamaica
Telephone: 1876-702-4152
E-mail: ethope@uwimona.edu.jm

Philippines

Dr. Florian Alburo
Professor of Economics, University of the Philippines
Diliman Campus, Quezon City
Philippines
E-mail: falburo@econ.upd.edu.ph

Mr. Danilo Abella
Consultant, Manila
Philippines
E-mail: dannyabella@hotmail.com

South Africa

Jean-Baptiste Meyer
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
E-mail: jmeyer@mpl.ird.fr

Dr. Haroon Bhorat
Director, Development Policy Research Unit
School of Economics
University of Cape Town, Hiddingh Hall Campus
Cape Town 8000
South Africa
Telephone: (27 21) 480 7160
Fax: (27 21) 423 2501
Cell: 082 412 1587
E-mail: bhorat@hiddingh.uct.ac.za

Ms. Cecil Mlatsheni
Development Policy Research Unit
School of Economics
University of Cape Town
South Africa
TeleTelephone: (27 21) 480 7160
Fax: (27 21) 423 2501

Sri Lanka

Mr Raja B.M. Korale
Consultant, 1/3 Mahindarama Mawatha
Colombo 10
Sri Lanka
Telephone: +94-1-692145
Fax: +94-1-692145
E-mail: rkorale@sltnet.lk