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Migrant recruitment costs

Most low-skilled labour migrants pay fees to obtain contracts and complete recruitment formalities. This is against international conventions and many countries’ national laws that require employers to pay all of ...
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes for the first time the contribution of migration to sustainable development. Migration is a cross-cutting issue, relevant to all of the Su...
Intl Migrant Stock by Sex and Region

Gender and migration

Gender has a big impact on the migration experiences of persons of all genders. Gender inequalities contribute to heightened risks of human rights violations, and reduced socio-economic outcomes, especially af...
Migration Health Data Sources (Mapping)

Migration and health

Migration places individuals in situations which may impact their physical and mental well-being. Conditions surrounding the migration process may increase the vulnerability of migrants towards poorer health outco...

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Informing Migration Policies: A Data Primer

The article offers an overview of key definitions, methods, and sources for readers new to the field of migration data and research. Also included is how different data sources might be manipulated to answer commo...
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Migration and Remittances Household Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa: Methodological Aspects and Main Findings

The report lets readers look at the sources, content, methodology, fieldwork practices, and data processing used to complete a World Bank household survey accessing the importance of remittances in eleven Subsahar...
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Making Data Portals work for SDGs: A view on deployment, design and technology

The paper takes a critical eye to the use and sustainability of data portal creation and usage in National Statistical Offices and their role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), using quantitat...
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Handbook for Improving the Production and Use of Migration Data for Development

The Global Migration Group (GMG) produced this publication to provide guidance to producers and users of international migration data. It includes detailed accounts of changes in the field of migration data, thoro...

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