Case Study of International Migration in Asia

International Migration in Asia

Sievleang LYInternational Migration in Asia

Population and Development

Outline

Definitions

Theories of International Migration

Demographic Studies about International Migrants in Asia

Feminization of International Migrants in Asia

Remittances

Key Issues of International Migrants in Asia

Conclusion

References

International Migration in Asia Sievleang LY

Definition

International migration:

•Cross country boundaries: •Legal v. illegal

•Refugees: wants to migrate to avoid persecution.

•Asylees: people who have been forced out and are seeking residence in a new country. Already out of their country.


International Migration Theories

The Neoclassical Economics Approach

The New Household Economics of Migration

Dual Labor Market Theory

World System Theory

Network Theory

Institutional Theory

Cumulative Causation


Roadmap of Asia


Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Eastern Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea,Mongolia, Macao, North Korea

South Eastern Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,Timor-Leste, VN.Southern Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka

Western Asia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus,Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,Palestine, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian ArabRepublic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Overview of International Migration in Asia


International Migration Data from UN Migration

Wallchart_Data_IM_2013.xls

Overview of International Migration in Asia


Age and Sex Distribution of International Migrants


Classification of Asian Nations on the Basis of Their International Labour Migration Situation


Mainly Emigration Mainly Immigration Both Significant Em&Im

PhilippineChinaIndiaBangladeshSri LankaPakistanCambodiaIndonesiaBurmaLaosVietnamNepal

South KoreaJapanTaiwanHong KongSingaporeBrunei

MalaysiaThailand

Refugees in Asia

8 304.1 176.6

2995.6

6495.2

Refugees in Asian Regions by the End of 2012 (thousands)

CA EA SEA SA WA


Source: International Migration 2013, http://esa.un.org/unmigration/documents/Wallchart_Data_IM_2013.xls

http://esa.un.org/unmigration/documents/Wallchart_Data_IM_2013.xls

Refugees in Asia

9,979.40

1,522.90

380.10 425.70 40.80

Refugees in the World by the End of 2012 (thousands)

Asia Europe LA&Caribbean Northen America Oceanic

64.73% of world refuges are in Asia by the end of 2012, host the largest number of refugees in the world.


Source: International Migration 2013, http://esa.un.org/unmigration/documents/Wallchart_Data_IM_2013.xls


Illegal Migration in Asia


Source: Migration in the Asia-Pacific Regions, https://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_and_research/gcim/rs/RS2.pdf

https://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_and_research/gcim/rs/RS2.pdf

Feminization of Asian Migration


Source: International migration and development in Asia and the Pacific: Key Issues and Recommendations, www.un.org/esa/population/migration/presentation-escwa.pdf

http://www.un.org/esa/population/migration/presentation-escwa.pdf



Source: Migration in the Asia-Pacific Regions, https://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_and_research/gcim/rs/RS2.pdf


Remittances

Migrations contribute to economic and socialdevelopment in both countries of origin and destination.

The most visible return of international migration isremittances sent by migrants to their countries of origin.


Remittances


Source: International migration and development in Asia and the Pacific: Key Issues and Recommendations, www.un.org/esa/population/migration/presentation-escwa.pdf


Key Issues of International Migrants in Asia

Smuggling channel Undocumented Migrants

Victims of human trafficking and forced labour

3D JobsNegative StereotypesProblem in transferring remittances


"God's love for others does not stop at the border; neither should ours."- Dillon Burroughs

“Migrants are an asset to every country where they bring their labor. Let us give them the dignity they deserve as human beings and the respect they deserve as workers.”

- Juan Somavia ( Director General of International Labour Organization marking first UN designated International Migrant Days 18 December 2001).


ReferencesInternational Migration 2013, http://esa.un.org/unmigration/documents/Wallchart_Data_IM_2013.xls

International migration and development in Asia and the Pacific: Key Issues and Recommendations, www.un.org/esa/population/migration/presentation-escwa.pdf

Migration in the Asia-Pacific Regions, https://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/shared/mainsite/policy_and_research/gcim/rs/RS2.pdf

International Migration and Develoment in Asia and the Pacific

http://www.unescapsdd.org/files/documents/SPPS-Factsheet-migration-v4.pdf

A.3. International migration - UN ESCAP

http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2013/A.3-International-migration.asp.





http://www.unescapsdd.org/files/documents/SPPS-Factsheet-migration-v4.pdf

http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2013/A.3-International-migration.asp

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