Migration
Smuggling of Migrants in the Sahel
The analysis in this report is based on both quantitative and qualitative sources. The quantitative data come from the ongoing data collection system in West Africa of the Mixed Migration Centre which provides primary data on migration flows by surveying refugees and migrants as well as smugglers and facilitators along frequently used migration routes and in major hubs for migration. The migrant smuggling business is multifaceted even at the individual level. The vast majority of smugglers surveyed reported having multiple responsibilities in the smuggling process with an overall average of four responsibilities each. Many of them also work in multiple countries: almost half of the smugglers surveyed operate in more than one country and one in five do so in four or more countries. Some refugees and migrants are subjected to exploitation and abuse during their migration journey through the Central Sahel whether or not that journey is undertaken with smugglers. However smugglers are less frequently cited as being perpetrators of exploitation and abuse than border officials security forces armed groups and criminal gangs.
Towards a Human Rights-Based Approach to Migration
This training guide is designed to enable participants to understand the human rights perspective on migration and how human rights laws and standards can be operationalized to make migration safer and an empowering experience for all. It provides an introduction to related principles and issues and is designed for persons with limited knowledge of human rights or migration. The training guide contains session plans for the trainer and is supported by sample slide presentations and associated materials including activities and handouts for participants which are available electronically as individual components on the OHCHR website.
Use of New Data Sources for Measuring International Migration
The publication discusses the ways in which big data and other new data sources (that is different from conventional sources like sample surveys population censuses and administrative data) can be used for measuring international migration and cross-border mobility. The publication presents national experiences with big data and new data sources collected through two surveys among national statistical offices. The publication concludes that national statistical offices have limited experiences in the use of new data sources for migration statistics. However the potential of new data sources to address emerging migration issues and urgent data needs is promising. Sharing and updating of relevant information and tools will facilitate the use of big data and new data sources for measuring migration and cross-border mobility. The publication was prepared by a task force established by the Conference of European Statisticians.
Why Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Matters for Sustainable Development
International Dialogue on Migration No. 33
The session’s main objective was to encourage dialogue among Member States stakeholders and partners on the progress made by the international community in advancing the objectives of the Global Compact since its adoption in 2018. The IDM was a timely and opportune moment ahead of the IMRF and its outcomes served to inform Member States’ and stakeholders’ preparations for the Review Forum. This publication submitted to the IMRF as a contribution presents a report of the three-day session and offers the reader a compilation of relevant data evidence best practices innovative approaches and recommendations relevant to the implementation of the Global Compact as shared by migration experts governments and practitioners at the meeting.
Looking forward
The breadth of innovative practices shared during this three-day International Dialogue on Migration by governments civil society migrant associations scholars youth the private sector diaspora communities United Nations agencies and other international organizations demonstrate a strong commitment to implementation of the Global Compact for Migration. And yet despite the progress made the shocks from COVID-19 have exacerbated migration-related challenges leaving much work to be done.
Foreword
It is a pleasure to present to you the official report of the first session of IOM’s International Dialogue on Migration (IDM) in 2022 entitled Global Compact for Migration Implementation in Practice: Successes Challenges and Innovative Approaches.
Impacts of Internal Migration on Economic Growth and Urban Development in China
The massive population flow from rural to urban areas in post-reform China is the result of both institutional and structural changes caused by economic growth. In the planned economy China had a household registration system (hukou system) which was designed to control population migration and labor mobility between rural and urban areas as well as across regions. The issuing of Regulations on Household Registration of the People’s Republic of China in 1958 marked the beginning of the formal establishment of the hukou system. Public security bureaus controlled place-to-place migration and it was almost impossible to move from a rural to an urban area without authorized plans or official agreement. Departments of labor and personnel administration controlled the transfer of labor across economic sectors and there was no free labor market at all.