Migration

Migration and labor shortage

Published by rudy Date posted on December 15, 2021

by Boo Chanco – The Philippine Star, 15 Dec 2021 Many of our young people dream of working abroad. Indeed, many cannot wait to go abroad. They have seen their parents go abroad to support their families. They know how tough it is to get a good paying job at home.

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Impact of COVID-19 on private recruitment agencies in the Philippines

Published by rudy Date posted on October 20, 2021

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Job mobility in Qatar is still a mirage despite reforms; domestic workers most affected

Published by rudy Date posted on October 13, 2021

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ILO: Labour migration should be a safe choice

Published by rudy Date posted on October 29, 2019

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As good as it can get

Published by rudy Date posted on August 13, 2018

By Teddy Locsin Jr., BusinessMirror, Aug 13, 2018 The Global Compact on Migration Conference in the Philippines, August 14 and 15, preparatory to its formal adoption in Morocco in December 2018.

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What does the Fourth Industrial Revolution mean for migration?

Published by rudy Date posted on June 28, 2017

by Sanjiv Rai, Jun 28, 2017 The Fourth Industrial Revolution is unfolding at a time when human mobility is increasing and, in many instances, becoming more precarious. Last year, the world saw 250 million international migrants, only 21 million of whom qualified as refugees under the UN Refugee Convention. Within countries, the rate of internal…

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PHL gets highest rate in migration governance study: ‘The Economist’

Published by rudy Date posted on August 23, 2016

By: Sammy Martin, Philippines News Agency August 23, 2016 6:53 PM MANILA, Philippines — Widely respected British news magazine, “The Economist,” recently recognized the Philippines for having a well-developed migration policy governance.

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PHL gets highest rate in migration governance study: ‘The Economist’

Published by rudy Date posted on August 23, 2016

By: Sammy Martin, Philippines News Agency August 23, 2016 6:53 PM MANILA, Philippines — Widely respected British news magazine, “The Economist,” recently recognized the Philippines for having a well-developed migration policy governance.

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What are the world’s migration ‘mega-cities?’

Published by rudy Date posted on October 27, 2015

Migration remains ‘essentially an urban affair’ according to a new report published by the International Organisation for Migration. The World Migration Report 2015 – Migrants and Cities: New Partnerships to Manage Mobility estimates that there are 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants around the world. Nearly 50% of all international migrants reside…

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What’s the best policy to attract high-skilled migrants?

Published by rudy Date posted on June 23, 2015

Policymakers worldwide, cognizant of the pivotal role human capital plays in the economic development of receiving nations, increasingly vie to attract “the best and brightest” (Kapur and McHale 2005) in the “global competition to attract high-skilled migrants” (Boeri et al. 2012). Since high-skilled migrants are motivated to move internationally by myriad factors, the efficacy of…

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Europe’s migration flows

Published by rudy Date posted on December 3, 2014

Read here http://forumblog.org/2014/11/europes-migration-flows/?utm_content=bufferff706&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Number of Filipinos in US up 38 percent

Published by rudy Date posted on July 2, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The ethnic Filipino population in the United States rose by 38 percent in 2010 compared to 2000, according to the latest US census. Recently-released US data showed that there are 2,555,923 Filipinos in America now, based on results of the 2010 census. This number represents an increase of some 750,000 compared to the…

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April 2025

World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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