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Global Migration: an omnipresent force
This New York Times article describes the role of migration in today’s world as the third wave of the Globalization. Jason DeParle highlights how a variety of political, economical and social issues and debates are actually linked to immigration. This recent “transnationalism” is due to several new factors: the real global reach of migration today, [...]
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European and North-American Muslims identify strongly with their countries of residence
The Gallup Coexist Index 2009, A Global Study of Interfaith Relations, found that North Americans are more likely to be tolerant or integrated than Europeans. The survey classifies respondents in 3 categories: those who are “isolated”, the “tolerant” who are respectful and open to other faiths and practices, and the “integrated” who feel respected by [...]
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Immigration improves employment, productivity and incomes in the U.S
According to a study released by the Migration Policy Institute called “The impact of immigrants in recession and economic expansion”, immigration improves employment, productivity and incomes in the U.S. Professor Giovanni Peri claims that the impact of immigration in the short term varies depending in the country economic health. According to Peri, “When an economy [...]
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Ethnic Germans and Immigrants on better terms than expected
The Expert Advisory Board for Integration and Migration (SVR), which was founded in 2008 by eight major foundations involved in social and political advocacy and research, released its first annual report. It contains what the board calls the Integration Climate Index (IKI) which basically takes the temperature of relations between ethnic Germans and immigrants. According [...]
EU: Arab Mediterranean Challenges – Unemployment & Migration
Labor regulations in Arab Mediterranean Countries (AMCs) impose rigid rules and costs but only provide a low level of protection for the majority of workers, increasing migration pressures for them as well. As result of immigration from the Arab Mediterranean Countries, the European Union is facing a new challenge in providing decent work opportunities for [...]
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Singapore: UN Special Report on racism & xenophobia
Mr. Githu Muigai, a Kenyan national, commenced his mandate as Special Rapporteur on 1 August 2008 after being appointed by the Human Rights Council. He is a lawyer specialized in international human rights law. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur on racism was established in 1993 by the Commission on Human Rights to examine incidents [...]
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Turkey lobbies for rights of migrants in Europe
Turkey is pressing the Council of Europe to adopt strong resolutions in the hopes that member states, especially those that are part of the European Union, will extend better protections to minorities, including Turkish expats and migrants living in Western Europe. Read more about this article How useful was this information? Users ratings 3.00 out [...]
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5 Myths about immigration
Immigration continues to be one of America's most polemic topics.
IOM report highlights labor violation laws in Italy
The report recommends that the relevant authorities investigate migrants’ inhumane working conditions.
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The Local Dimension of Migration Policymaking
The authors Tiziana Caponio and Maren Borkert shows how societal inclusion is administered and produced at a local level.
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Handbook on how to implement a one-stop-shop for immigrant integration – The Portuguese experience
This Handbook is a source of inspiration for various actors in the European Union in implementing integration policies in the field of service provision. The Portuguese experience, within this innovative One-Stop-Shop strategy, managed to achieve good cooperation between different public services, located in the same building, together with the creation of new services to meet [...]
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Portugal – Evaluation of Immigrant Support Services
IOM has evaluated the National Immigrant Support Services in Portugal (ACIDI). See here for more information on the evaluation, and download the full report here How useful was this information? Users ratings 3.00 out of 5
MITI – A case study on integration in Portugal
The general objectives of the European research project Migrants’ Integration Territorial Index (MITI) were the development and implementation of a methodology capable of measuring the level of integration of migrants, both at the national and regional levels. Through the identification and comparison of different models the project aimed at a better comprehension of the concept [...]
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Migrant Integration Compendium, 2010 – IOM
The IOM Compendium of Migrant Integration, Policies and Practices, included 19 country profiles: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Portugal, Malaysia, Singapore, Republic of South Africa, Sweden, United States of America. The country profiles are all structured in a similar way to make comparing different [...]
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IOM International Dialogue on Migration: Partnerships for Success
The specific objectives of the 2008 Intersessional Workshop on Migrants and the Host Society: Partnerships for Success, were: • To discuss what is meant by integration in today’s mobile world • To examine the multiple dimensions of integration, including legal, economic, social, cultural, and religious aspects • To foster a clear perception of the roles [...]
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The protection of migrant workers and its impacts on origin and destination countries
The ILO study, “International Labour Migration: A rights-based approach” is an analysis on international labor migration, its impacts on origin and destination countries, and the conditions of work experienced by migrant workers. How useful was this information? Users ratings 3.00 out of 5
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Swiss TV shows integration of migrants in their new homeland