La population migrante totale en Asie est estimée à plus de 55 millions. Les Etats-Unis d’Amérique continuent à être un pays de destination principal pour les migrants asiatiques, bien que l’Inde, le Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapour et la Malaysie sont aussi d’importants pays de destination pour les migrants de la région. La Malaysie et Singapour sont les destinations principales pour les migrants internationaux du Sud-Est asiatique, tandis que l’Inde attire les migrants de l’Asie du Sud. L’Inde est également l’un des plus importants pays d’émigration, avec la Chine et le Bangladesh qui comptent parmi les 10 premiers pays d’origine de migrants. Le Moyen-Orient, en incluant les pays du Conseil de Coopération des pays arabes du Golfe, est une des régions de destination de migrants qui a les plus grand taux de croissance. Des pays comme la Jordanie ou le Liban, tout en demeurant des pays d’origine, deviennent aussi des pays de destination pour les migrants tant arabes qu’asiatiques. L’Asie Centrale reste quant à elle une région principalement d’émigration, avec la majeure partie des flux migratoires destinés à la Fédération Russe et au Kazakhstan.
Cette grande diversité de pays et d’expériences migratoires dans le continent se reflète dans le large éventail de politiques migratoires et de politiques d’intégration. L’importance de l’intégration des populations migrantes commence lentement à être reconnue dans différents pays, dont ceux avec des flux importants de travailleurs immigrés et ceux avec une migration récente liée au regroupement familial ou à la formation.
Les sources principales d’information pour cette page sont UN DAES (Département des Affaires économiques et sociales de l’ONU), “Trends in International Migrant Stock”; the World Bank Development Prospects Group; et le rapport mondial 2008 de l’OIM.
Brunei: The government’s immigration policies tend to maintain a stable level of immigration, with policies decreasing the level of immigration of skilled workers. There is no specific government policy regarding the integration of non-citizens.
China: China is going through various changes regarding its migration integration policies. Such plans include changes to the household registration system in which migrants will be able to register as urban citizens to enjoy more rights. There are little or no specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to the overall level of immigration, and there is no specific government policy regarding the integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on China
Cyprus: Socio-Economic Integration: Migrants receive information and assistance in order to get qualifications recognized, and can start their own business after providing an investment of 100.000 Cyprus pounds. Migrants do not have equal access to training or study grants. Legal and Political Integration: Migrants are not allowed to vote in elections. The government does not provide public funding to migrant associations, and does not have formal mechanisms for consultation. There are records of discrimination based on religion, race and ethnicities, and no official body promotes anti-discrimination. Cultural Integration: Public perception of migrants in Cyprus is not positive. According to the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), less than 40 percent of the population agrees with the statement that “ethnic diversity is an enrichment”.
For more information, please visit: Civil Registry and Migration Department
Georgia: There is no reported data on specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to policies of integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on Georgia
India: There are no reported data on specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to policies of integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on India
Kuwait: The government has specific policies regarding the integration of non-citizens.
The Kuwaiti National Strategy for the Alliance of Civilizations includes a series of initiatives on Migration and Integration, among which educational and mentoring projects targeting Muslim communities in the West. With these communities, Kuwait promotes good practices of citizenship in order to reduce polarization and extremism while protecting their cultural identities. One of these initiatives is the training of Muslim clerics on dialog and moderation in cooperation with ISESCO in the Netherlands, in Belgium and in Germany. IOM facts and figures on Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan: The government has specific policies regarding the integration of non-citizens. Kyrgyzstan is developing a policy for integration of refugees with the UNHCR. IOM facts and figures on Kyrgyzstan
Lao PDR: The government’s immigration policies tend to maintain a stable level of immigration, with policies decreasing the level of immigration of skilled workers. There is no specific government policy regarding the integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on Lao PDR
Malaysia: The government has specific policies regarding the integration of non-citizens.
Malaysia’s integration policies mostly have to do with the integration of thousands of refugees that come to Malaysia from other Asian countries. IOM facts and figures on Malaysia
Nepal: The government’s immigration policies tend to maintain a stable level of immigration. There is no specific government policy regarding the integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on Nepal
Philippines: The government has specific policies regarding the integration of non-citizens. The Overseas Workers Welfare administration works for the integration of migration by making sure that migration positively contributes to society and to the country itself. IOM facts and figures on the Philippines Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Qatar: The Qatari National Strategy for the Alliance of Civilizations includes a series of initiatives on Migration and Integration, among which a Labor Law protecting labor migrants, Ministerial decisions protecting the rights of workers and the provision of humanitarian aid. Qatar provides services and facilities to expatriates, which constitute four fifths of the country’s population, with important cultural diversity and positive coexistence. The country encourages meetings of religious and intellectual elites at national and international levels to enable dialog on potentially divisive issues and support Arab expatriates abroad in order to help preserving their culture and language.
Sri Lanka: The government’s immigration policies tend to maintain a stable level of immigration. There is no reported data on specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to policies of integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic: There is no reported data on specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to policies of integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on the Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan: There is no reported data on specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to policies of integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on Tajikistan
Yemen: There is no reported data on specific government interventions and/or policies with regard to policies of integration of non-citizens. IOM facts and figures on Yemen
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La population migrante totale en Asie est estimée à plus de 55 millions. Les Etats-Unis d’Amérique continuent à être un pays de destination principal pour les migrants asiatiques, bien que l’Inde, le Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapour et la Malaysie sont aussi d’importants pays de destination pour les migrants de la région. La Malaysie et Singapour sont les destinations principales pour les migrants internationaux du Sud-Est asiatique, tandis que l’Inde attire les migrants de l’Asie du Sud. L’Inde est également l’un des plus importants pays d’émigration, avec la Chine et le Bangladesh qui comptent parmi les 10 premiers pays d’origine de migrants. Le Moyen-Orient, en incluant les pays du Conseil de Coopération des pays arabes du Golfe, est une des régions de destination de migrants qui a les plus grand taux de croissance. Des pays comme la Jordanie ou le Liban, tout en demeurant des pays d’origine, deviennent aussi des pays de destination pour les migrants tant arabes qu’asiatiques. L’Asie Centrale reste quant à elle une région principalement d’émigration, avec la majeure partie des flux migratoires destinés à la Fédération Russe et au Kazakhstan.
Cette grande diversité de pays et d’expériences migratoires dans le continent se reflète dans le large éventail de politiques migratoires et de politiques d’intégration. L’importance de l’intégration des populations migrantes commence lentement à être reconnue dans différents pays, dont ceux avec des flux importants de travailleurs immigrés et ceux avec une migration récente liée au regroupement familial ou à la formation.
Les sources principales d’information pour cette page sont UN DAES (Département des Affaires économiques et sociales de l’ONU), “Trends in International Migrant Stock”; the World Bank Development Prospects Group; et le rapport mondial 2008 de l’OIM.
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Armenian Ministry of Diaspora
IOM facts and figures on Azerbaijan
IOM facts and figures on Bahrain
“Moving to Bahrain” Government page
IOM facts and figures on Bangladesh
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IOM facts and figures on China
Socio-Economic Integration: Migrants receive information and assistance in order to get qualifications recognized, and can start their own business after providing an investment of 100.000 Cyprus pounds. Migrants do not have equal access to training or study grants.
Legal and Political Integration: Migrants are not allowed to vote in elections. The government does not provide public funding to migrant associations, and does not have formal mechanisms for consultation. There are records of discrimination based on religion, race and ethnicities, and no official body promotes anti-discrimination.
Cultural Integration: Public perception of migrants in Cyprus is not positive. According to the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), less than 40 percent of the population agrees with the statement that “ethnic diversity is an enrichment”.
For more information, please visit:
Civil Registry and Migration Department
IOM facts and figures on Georgia
IOM facts and figures on India
IOM facts and figures on Indonesia
IOM facts and figures on Iraq
IOM facts and figures on the Islamic Republic of Iran
IOM facts and figures on Japan
IOM facts and figures on Jordan
IOM facts and figures on Kazakhstan
The Kuwaiti National Strategy for the Alliance of Civilizations includes a series of initiatives on Migration and Integration, among which educational and mentoring projects targeting Muslim communities in the West. With these communities, Kuwait promotes good practices of citizenship in order to reduce polarization and extremism while protecting their cultural identities. One of these initiatives is the training of Muslim clerics on dialog and moderation in cooperation with ISESCO in the Netherlands, in Belgium and in Germany.
IOM facts and figures on Kuwait
IOM facts and figures on Kyrgyzstan
IOM facts and figures on Lao PDR
IOM facts and figures on Lebanon
Malaysia’s integration policies mostly have to do with the integration of thousands of refugees that come to Malaysia from other Asian countries.
IOM facts and figures on Malaysia
IOM facts and figures on Myanmar
IOM facts and figures on Nepal
IOM facts and figures on Pakistan
IOM facts and figures on the Philippines
Overseas Workers Welfare Administration
Ministry of Home Affairs – Immigration
IOM facts and figures on Sri Lanka
IOM facts and figures on the Syrian Arab Republic
IOM facts and figures on Tajikistan
IOM facts and figures on the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
IOM facts and figures on Thailand
IOM facts and figures on Turkey
IOM facts and figures on Vietnam
IOM facts and figures on Yemen