International Organization for Migration

This publication is the outcome of the Round Table organized by the International Institute of Humanitarian Law and IOM, in Dakar, Senegal in December 2009. The report, written in the original...

The objective of this publication is primarily to promote respect by the State for the right to health for all those who migrate. Secondly, the publication aims more generally at guiding the reader...

In all historical eras governments have attempted to act upon migratory flows, guided by different objectives and applying varying strategies. This publication, issued by the International...

The direct and provocative suggestions outlined in this book on how to ease international migration pressures will surely work as a catalyst for action. The study alerts us to the likelihood of...

This new publication in the IOM Migration Research Series explores migration as one of the most problematic of the population variables. While reviewing the various instruments to measure...

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a global intergovernmental agency dealing with one of the most challenging issues of our times. This book marks IOM's fiftieth anniversary, while...

Four of the five papers included in this book examine current forms of interstate cooperation in the field of migration in Europe and Central Asia, Asia, the Americas and Africa, while the fifth paper...

IOM Outlook on Migration, Environment and Climate Change aims to bring together in one easy-to-access reference document the knowledge accrued by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and...

This study investigates the trafficking of women into Turkey utilizing all available data and legislation to present an overview of the problem. It also includes interviews with Turkish government...

The media and prevailing policy discourses convey an increasingly apocalyptic image of the massive outflows of desperate Africans fleeing poverty and war at home. This study tries to achieve a more...

In recent years, illegal transit migration through Turkey, together with the use of Turkey’s territory as a transition post for onward migration towards the west, has become an issue of growing...

This research paper reveals the findings of a multi-country pilot study carried out to investigate the demand side related to the trafficking of human beings. It focuses on employer demand for...

This report by Professor Elizabeth Kelly assesses the current state of knowledge on the trafficking of women and children in Europe. It states that, despite growing interest and concern, information...

Migration is increasingly becoming one of the major issues of our times. The Asian continent is arguably the most dynamic region in the labour migration field with large numbers of people working...

This is the second volume of Labour Migration in Asia. This volume describes and makes an assessment of specific initiatives in selected countries of origin to protect migrant workers through the...

The research presented in this volume is based on case studies from around the world to examine how migration influences development. The studies reveal that it is seldom the simple act of migrating...

This publication analyzes high-risk areas of environmentally induced population displacement in the CIS. Shedding light on the relatively new field of ecological migration, it focuses on areas...