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State of World Population 2006

A Passage to Hope - Women and International Migration

  • Author: UNFPA
  • Publication date: November 2006
  • Page count: 112
  • Language(s) in this book: English
  • Sales number: 06.III.H.1

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ISBN: 9789210603591

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This year’s report focuses on the lives of migrant women. Every year millions of women working overseas send hundreds of millions of dollars in remittances back to their homes and communities. These funds go to feed and educate children, provide health care, build homes, foster small businesses and generally improve living standards for loved ones left behind. For host countries, the labour of migrant women is so embedded in the fabric of society that it goes virtually unnoticed. Migrant women toil in the households of working families, soothe the sick and comfort the elderly. They contribute their technical and professional expertise, pay taxes and quietly support a quality of life that many take for granted.