Migration and Development Consultations

Upcoming migration & development events

SUSTAINING MUTUAL GAINS: Best Practices in Migration and Recruitment: A Symposium held in celebration of 60 years of Philippine-Canada diplomatic ties. Feb. 18, 2009. 8:30am-3:00pm at Environmental Studies Institute Conference Room, Miriam College Campus, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City. For more details contact 435-9229 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Top 10 Migration Issues of 2008

Issue #1: "Buyer's Remorse" on Immigration Policy
The current economic downturn has made many destination countries cautious about welcoming permanent migrants, with some expressing the policy equivalent of buyer's remorse: paying too high a price for something no longer desired.
Issue #2: The Recession-Proof Race for Highly Skilled Migrants
Gloomy economic forecasts do not seem to have slowed the hunt for highly skilled migrants or foreign students — the best near-term solution to fill shortages and enhance competitiveness.
Issue #3: Remittance Patterns in Flux
Remittances to developing countries have steadily climbed, but the economic crises this year raise the question of how those countries will fare with the United States and Europe in recession.

Issue #4: Immigration Ultimately Not an Issue in the 2008 Election
The subject of immigration was almost nonexistent in the general-election contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain though both candidates sought the Latino vote.
Issue #5: Xenophobia Rising
Unfortunately, 2008 brought a new wave of xenophobia, most notably in South Africa and Italy.
Issue #6: Return Migration: Changing Directions?
Due to changing economic circumstances, the prospect of return migration has gained currency in immigrant-receiving states around the world.
Issue #7: Demography and Migration Flows: Do Shrinking Populations Mean More Migrants?
Policymakers in developed countries are beginning to take the increasingly stark demographic landscape more seriously. One solution on the table: immigration.
Issue #8: Building Border Fences
Although far from foolproof in deterring would-be migrants, border fencing remained a priority for many countries in 2008.
Issue #9: Warming up to Circular Migration?
Circular migration means a continuing, long-term pattern of international mobility. The European Union set up two pilot programs in 2008 that seek to facilitate this type of movement.
Issue #10: Struggles of Iraqi Refugees Continue
An estimated 4.7 million Iraqis remain displaced either internally or in neighboring countries, and Iraq is still the leading source of asylum applicants worldwide.

View the whole issue at www.migrationinformation.org/top10_2008.cfm.
- Contributed by the Center for Migrant Advocacy Philippines

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Download Documents from GFMD 2008 Manila

Best Practice in Temporary Labour Migration for Development: A Perspective from Asia & the Pacific

Best practices in fostering migration opportunities: do they work?

Can Migration Foster Development in Mexico?

Enhancing Benefits and Reducing Costs: Experiences and Perspectives from the Philippines

Promoting the Rights of Migrants

Roundtable 2.1 - Fostering more opportunities for legal migration in Europe

Healing and Jobs

Strengthening Policy Responses to Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking

Irregular Migration and Some Negative Consequences for Development: ASIA-GCC CONTEXT

Managing Migration and Minimizing the Negative Impacts of Irregular Migration

Managing Irregular Migration as a Negative Factor in the Development of Eastern Asia

Mixed Migratory Movements

Microsoft Anti-Trafficking brochure

Microsoft Labor Mobility

Roundtable 2.1 Fostering more opportunities for legal migration in North America

OECD:Managing Migration

Roundtable 2.1 Overview

Migration Rights Overview of Issues

Policy and Institutional Coherence at the Civil Society Days of GFMD

Poverty Reduction Strategies

Session 3.3 Background

Protecting Migrant Workers: A Shared Responsibility

Unauthorized Migration: US Policy Responses in Comparative Perspective

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Forum on Migration, Development and Connectivity (a joint effort by CMA, MFA, AER and UP Solair) on Oct. 23, 2008, 1:30 p.m. at the U.P. School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Diliman, QC. For more info, click to download this file.

From IDEALS and the Women And Gender Institute (WAGÎ):

Forum on Migration and Health - Oct. 25, 8:30am – 5:30pm at the Asian Institute of Management.

For more details: download the presskit, or call IDEALS, Inc. at +632 436 5470, or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Welcome to MigrationDev.org

Migration and development are traditionally treated as two separate programs. Today however, there has been a growing global movement that explores the relationship between development and migration. Countries of origin, transit and destination are coming together (both in civil society and government levels) to discuss and create coherent and sustainable policies that allow for migration to contribute positively to development and economic growth.

This website was created as a resource bank for those involved in consultations for the Philippine Agenda on Migration and Development. Here you will find more information on the ‘migration and development’ concept, the outcomes of National and Island Consultations and other initiatives undertaken in this field, as well as research and policy papers produced by key advocates of the agenda.