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INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT'S DAY -
DECEMBER 18 - MIGRANT WOMEN & GIRLS
International
Migrants' Day - December 18
In 1997, Filipino and other Asian migrant organizations began celebrating and
promoting the 18th December as the International Day of Solidarity with
Migrants. This date was choosen because it was on 18th December 1990 that the
UN adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all
Migrants Workers and Members of Their Families.
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Direct Link to European Women's
Lobby Report on Migrant Women in the EU:
EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL VOICES - MIGRANT
WOMEN IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Please click website Link to access
subsite references.
Women on the
Move—New Evidence on the International Migration of Women
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About half of the
world's migrant population is female, and the share of women in the total
estimated migrant stock of 190.6 million people in 2005 has increased by
almost 3 percent since 1960 (UN, 2005). The World Bank is currently
analyzing the dynamics and determinants of international migration from a
gender perspective and is beginning to uncover different economic impacts on
households and communities of male and female migrants. A research volume
compiling the research currently produced will be published by November 2007.
Women on the Move: Magnitude,
Trends and Impacts of the International Migration of Women Issues investigated at the side event
co-sponsored by the Government of Sweden and the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) include: gender dimensions of remittances, female migrants’
participation in the labor force and policy options for developing and
developed countries in recognizing and enhancing the productive potential of
female migrants.
Agenda
to the side event(MS Word
80KB)
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