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Direct Link to Full 16-Page 2015 Document: http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/MPI_Issue12.pdf
Women’s Labour Migration from Asia & The Pacific:
Opportunities & Challenges – IOM-MPI
In an era of unprecedented human
mobility, migration from and within the Asia-Pacific region has assumed
gendered dimensions, with implications for migration flows, trends and
patterns. While gender roles, inequalities and relations affect who migrates,
it also has significant implications for women migrant workers themselves.
In ‘Women’s Labour Migration from Asia and the Pacific: Opportunities and
Challenges’, author Bandita Sijapati explores the pros and cons of women’s
migration. The brief looks into how opportunities can be provided to
improve the lives of women migrants and that of their families.This issue also
describes how women migrants are exposed to different types of risks,
vulnerabilities and discrimination.
This issue in brief is the twelfth in the series of policy papers by the
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and the International Organization for Migration’s
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific that offer succinct insights on
migration issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region today. To read earlier
briefs in the series, visit : IOM Online
Bookstore or Migration Policy
Institute.
Table of Contents
·
Executive Summary
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I. Trends and Patterns of Women’s Migration in the Asia-Pacific
Region
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II. Factors that Influence Women’s Labour Migration
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III. Impact of Women Labour Migration
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IV. The Legal and Policy Context
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V. Challenges Relating to Migration of Women
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VI. Conclusion and Way Forward: Learning from Good Practices
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Work Cited
· Endnotes