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Search for work and workers at heart of migration in this century, says IOM’s World Migration Report 2008

Press release for the IOM's 2008 World Migration Report that was presented at opening day of the 96th Session of the IOM in Geneva.

Jamaica Ratifies the UN Migrant Workers Convention (MWC)

MRI press release annoucing Jamaica's 2008 ratification of the MWC.

UN Chief: Migrants can help nations cope with global crisis

Article on United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon's statements at the 2008 GFMD that migrants can play an integral role in helping the world deal with the current economic crisis.

Congo Signs the UN Migrant Workers Convention (MWC)

MRI annoucement of Congo's September 2008 signing of the MWC.

New UN policy addresses special needs related to migrants and HIV/AIDS

Press article stressing the importance of governmental policies that provide services that lessen migrants' vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.

U.N. expert on migrant rights slams U.S. violations of the human rights of migrants, calls for compliance with international laws

On March 7, 2008 the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants released his report on the human rights abuses of migrants, legal and irregular, in the United States. The report states that there is significant evidence to show that the United States is guilty of subjecting migrants to numerous abuses, including mandatory and indefinite detention, discrimination (racial, gender, ethnic, linguistic, and sexual orientation), state violence, and limited access to health care and education. A representative of National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR), declared that the report is an “indictment of U.S. immigration laws and enforcement and reflect the complaints we have documented from communities around the country."

Women 'invisible face of migration'

BBC news article on the struggle of women migrants around the world and how policy making and governmental decisions regarding migrants oftentimes ignore the specific issues faced by women.

U.S. plan to lure nurses may hurt poor nations

Human rights activists are concerned over provisions in a new United States immigration bill which, while cutting back immigration to most sectors, allows nurses to continue coming into the country. This provision, they fear, will continue to drain the developing world, which so desperately needs qualified medical professionals.

Study finds small developing lands hit hardest by 'brain drain'

In many developing countries, between 25 and 50% of the college educated population live abroad, while in severely under-developed countries like Jamaica and Haiti, the percentage was over 80%. There is a fear that the loss of such a large number of educated people may further fuel the cycle of underdevelopment, given that they not only have needed skills but are the “…feisty people with the spark and the ability to resist corruption and incompetent governance.”

International migration at the forefront of the global agenda

A discussion of the growing importance of migration in national and international societies and policy making.