Towards Safer and More Productive Migration for South Asia
International migration for temporary employment is a critical component of South Asia’s development path, from both the jobs and remittance flows perspectives. South Asian economies are at a stage of demographic transition where people of working-...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/903161585816440273/Towards-Safer-and-More-Productive-Migration-for-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33559 |
| Summary: | International migration for temporary
employment is a critical component of South Asia’s
development path, from both the jobs and remittance flows
perspectives. South Asian economies are at a stage of
demographic transition where people of working-age are
generally still increasing shares of populations, with
millions of people entering the working-age cohort every
year for another generation. This report focuses on
Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan - three countries in the
region sharing similar characteristics, opportunities, and
challenges when it comes to international migration. All
three are lower-middle income countries where sizeable
shares of the working age population migrate overseas.
Migration has large positive effects on South Asian
economies overall, often noted by the fact that remittances
tend to be very high in relative and absolute terms. Several
of the policy actions that can be taken in the pre-migration
phase of the migration life-cycle to reduce the
vulnerability of migrants will directly reduce costs and
improve access for poorer households. Reducing volatility
and improving sustainability will require sending countries
to ultimately diversify the markets where they send their workers. |
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