Labor Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

Event: 9th ADBI-OECD-ILO Roundtable on Labor Migration in Asia: Innovative Approaches for the Effective Management of Labor Migration in Asia

Labor Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

24 January 2019
Author / Speaker: 
Nilim Baruah, International Labour Organization - Other materials by the author

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Overall migration flows continue to decline from almost 6 million workers in 2015 to 5.24 million in 2017. Reduced recruitment in the Gulf Cooperation Countries is the main driver behind this downward trend.

Geographical Focus: 
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Myanmar
Brunei Darussalam
Korea, Republic of
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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