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Viet Nam Recent Changes in Labour Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

6 February 2020
Viet Nam sent only about 1,000 workers abroad per year at the beginning of 1990s, but the number of Vietnamese migrant workers subsequently steadily increased. Recently, Viet Nam has sent about 100,000 workers abroad per year.

How gender budgeting contributes to urban planning

24 April 2018
The presentation includes discussion on: (i) the importance of taking gender into consideration in urban planning; (ii) an overview of the concept of gender-responsive budgeting (GRB); (iii) how GRB is linked with urban planning; (iv) actors and stakeholders in the GRB process; (v) some experiences…

International Migration Outlook 2016 and Recent Labour Migration Trends to OECD Countries from Asia

18 January 2017
Migration from Asia to OECD countries continues to increase, while intra-European Union migration remains at high levels. In addition, there was an unprecedented number of asylum applications in 2015 while high levels persisted in 2016. This learning material details the increasing number of…

ICT Applications for Social Protection Delivery Examples in Mongolia Nepal and Viet Nam

19 September 2016
Mongolia, Nepal, and Viet Nam differ in their use of ICT for social protection services. Mongolia has extensively used ICT: It has issued electronic ID cards to all its citizens starting in 2012, which the latter use to access government services. Viet Nam and Nepal have started to introduce the…