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Migrants are particularly vulnerable during the pandemic. Photo: Leandro Maldini

Regional cooperation and integration | Social development and protection

Countries in Asia and the Pacific Need to Work Together to Support Migrants

… 100 million from the region live outside their places of birth. Most migration is within the region itself. Economic migration – people seeking better lives for themselves and their … affordable labor, which can attract foreign direct investment. Forced migration or displacement of people as a result of climate change, …

Wendy Walker, Samuel Tumiwa, Ronald Antonio Butiong, Christopher MacCormac

Throughout the pandemic, many families continued to receive remittances. Photo: ADB

Economics | Social protection - labor and employment

Despite the Pandemic, Remittances Have Kept Flowing Home to Asia’s Families

… to Malaysia, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia. Since much of the migration from Asia is contractual, the slow pace of deployment will … migrant information infrastructure can address data gaps on migration and remittances and enable monitoring of abrupt changes … emergencies and, in the long run, help policymakers better assess migration issues. The recent strong remittance figures should not be …

Aiko Kikkawa, Kijin Kim, Raymond Gaspar

The money that overseas workers around the world send home to support their families has been severely jeopardized by COVID-19. Photo: Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa

COVID-19 | Social protection - labor and employment

COVID-19 is a Serious Blow to the Remittances That Millions of Families Depend Upon

… The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on migration and remittances is going to be devastating. Why? Because the … their families. Asia has been contributing to more than 40% of total migration worldwide, with south and central Asia as the main sources. … challenges to the poverty reduction efforts in Asia and the Pacific. Migration and remittances are known to be pro-poor. Remittance inflows …

Werner E. Liepach, Guntur Sugiyarto