The Global Economic Crisis and Migrant Workers
Author | : Ibrahim Awad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9221229335 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789221229339 |
Rating | : 4/5 (339 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Global Economic Crisis and Migrant Workers written by Ibrahim Awad and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the actual and potential impact of the global crisis on international migrant workers through a focus on four issue areas. These are the employment and migration opportunities available to migrant workers, including changes in the demand for migrant labour and possible return to countries of origin; the volume of financial remittances sent by migrant workers to their families; situations of discrimination and xenophobia that may confront migrant workers along with their conditions of work and; the policies that both countries of destination and origin have put in place to deal with the impact of the crisis.