Labour Mobility In The Asia Pacific Region

Author : Graeme Hugo,Soogil Young
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789812308948

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Labour Mobility in the Asia-Pacific Region by Graeme Hugo,Soogil Young Pdf

Driven by demographic changes, and reinforced by intensifying globalization, international labour mobility has been on the rise in recent decades in the Asia-Pacific region. It seems that, after trade and investment, labour mobility constitutes the final frontier for regional integration among the Asia-Pacific economies. There is no doubt that labour movements are integral to regional economic integration and critical to the long-term health of the regional economies and business operations. In reality, however, such movements are much burdened with political and social problems in the labour origin economies as well as the labour destination economies, and yet many of these problems remain not just unaddressed by the relevant governments but not even well studied. The present volume seeks to fill this gap by offering synthesis papers stemming from the studies on international labour migration in twenty Asia-Pacific economies which were discussed at a joint PECC-ABAC conference held in Seoul, Korea, on 25-26 March 2008, organized by KOPEC. These papers examine the demographic transition, the associated pattern of international labour migration, the national policies associated with it as well as their implications for business and the issues they raise, and, finally, the implications of these analyses for cooperation among the APEC governments, for each of the four subregions in the Asia-Pacific, as well as for the whole region.

Author : United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210581363

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Regional Integration and Labour Mobility by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Pdf

This paper, published as part of the ESCAP series Studies in Trade and Investment, explores the linkages between trade, labour mobility and development in the Asia-Pacific region. The paper moves from an analysis of recent trends in regional labour mobility through an examination of the connections between trade, migration and development. Finally it considers how migration could be better governed at the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels. A central theme of the paper is that, when properly governed, labour mobility can deliver large and sustained development gains. Improving cross-border labour market access, particularly for people from developing countries, therefore needs higher prioritization by regional policymakers. At the same time, the concerns of receiving country populations around higher levels of immigration also need to be addressed. Striking this balance will require, in particular, the expansion and further adoption of co-operative agreements between sending and receiving countries which provide labour market access in return for more cooperation in migration management and enforcement.

Author : Adam Heal
Publisher : UN
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9211207258

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Regional Integration and Labour Mobility by Adam Heal Pdf

This paper, published as part of the ESCAP series Studies in Trade and Investment, explores the linkages between trade, labour mobility and development in the Asia-Pacific region. The paper moves from an analysis of recent trends in regional labour mobility through an examination of the connections between trade, migration and development. Finally it considers how migration could be better governed at the multilateral, regional and bilateral levels. A central theme of the paper is that, when properly governed, labour mobility can deliver large and sustained development gains. Improving cross-border labour market access, particularly for people from developing countries, therefore needs higher prioritization by regional policymakers. At the same time, the concerns of receiving country populations around higher levels of immigration also need to be addressed. Striking this balance will require, in particular, the expansion and further adoption of co-operative agreements between sending and receiving countries which provide labour market access in return for more cooperation in migration management and enforcement.

Author : Shingo Ashizawa,Deane E. Neubauer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783031160653

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Student and Skilled Labour Mobility in the Asia Pacific Region by Shingo Ashizawa,Deane E. Neubauer Pdf

This volume explores the implications of student mobility on higher education across the Asia Pacific Region. Student Mobility has become a major feature of higher education throughout the world, and most particularly over the past two decades within the Asia Pacific Region. This system of mobility is entering a period of profound predicted change, created by the social and economic transformations being occasioned by the rapid increased uses of artificial intelligence (AI), a process that is being increasingly framed as the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” or Work 4.0, a process that is widely predicted to evoke fundamental changes in the ways that work is performed and who does it. This volume explores various dimensions of this process, examining various aspects of the process as they are affecting national and regional economies even as the phenomenon produces a wide variety of engagements with the global economy as a whole.

Author : Elisabetta Gentile
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788116176

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Skilled Labor Mobility and Migration by Elisabetta Gentile Pdf

One of the primary objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), established in 2015, was to boost skilled labor mobility within the region. This insightful book takes stock of the existing trends and patterns of skilled labor migration in the ASEAN. It endeavors to identify the likely winners and losers from the free movement of natural persons within the region through counterfactual policy simulations. Finally, it discusses existing issues and obstacles through case studies, as well as other sectoral examples.

Author : A. Kaur,I. Metcalfe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230503465

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Mobility, Labour Migration and Border Controls in Asia by A. Kaur,I. Metcalfe Pdf

One of the biggest challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century is the large scale cross-border movement of people. This book explores: sovereignty; security issues and border-management strategies of major states, in the face of intensified transnational economic and social processes; and the expanding global governance regime.

Author : John Benson,Chris Rowley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135304850

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Globalization and Labour in the Asia Pacific by John Benson,Chris Rowley Pdf

Globalization and labour market deregulation have had an impact on employment and workers, and brought pressure to bear on trade unions. This study looks at the challenges of globalization and deregulation in the Asia Pacific, and possible responses to them in a variety of ways.

Author : Prema-chandra Athukorala
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Asia
ISBN : UCSD:31822018812750

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International Labour Migration in the Asian Pacific Region by Prema-chandra Athukorala Pdf

Author : World Tourism Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Hospitality industry
ISBN : UCSD:31822037482197

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The Tourism Labour Market in the Asia-Pacific Region by World Tourism Organization Pdf

Author : Ahmad Ahsan,Manolo Abella,Andrew Beath,Yukon Huang,Manjula Luthria,Trang Van Nguyen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821396490

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International Migration and Development in East Asia and the Pacific by Ahmad Ahsan,Manolo Abella,Andrew Beath,Yukon Huang,Manjula Luthria,Trang Van Nguyen Pdf

The East Asia and Pacific region has an international emigrant population of over 21 million people, who remitted more than USD 90 billion to their home countries in 2010. The region also hosts more than 7 million migrant workers, mostly from other Asian countries. These migrant workers account for 20 percent or more of the labor force in economies such as Malaysia and Singapore and thus play a significant role in the economies of the labor-receiving countries. The aging of the population in many East Asian countries will create significant labor shortages leading to greater demand for migrant workers. For these reasons, international labor mobility is emerging as an important development issue in East Asia with important implications for the Bank’s mission of poverty reduction and supporting sustainable economic development in the region. In this context , this study analyzes the impact of migration on development of the region and how international migration should be managed in East Asia in a way that supports development goals while simultaneously protecting the rights of migrants. The study covers: trends in international migration in East Asia and overarching regional issues such as the links between macroeconomic management and remittances and the role of demographic trends in migration; the economic impact of migration and remittances on labor-sending countries and labor-receiving countries; the migration industry; and the policies and institutions that govern migration.

Author : Truman G. Packard,Trang Van Nguyen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464800047

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East Asia Pacific at Work by Truman G. Packard,Trang Van Nguyen Pdf

The unprecedented progress of East Asia Pacific is a triumph of working people. Countries that were low-income a generation ago successfully integrated into the global value chain, exploiting their labor-cost advantage. In 1990, the region held about a third of the world’s labor force. Leveraging this comparative advantage, the share of global GDP of emerging economies in East Asia Pacific grew from 7 percent in 1992 to 17 percent in 2011. Yet, the region now finds itself at a critical juncture. Work and its contribution to growth and well-being can no longer be taken for granted. The challenges range from high youth inactivity and rising inequality to binding skills shortages. A key underlying issue is economic informality, which constrains innovation and productivity, limits the tax base, and increases household vulnerability to shocks. Informality is both a consequence of stringent labor regulations and limited enforcement capacity. In several countries, de jure employment regulations are more stringent than in many parts of Europe. Even labor regulations set at reasonable levels but poorly implemented can aggravate the market failures they were designed to overcome. This report argues that the appropriate policy responses are to ensure macroeconomic stability, and in particular, a regulatory framework that encourages small- and medium-sized enterprises where most people in the region work. Mainly agrarian countries should focus on raising agricultural productivity. In urbanizing countries, good urban planning becomes critical. Pacific island countries will need to provide youth with human capital needed to succeed abroad as migrant workers. And, across the region, it is critical to ‘formalize’ more work, to increase the coverage of essential social protection, and to sustain productivity. To this end, policies should encourage mobility of labor and human capital, and not favor some forms of employment - for instance, full-time wage employment in manufacturing - over others, either implicitly or explicitly. Policies to increase growth and well-being from employment should instead reflect and support the dynamism and diversity of work forms across the region.

Author : Peter Holland,Julian Teicher,Richard Gough
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136870842

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Employment Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region by Peter Holland,Julian Teicher,Richard Gough Pdf

This book focuses on new developments in employment in Asia. The context for this discussion is provided by the processes of globalisation, and the associated debate on labour standards. Individual chapters focus on issues such as the role of NGOs as surrogate unions, employment regulation in export processing zones, social protection, and the impact of political reform on the employment relationship. This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal Asia Pacific Business Review.

Author : Yaw A. Debrah
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0714653675

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Migrant Workers in Pacific Asia by Yaw A. Debrah Pdf

In an edited collection of writings the contributors to this volume consider a range of employment issues that affect migrant workers operating in Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia.

Author : Robyn R. Iredale,Fei Guo,Santi Rozario
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1781957436

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Return Migration in the Asia Pacific by Robyn R. Iredale,Fei Guo,Santi Rozario Pdf

'There are few studies on return migration in general and even fewer on migrants who have returned to their home countries in the Asian and Pacific region. Much is heard about "brain drain but much less about brain drain reversal. This book is to be welcomed as the first multi-country study to be published on the return of skilled and business migrants and the impact that they can have on their home economies in Asia and the Pacific. That impact is shown to be various and to change over time, the contributions clearly varying depending upon the nature of the environments to which the migrants have returned. The book presents valuable material from Bangladesh, China, Taiwan and Viet Nam, together with a contextual analysis of migrant communities from these economies in Australia.' - Ronald Skeldon, University of Sussex, UK Globalisation and social transformation theorists have paid significantly less attention to the movement of people than they have to the movement of capital. This book redresses the balance and provides timely insights into recent developments in return skilled migration in four regions in the Asia Pacific - Bangladesh, China, Taiwan and Vietnam. The authors believe that the movement of skilled migrants, and the tacit knowledge they bring with them, is a vital component in the process of globalisation.

Author : Eng Fong Pang,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015009122121

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Regionalisation and Labour Flows in Pacific Asia by Eng Fong Pang,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre Pdf