TF10 - Migration TOWARDS A TRIPLE WIN: TRANSFORMING CIRCULAR MIGRATION INTO CIRCULAR SKILL MOBILITY SCHEMES ABSTRACT Expanding legal migration pathways is often framed as a panacea to curb irregular migration and mitigate the effects of population aging in immigration countries, while also fostering source countries’ [...]

TF10 - Migration POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE RETURN MIGRANT COMMUNITY AS A DRIVING FORCE ABSTRACT More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments, particularly large migrant- sending low- and middle-income countries in the Global South, are met with a large [...]

TF10 - Migration SUPPORTING DIASPORAS DURING AND AFTER COVID-19. IMPROVED ROLES FOR GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE ABSTRACT In 2019, G20 countries hosted 61 per cent of all international migrants worldwide. Migrants and diasporas are active in supporting the development of their country of origin [...]

TF10 - Migration ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT AND DISPLACED STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CHALLENGES AND GOOD PRACTICES FOR REDUCING INEQUALITY ABSTRACT The worldwide closure of schools due to COVID-19 might have deeply affected migrant and refugee children and adolescents, who [...]

TF10 - Migration VACCINATIONS FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES DURING AND AFTER COVID-19 ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how social vulnerability of some groups within countries increases their risk of infection from communicable diseases; hinders access to treatment and preventive measures, including vaccination; and, overall, [...]

TF10 - Migration REDUCING VULNERABILITY AND PRECARITY OF LOW-SKILLED WOMEN IN SHORT-TERM MIGRATION FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH: KEY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE G-20 ABSTRACT Women migrant workers make significant contributions to the global economy, but face risks of being subject to forced labour and trafficking, [...]

TF10 - Migration ENVIRONMENT, MIGRATION AND URBANISATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS FOR LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES ABSTRACT The environment is closely related to migration and urbanisation processes. Changing environmental and socioeconomic factors are driving migration from rural areas into cities, resulting in unprecedented urban growth. This [...]

TF10 - Migration HUMAN MOBILITY: TOWARDS ENHANCED INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL COHESION ABSTRACT The topic of migration and forced displacement takes central attention in national, regional and global policies. However, the debate is often confounded by a political and populist narrative that is not grounded in [...]

TF10 - Migration PROMOTING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OF MIGRANT WORKERS ABSTRACT Migrants (especially women) are particularly vulnerable to the economic crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting rising unemployment and social tensions make economic and social inclusion distant, challenging goals for sending and receiving [...]

TF10 - Migration DEVELOPMENTAL SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR REFUGEES IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19 ABSTRACT The COVID pandemic has disproportionally affected refugees and has exacerbated their difficulties in accessing social protection. The vast majority of the world’s refugees are hosted in low- and middle-income countries, where [...]