Regional integration and labour mobility: linking trade, migration and development

Witada Anukoonwattaka,United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,Adam Heal

Regional integration and labour mobility: linking trade, migration and development
Format
Paperback
Publisher
United Nations
Country
United States
Published
25 May 2016
Pages
63
ISBN
9789211207255

Regional integration and labour mobility: linking trade, migration and development

Witada Anukoonwattaka,United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,Adam Heal

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.

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