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Bangladeshi migrant rights activists and researchers have demanded that authorities investigate into the unnatural deaths of migrant workers in the destination countries, including those in the Gulf.

Russia’s war on Ukraine causes Europe’s fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II, says the UN.

Download logoThe Government of Sierra Leone has formally launched the National Migration Policy with support from IOM, on 20 January. The policy contains

According to the new International Organization for Migration (IOM) Global Migration Indicators (GMI) 2021 report, launched on Thursday, over the past decade migrants in the worldwide labour force have tripled. IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) also flagged that remittances sent home to lower and middle-income countries (LMICs) have outpaced foreign aid. The analysis ...

Migrant workers at great risk despite key role in global economy

Geneva, 16 December 2021 – New World Health Organization Global Competency Standards for refugee and migrant health services aim to strengthen

Sky-high airfare leaves Middle East-bound workers in the lurch

Small-scale farmers, who produce about a third of the world’s food, bear the brunt of climate change.

In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of climate change

Twenty-eight-year-old Ahmed Jamal, from Barishal, was working as a labourer in Oman since 2018. He was forced to return to Bangladesh during the pandemic. As a result, he lost his primary source of income along with the hefty recruitment fee he had paid to secure the job initially.